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NPR Project Song Moby & Kelli Scarr

NPR Project Song Moby & Kelli Scarr

Posted by on Apr 20, 2013 | 0 comments

Despite being given only 48 hours to complete a song, Moby and his collaborator Kelli Scarr completed theirs in one day. And it’s...

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Reba’s “Consider Me Gone” (II)

Reba’s “Consider Me Gone” (II)

Posted by on Nov 27, 2009 | 1 comment

The “Consider Me Gone” Simile Concern   Let’s run through how the song gets us to Verse 2, where the problematic simile...

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Reba’s “Consider Me Gone” (I)

Reba’s “Consider Me Gone” (I)

Posted by on Nov 27, 2009 | 1 comment

  A Weak Simile In Reba’s Song?   In fairness this isn’t really Reba’s poor simile.  Because she’s a great...

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NPR Project Song: Chris Walla & J. Robbins

NPR Project Song: Chris Walla & J. Robbins

Posted by on Oct 15, 2009 | 0 comments

Project Song documents the songwriting process over the course of two days. All songs created as part of the project are based on an image...

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NPR Project Song: Stephin Merritt

NPR Project Song: Stephin Merritt

Posted by on May 24, 2009 | 0 comments

Project Song documents the songwriting process over the course of two days. All songs created as part of the project are based on an image...

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NPR Project Song: Nellie McKay

NPR Project Song: Nellie McKay

Posted by on May 9, 2009 | 0 comments

Yes – songwriting often involves a cell phone in hour 20! Project Song documents the songwriting process over the course of two...

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Songwriter Interview: Jamey Johnson

Songwriter Interview: Jamey Johnson

Posted by on May 9, 2009 | 0 comments

Here’s an interview with Jamey Johnson, co-writer of the 2007 CMA and ACM Song of the Year, the George Strait hit “Give It...

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NPR Project Song: Georgie James

NPR Project Song: Georgie James

Posted by on Apr 26, 2009 | 2 comments

Project Song documents the songwriting process over the course of two days. All songs created as part of the project are based on an image...

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Q&A With Producer Kim Copeland

Q&A With Producer Kim Copeland

Posted by on Jan 31, 2009 | 0 comments

What is a songplugger? How do you make sure your songs are being represented by legitimate songpluggers in Nashville? Kim Copeland does...

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Free Songwriting Worksheets for Guitarists

Free Songwriting Worksheets for Guitarists

Posted by on Jan 20, 2009 | 0 comments

Worksheets for guitarists do exist beyond music theory and pages of chord charts with scales you have to memorize. If you’re a...

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