Songwriter's Toolbox - Being Ready for Inspiration (Don Conoscenti)

06/12/08 • -1 min

Today's tool from my Songwriter's Toolbox is "Being ready for inspiration." We'll learn about this tool by checking out the song "The Other Side" by folk singer-songwriter extraordinaire Don Conoscenti. www.donconoscenti.com
Remember: it isn't a rule, it's just a tool to help give birth to great songs.

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Songwriter's Toolbox - Phrasing (Jackson Browne)

Today we learn about phrasing in Jackson Browne's song "The Pretender."
It's my first post of a podcast. Let's see how it works!
By the way, The Songwriter's Toolbox is where I keep that tools that I use in my role as the Song Analyst on Art of the Song - Creativity Radio (www.artofthesong.org). It's also the title of my forthcoming book! Stay tuned....

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Songwriter's Toolbox - Weaving a Story (Amy Correia)

Today's tool from my Songwriter's Toolbox is called "Weaving a Story". We'll learn about this tool by checking out the song "The Bike" by a master storyteller: singer-songwriter Amy Correia. Wait till you hear how she weaves her tale!
You can check out Amy's music and more on MySpace at www.myspace.com/amycorreia
And remember: it isn't a rule, it's just a tool to make songs more powerful.