Most people know Cole Porter for 1948's Tony Award winning Broadway musical "Kiss Me Kate." Based on William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," this was neither Cole Porter's first or last work...

No one wants to have to do it, but there may come a point when a single member of the band really is holding everyone back. It isn’t a decision to be made lightly, but if it is really keeping you fr..

You are an artist, it's true. But just because you’re an artist doesn’t mean you don’t need to get paid. Money makes a lot of things possible, including time in a recording studio, new and bette..

Action verbs lift your songwriting as they abandon passive verbs. Passive verbs are death to most songs. Learning about how to use active verbs and how to avoid using passive verbs is important to son..

For an up-and-coming band every gig is a vital step toward your success. Your shows are where you get the chance to prove yourself. They are your opportunity to do what you do best. A good gig can als..

If you want to get a record deal, get people to your shows, or sell music like crazy, the answer isn't some kind of "magic pill" website that you post your music on, blindly sending out a bunch of dem..

Wouldn't it be great to be able to write a song especially for a special celebration, or to honor someone that you love? Some people seem to have a natural talent for writing songs. Perhaps you've a..

As an author or songwriter, we should not just expect to sit down and be connected with our 'now moment inspiration flow' unless we have been exercising it! Object writing is the writers' set of bar b..

I had to write up a flow diagram the other day for the process I need to follow to get a song/lyric from idea to completion. You might find it useful;1./ You are walking down the street thinking about..

I'm sure there have been times where you feel like you just can't write ANYTHING. It's like, the more you force it out the less you seem to create. And then when you DO finally write something -- ANYT..

As songwriters, when inspiration strikes, we need some way to snare our latest germ of an idea. We reach for the nearest piece of paper , or dictaphone to capture our moment of briliance. Sometimes I ..

Have you ever thought about writing a song? Do you love music? We all know that a song is so much more than the musical background you hear throughout. No, the whole song comes together with the lyric..

George Harrison is often referred to as the "quiet Beatle" and sometimes sadly even as the "forgotten Beatle" and that's due to the fact that he was in the same band as the greatest songwriting team i..

Are you a songwriting prude? Do you sigh and shake your head when someone mentions "rhyming dictionaries"? Well, folks, I hate to break the news, but the information highway is plowing a great big roa..

Songwriting can be lucrative, but it can also provide a great creative outlet. Songwriting does not have to be difficult; just let the words flow from you. If you have something that you want to get..