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		<title>Write Songs Like The Pros &#8211; Powerful And Proven Technique</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Songwriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years, professional/top writers (writers in general...and not just songwriters) have been using a powerful and proven technique that separates them from beginners. If you consistently apply 3 steps, you'll notice a big improvement in your songwriting.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: Ron Balagot</em></p>
<p>For many years, professional/top writers (writers in general&#8230;and not just songwriters) have been using a powerful and proven technique that separates them from beginners.</p>
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<p>And now, I&#8217;d like to share this secret technique with you.</p>
<p>If you consistently apply the following 3 steps, you&#8217;ll notice a big improvement in your songwriting:<span id="more-1065"></span></p>
<p><strong>1.  Gather as much information about your song idea as possible.</strong></p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve come up with an idea for your song, write down (or type) all related information.</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">
<ul>
<li> Song Type (ex. love song, inspirational song, up-tempo, etc.)</li>
<li> Song&#8217;s Title</li>
<li> Your objective (what you wish to accomplish with the song)</li>
<li> The message you are trying to bring across to your listeners</li>
<li> Emotion you are trying to evoke in your listeners</li>
<li> &#8230;and so on</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>2.  Command your &#8220;subconscious mind&#8221; to help you with your objective.</strong></p>
<p>With the information you have in front of you, give your subconscious mind a direct command.</p>
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<p>For example:<br />
If you&#8217;re a <em>lyricist</em>, just before you start reading what&#8217;s in front of you, say something like:</p>
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">&#8220;Subconscious mind, create powerful lyrics<br />
with the information I&#8217;m about to read.<br />
Work on it 24 hours a day&#8230;even as I sleep.&#8221;</div>
<p>(If you&#8217;re given a melody to write lyrics to, say the following just before listening to the melody:  <em>&#8220;Subconscious mind, create powerful lyrics for the melody I&#8217;m about to listen to.  Work on it 24 hours a day&#8230;even as I sleep.&#8221;</em>)</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re a lyricist/composer, just before you start reading what&#8217;s before you, say something like:</p>
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">&#8220;Subconscious mind, create a powerful song<br />
with the information I&#8217;m about to read.<br />
Work on it 24 hours a day&#8230;even as I sleep.&#8221;</div>
<p>(With that last command, you&#8217;re basically instructing your subconscious mind to come up with both the lyrics and melody&#8230;the &#8220;perfect marriage&#8221; of both.)</p>
<p>Now, if you happen to be a composer, you could also benefit from this technique.</p>
<p>Just place the finished lyrics in front of you and say something like:</p>
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">&#8220;Subconscious mind, create a powerful melody<br />
for the lyrics I&#8217;m about to read.  Work<br />
on it 24 hours a day&#8230;even as I sleep.&#8221;</div>
<p>(If you simply want to create a beautiful melody from scratch, just apply Steps 1 to 3.  Of course, in Step 1, some of the information mentioned&#8230;ex. <em>song&#8217;s title</em> or <em>message you are trying to bring across</em>&#8230;are not completely necessary.  However, as a rule, the more information you have, the better.  What&#8217;s important is that your subconscious mind has enough information to work with&#8230;and it knows exactly what you are trying to accomplish.)</p>
<p>(<em>Note:</em> You&#8217;re free to create your own version of the above commands.  Also, you can give the commands either aloud or silently in your head.)</p>
<p>It&#8217;s even a good idea to apply this step before going to sleep, whenever possible.</p>
<p><strong>3.  Let it go.  Think or do something else&#8230;anything else.</strong><br />
In other words, &#8220;trust&#8221; your subconscious mind to deliver&#8230;by getting out of its way.</p>
<p>This is a crucial step.  In fact, this is the key to this technique&#8217;s effectiveness.  Without honestly applying this step, you will not get the positive results you&#8217;re after.</p>
<p>What you do is you simply &#8220;allow&#8221; your subconscious mind to carry out your instructions&#8230; without questioning it&#8230; without interfering in any way.</p>
<p>In other words, you take your mind off the song by taking a short break&#8230;or even a nap.  Or you sleep on it&#8230;and work on it the next day (the truth is, some writers take days or weeks off before actually writing).  Basically, you want to give your subconscious mind enough time to work on what you&#8217;ve instructed it to do.  (Many creative people call this the &#8220;incubation&#8221; phase of the creative process.)</p>
<p>When you do this, you&#8217;ll notice that when you sit down to actually start writing, thoughts or ideas come to you more naturally&#8230;and in a more organized way.  You&#8217;ll notice a better <em>flow</em> to your writing overall.  (This is because your subconscious mind has done a lot of the work for you&#8230;in the background&#8230;while you were busy doing other things&#8230;or while you were sleeping.)</p>
<p>(If you&#8217;re a composer, melodic or musical ideas will naturally come to you&#8230;and sometimes it will happen when you least expect it.  That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s a good idea to always have a tape recorder or digital voice recorder handy&#8230;so you can sing the melody and record it.)</p>
