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Mike Campese is back with additional ideas on how to compose - anytime, anywhere.
You`re going to like having the ability to write guitar solos that are highly melodic, expressive, and passionate.
Simple music is about balance. It is about taking 1 to 2 musical ideas, weaving them together and manipulating the musical elements just right.
Without a strong sense of melody and phrasing your music will never have that magical sense of wonder.
Stay alive. Stay sane. Stay healthy. There are methods to achieving compositional greatness that do not involved personal pain.
UK guitarist Sam Russell shares his personal methods on finding the inspiration to be creative musically and lyrically.
Awesome tools, tricks and techniques that you can use again and again to create your own killer sounding, unplugged acoustic guitar song.
A guided tour of the 2015 album by the Scott Allen Project.
Without a strong sense of melody and phrasing your music will never have that magical sense of wonder.
Music theory isn;t learning how to write down different notes, or practicing and reciting scales on a guitar. It`s about experiencing the way notes interact and the effect they have on the listener.
It isn`t difficult to learn to study theory the correct way. It can actually be easier and more fun than you expect.
Tommaso argues these myths are designed to keep your playing stagnant.
The basis of all lyric writing - you may know one or two of these, but even then you need to practice the third one.
Tommaso maintains the skill of songwriting is developed through years of practice.