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    What Is Point of View?

    shibes February 22, 2024December 30, 2025

    Point of view, or POV, gives your song a starting point for it’s perspective. Perspective is a nuance of point of view. An example of POV + perspective is:…

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    Third Person Point Of View Song

    shibes February 22, 2024December 30, 2025

    We’ll take a look at the third person point of view song by Jon Vezner and Don Henry called ‘Where’ve You Been.” What Is A Third Person Point Of…

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    Nashville Number System

    shibes March 27, 2024December 29, 2025

    If you’ve recorded in Nashville, you’ve run into the Nashville Number System. While I could explain it here, there are quite a few resources that can do it much…

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    Best Personification Song Ever

    shibes February 19, 2024December 29, 2025

    Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “I Am A Town” is not only the most ambitious, but as a result, turns into the best personification song ever written. The whole song is…

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  • Melody: 5 Essential Books
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    Melody: 5 Essential Books

    shibes March 12, 2024December 30, 2025

    Melody is the messaging highway of your song. It helps maintain the interest of your listener much like scenery along the route. They can give your lyrics either a…

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    What Is Third Person Point Of View?

    shibes February 22, 2024December 30, 2025

    Third person point of view, or omniscient, is the most distance the speaker/singer can have from the action with exception of going to the moon. The speaker is simply…

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