<p>And what&#8217;s the end result of applying the above 3 steps (after all the editing)?</p>
<p>A powerfully moving song.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Author Bio: Ron Balagot is a songwriter/musician/writer.  Through articles like this, he hopes to help aspiring songwriters attain their songwriting goals.  He can be reached at  <a href="mailto:balagot.ron@gmail.com">balagot.ron@gmail.com</a>.</span></p>
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		<title>Choosing an Electronic Keyboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Keyboards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Keyboard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[purchase electronic keyboards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romanticism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying a keyboard can be a daunting task. The sheer number and range of electronic keyboards on the market today is astronomical. In fact the specifications, gadgets and buttons to press on even the most basic models of keyboard can be overwhelming. If you are a beginner or experienced musician it doesn't matter, choosing the correct keyboard can be a skill in its own right.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Lisa_Beatty" target="_blank">Lisa Beatty</a></em></p>
<p>Buying a keyboard can be a daunting task. The sheer number and range of electronic keyboards on the market today is astronomical. In fact the specifications, gadgets and buttons to press on even the most basic models of keyboard can be overwhelming. If you are a beginner or experienced musician it doesn&#8217;t matter, choosing the correct keyboard can be a skill in its own right.</p>
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<p>Keyboards differ from normal pianos in quite a few ways. A keyboard tries to mimic the layout and action of a normal piano. Large numbers of people in today&#8217;s market prefer the convenience and flexibility they keyboard offers over a traditional piano. Not only can you use a keyboard to create original and varied types of music without the need for multiple instruments will also today&#8217;s electronic keyboards actually can last longer and need less maintenance than traditional pianos.</p>
<p>Traditional pianos regularly need maintenance to be carried out by a professional piano tuner. Using a professional piano tuner has become more difficult as this profession is dying out. This also makes using one of these piano tuners expensive.<span id="more-1056"></span></p>
<p>Electronic keyboards are very user-friendly. You can learn to play a keyboard easily using online resources such as video, audio and e-book. There are many forms of the Internet dedicated to specific models of keyboard so you can always find help and advice easily.</p>
<p>One of the barriers to choosing a good and reliable keyboard is often technophobia. Purchasers are often confused by the array of gadgets and options on keyboard. This should not be a barrier to purchasing a good, brand-name, keyboard. Many of the largest name manufacturers produce excellent and very detailed manuals that are written in plain English.</p>
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<p>Traditional pianos will always have an aura of Romanticism but the keyboards of today are more practical and a better choice for today&#8217;s living environments such as apartments and small homes. Having a traditional piano can be a burden when you want to move house or even to just find the room to store a piano making it usable and accessible. Electronic keyboards don&#8217;t have this problem because most of them come with fold up stands and carrier bags that make storing your keyboard easy and make transporting your electronic keyboard a simple process.</p>
<p>Many of today&#8217;s young musicians purchase electronic keyboards over traditional pianos because of cost but then find that they keyboard has more flexibility than a traditional piano and they stay with an electronic keyboard the rest of their musical lives.</p>
<p>Electronic keyboards have many advantages over traditional pianos and the technological side of them should not deter any musician from choosing the good keyboard.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lisa Beatty is a writer and blogger on many areas including health, fitness, music and parenting. The latest writings can be found on </span><a href="http://www.ctk5000.com" target="_new"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CTK 5000</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> and </span><a href="http://ctk5000.com/Casio-CTK-5000.html" target="_new"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Casio CTK 5000</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></p>
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		<title>Music Business &#8211; Cash in on the Big Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Live Performance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is prime time for large musical festivals. Every genre and crowd has their own music business in all major festivals. Between musicians, fans, and press the event can be a practical who is who of any given scene.]]></description>
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<p>Summer is prime time for large musical festivals. Every genre and crowd has their own music business in all major festivals. Between musicians, fans, and press the event can be a practical who is who of any given scene. Regardless of who is there the large volume of people make a music festival (or any show really) the perfect opportunity to spread the word about your own music business.</p>
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<p>I know that we all have been at a show or festival and been handed a flyer to another show. I typically find this action annoying, but that is because the presentation of the person handing out the flyer. They act as if they are handing out a sample of toothpaste on the street during lunch hour. If you are passing out flyers or demos you need to impress the people in the ten seconds you have their attention.<span id="more-1055"></span></p>
