Songs Are Not IN A KEY
In most cases, we need to get more comfortable transposing so that we can make other musicians shine! Let’s discuss it!
These Chords Make Babies Cry
What it is about these specific chords that elicits such an emotional response from us - and especially from THIS baby?
Forever And For Always - A Song With 3 Perfect Hooks
Forever and For Always by Shania Twain and Mutt Lange is one of the nicest pop / country songs I can think of. Let me tell you why it's a masterclass in songwriting.
Stuck Writing A Song? Try This
There are so many ways to think of good hooks for your songs! Let me show you what the best songwriters have done and give you some new ideas!
2 Music Geniuses Battle On An Instrument They've NEVER PLAYED
Watch Noah Kellman and Dennis Hamm of Thundercat - two of the best pianists and musicians I know - as I put them through a series of fun and grueling challenges on the (the guitar for pianists)
This Duet Is The BEST Thing On The Internet
Ken Peplowski (clarinet) and Frank Vignola (guitar) absolutely will blow your mind with this super fast arrangement of the classic Dixieland Jazz tune, Tiger Rag
Why Songs About Trains Hit SO Hard
There's a reason that songs about traveling and trains in particular feel central to the human experience, and there's something magical about a song about trains that actually SOUNDS like a train that I want to explore with you. Let's talk about Paul Simon's "Train in the Distance", John Mayer's "Stop This Train" and Pat Metheny's "Last Train Home"
The Genius of 'Windmills Of Your Mind' In Severance
This gorgeous Oscar-winning song by Michel Legrand and the Bergmans was the absolute perfect choice for the season finale of Severance and I'll tell you all the reasons why
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