How To Deconstruct Songs Like A Car Mechanic (with Benny Romalis)
What makes a great song tick? Discover how “thinking like a car mechanic” can reveal the role each section of a song plays to make it work.
Song Writing
Have you wanted to write songs but not known where to start? Or perhaps you’re already a song writer and looking for ways to train your ears and develop your musicality to bring new expertise and inspiration to your song writing process? From melodies, to chords, to rhythm, to lyrics, dedicated musicality training can help you to become a more expert song writer.
Free articles about Song Writing
Curiosity And Craft, with Benny Romalis (How To Write Songs)
How is it the songwriting greats do what they do? And how can “thinking like a car mechanic” help you write better songs? Here’s the answer.
Be Yourself And Discover Your Own Music (with David Reed, Improvise For Real)
What does it take to truly be yourself in music? Christopher from Musical U and David Reed from Improvise For Real dig in!
Comparison and Contribution (with Tero Potila)
Ever seen what other musicians are up to… and felt intimidated? Like YOU could never do that. These tips from Tero Potila will help.
Craft, Creativity and Career (with Tero Potila)
In this mini-interview with composer Tero Potila, you’ll hear exactly how he went from thinking songwriting took a magical “talent” to discovering that he too was capable of writing great music.
How to Be a Beatle
Christopher looks back on “Beatles Month”, when we went deep into the musicality of the Fab Four themselves, uncovering the truth behind their phenomenal career and apparently supernatural “talent”.
Pathways: Joanne Cooper
Joanne Cooper shares the story of how Band in a Box impacted her musical life. You will learn tips and tricks for your own songwriting and live performance.
Composing For Games, with Dan Hulsman (VGM Academy)
Dan Hulsman, founder of the Video Game Music Academy, discusses what goes in to composing and producing both modern and vintage VGM soundtracks.
How Composers Improve, with Matthew Ellul (School of Composition)
Matthew Ellul from School Of Composition teaches how composing practice improves musicality – even if you don’t aspire to be a composer or song writer.
Rewind: A Mindset for Music Theory
Music theory doesn’t have to be confusing. In this episode we share some mindset shifts to make theory easy and accessible for you.
100% Emotion, with Michele McLaughlin
Solo pianist and composer Michele McLaughlin inspires creativity with her emotional approach to improvisation and composing.
Is Aiming For Perfect Actually Holding You Back?
What is perfection? In this episode we share a mindset shift for approaching your playing and practicing that will improve your musicality rapidly.