<p>You become a living television commercial in these situations. You need to grab and hold attention while inspiring your audience to check out your music biz or show. Exude genuine enthusiasm when you approach someone.</p>
<p>Sell yourself and your music to them. Do not act cool or disinterested. You obviously are interested since you are handing out flyers or CDs. Remember this is a commercial and you want the people to remember you.</p>
<p>A good example of memorable grassroots promotion comes from Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. In the documentary DiG! Anton is shown outside a CMJ music business showcase wearing roller blades, all white, alien goggle glasses, and a fur cap passing out free LPs for industry people to listen to. This presentation will definitely be remembered.</p>
<p>Of course this technique may be a bit over the top for most and pulling off something so dramatic will definitely come off as forced. This style worked for Anton because it matched his personality. Your personality and that of your music must come through just like Anton did at CMJ.</p>
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<p>When handing out your bands materials always be sure to look the person in the eye and make sure you have their full attention. You need to lock on and make that connection and sometimes eye contact may be enough to reach someone.</p>
<p>When advertising you will be seen by many but the percentage of people who actually invest time in whatever you are handing out will be small regardless of how well you present yourself.</p>
<p>The point is to be seen by as many people as possible in hopes of sticking with a few observers. Do not be afraid to put yourself and do not be turned off by a low success rate. Getting even one person interested is worth the effort.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Greg Joes – We provide marketing and promotional services to clients seeking exposure in the </span><a href="http://www.trackbuzzer.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">music business</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">. We provide </span><a href="http://www.trackbuzzer.com/music-consultant/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Independent Artist</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> and labels with the means to service their records to industry insiders and potential new fans.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Article Source: </span><a href="http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Music-Business---Cash-in-on-the-Big-Show/1363991" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Music Business &#8211; Cash in on the Big Show</span></a></p>
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		<title>Starting your Own Band</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you learn to play guitar, drums or bass for example the next step that many of you will want to take is to start your own band. This has been the dream of teenagers for years but just how do you go about undertaking this? Well there are a number of avenues that you can explore; you could advertise for other members or you may know people who have friends or family who are also interested in starting up a band. In my experience however one of the main ways that bands come together is friends.]]></description>
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<p>If you learn to play guitar, drums or bass for example the next step that many of you will want to take is to start your own band. This has been the dream of teenagers for years but just how do you go about undertaking this? Well there are a number of avenues that you can explore; you could advertise for other members or you may know people who have friends or family who are also interested in starting up a band.</p>
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<p>In my experience however one of the main ways that bands come together is friends. If you are learning guitar and your best friends are learning bass and drums it comes pretty naturally that you will form a band together but deciding to be in a band is one thing, making it work is another…<span id="more-1044"></span></p>
<p>As your skills with a particular instrument, such as the guitar progress, it is a logical step to then go on to form or join a band, especially, as I have mentioned above, if you know people who have a musical flair. So what is one of the most important aspects of a successful band?</p>
<p>It has to be a solid foundation. This is key to preventing disagreements and ultimately the break up of the band. You need to get all of the components for the band correct at the start in order for you to have success.</p>
<p>Without this your band wont be held together, meaning failure is bound to strike. The key components to any band are the members within it, the style of music and the instruments involved, when this is sorted you are free to get creative and start writing your songs.</p>
<p>Song writing is a process that should involve all of the members, and everyone should agree with what is being produced because as well as achieving the right mixture you also need to ensure that the lines of communication are open.</p>
<p>When you are in the process of writing a song you need to allow for time to get the song exactly how you want it, this may take a few practice sessions to complete or it could be done in one day, the important thing is to not rush the creative process.</p>
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<p>Your songs are the most defining aspect of your band, if your songs fail to make an impression then so will your band, which is why getting them right is of so much importance, just like practicing is. Its no good having a song list perfect if you haven&#8217;t learn the songs, so in order to do this you should set aside at least two or three nights a week where you can all meet up and practice.</p>
