Kole

Guest Columnists

• Craft, Creativity And Customization

  Kole teaches three essential and very effective concepts for making music.
  October-November 2010
• 3 Uncommon Practicing Ideas

  Every musician has to do it and while some dread it, many others do it religiously.
  June-July 2010
• 5 Priceless Composition Tips for the Young Composer

  No matter your level, these five tips will greatly improve your compositional ability.
  December-January 2009
• Adding Color to Your Music (Replacing 1 With 9)

  Adding color to the bland, unifying lyrics, and other compositional techniques.
  April-May 2009
• The Minor 2nd

  The often misunderstood and underappreciated interval - the minor second.
  December-January 2008
• Getting Into The Flow: Opening Yourself To The Muse

  Kole goes beyond rut-busting, with tips on how to surpass all ruts.
  August-September 2008
• 3 Ways To Get Out Of A Songwriting Rut

  Kole supplies you, the songwriter/composer with three tools that will help you kick writer's block 'night in the ruts'.
  June-July 2008
• Horizontal And Vertical Thinking, Part 1

  An introduction to the most familiar way of analyzing and composing music for many of us.
  April-May 2008
• The Importance of Musical Exploration

  You can get so much from exposure to unfamiliar music styles.
  December-January 2007
• The Theory Of Appreciative Comparison

  A theory borrowed from psychology but adapted by the author to the musical realm.
  October-November 2007
• The Art Of Pre-Composition, Part 2

  The second part of the process and benefits of writing down and charting specific details of the things the composer wishes to express is explained.
  August-September 2007
• The Art Of Pre-Composition, Part 1

  The process and benefits of writing down and charting specific details of the things the composer wishes to express is explained.
  June-July 2007