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Kole: Helping Songwriters get into the Flow

By • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Songwriting Articles

In this article I discuss a few ways of opening yourself to the muse so that new creativity can flow through you and surpass any mental blocks.



Songwriting and the Importance of Musical Exploration

By • Nov 20th, 2007 • Category: Songwriting Articles

I’ve held the belief that listening to and learning from musical styles that are different from your own, has always been beneficial. However, early in my musical career this wasn’t so apparent to me or some of my students. In fact, some of my students had the misconceived perception that going outside of their “strength” [...]



Techniques for Songwriters: The Theory of Appreciative Comparison (Part I)

By • Jul 23rd, 2007 • Category: Songwriting Advice, Songwriting Articles, Songwriting Tips, Songwriting Tools

We are adapting this theory to the Musical realm in a practical way so that we (the artists) can more effectively write music and in turn have the audience recognize, understand, and appreciate our music much more.