<p>There is a lot more to starting your own band than simply learning to play and forming the actual band and writing some songs. You need the right equipment and the right promotion. Where your equipment is concerned you should already be armed with guitars, bass, drums etc as well as amps.</p>
<p>So what else is important? A good PA system. All of your speakers, including large small and fold-back ones should be all plugged into a sound mixer. Equipment can however be expensive so it is a good idea to gradually build up the equipment that you have for your band.</p>
<p>So what comes next? Well as I have previously mentioned: promotion, use the Internet, friends, family etc to get your name around a bit and book live shows; get your music out there to people; support other local more established bands with a similar music sound to your own as this will grab the interest of people with a taste for that particular genre and it will also get you good contacts through the band you are supporting.</p>
<p>There is so much good, undiscovered talent around but the key to getting yourself noticed is to get yourself established in the local music scene. So get to know other bands, put on shows and get on shows and keep the live music scene alive.</p>
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		<title>How to Promote Your CD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your debut CD is now recorded, replicated, packaged, and ready for market. It’s an amazing feeling to see the fruit of your labor in front of you, nicely packaged as a CD that’s ready to be sold alongside the big wigs in the industry. One small problem: you don't have the backing and capital that the big wigs do to promote your CD... and you just know your CD can be a huge success in the market.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <a href="http://www.articlegeek.com/authors/748.php" target="_blank">Rashi Singh</a></em></p>
<p>Congratulations! Your debut CD is now recorded, replicated, packaged, and ready for market. It’s an amazing feeling to see the fruit of your labor in front of you, nicely packaged as a CD that’s ready to be sold alongside the big wigs in the industry. One small problem: you don&#8217;t have the backing and capital that the big wigs do to promote your CD&#8230; and you just know your CD can be a huge success in the market.</p>
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<p>Promoting a CD can seem like a daunting task at first, especially if you haven&#8217;t done anything like this before. Here are a few tips and ideas on how you can get started promoting, and selling your music CD.</p>
<p><strong>1. First, you should plan a launch party. </strong><span id="more-1010"></span></p>
<p>Tell all your friends and fans when the CD is going to launch, and generate some buzz.  Let local papers and shops know as well, and have them help you spread the word.</p>
<p><strong>2. Network &#8211; tell everyone you know about your new CD. </strong></p>
<p>Ransack that mental rolodex of yours, and hit everyone you know, and tell them to do the same. Believe it or not, this is probably your best resource!</p>
<p><strong>3. Have a website before your CD launches, and use it to promote your CD.</strong></p>
<p>Set up a page on myspace and other similar sites that allow navigators to sample your new tracks.</p>
<p><strong>4. Look into setting up an email list for your fans. </strong></p>
<p>Before the CD launches, send out an email letting everyone know.  It’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s a fast way to get the word out about this and other upcoming events.</p>
<p><strong>5. Write a press release and put it on your website. </strong></p>
<p>You can find lots of examples and instructions of how to do this online.</p>
<p><strong>6. Contact the music reporter(s) at your local newspaper(s). </strong></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t leave out the smaller papers &#8211; sometimes they are the heart and soul of the local music scene.</p>
<p><strong>6. Offer a free copy of your CD to local radio stations. </strong></p>
<p>Remember the school stations &#8211; they frequently tend to favor local artists. If they play it, it could pay off quite well for you.</p>
<p><strong>7. Approach internet radio stations, and offer them the rights to play your CD for free. </strong></p>
<p>Every time they play a track, you receive free advertising.</p>
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<p><strong>8. Call DJ&#8217;s and DJ companies and offer a free copy. </strong></p>
<p>If they play your CD, that&#8217;s more free advertising.</p>
<p><strong>9. Get a barcode for your CD. </strong></p>
<p>This can help encourage retailers to sell your CD.</p>
<p><strong>10. Get your CD sold at online distributers, </strong></p>
<p>such as cdbaby.com or amazon.com</p>
<p><strong>11. Sell merchandise with your name or the band&#8217;s name on it. </strong></p>
<p>This is not only a little extra revenue &#8211; it&#8217;s great advertising.</p>
<p><strong>12. Find out if there is a music show on your local TV stations, </strong></p>
<p>and see if you can be featured.</p>
<p><strong>13. Cross-promotional deals </strong></p>
<p>Talk to another similar band, and work out a cross-promotional deal. ie. They promote your CD at their shows, and you promote their CD at your show. Or even better&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>14. Work out cross-promotional deal with several bands. </strong></p>
<p>Each band contributes a track or two to a sampler CD. Then each band gives away the sampler CD as a &#8220;bonus&#8221; with every CD they sell of their own.</p>
<p><strong>15. Naturally, you should promote your CD at every show you play</strong></p>
<p>There are lots of things you can do to realize your dream faster.  These are some simple ideas on how you can begin to promote your CD, and get the word out to your future fans. Good luck!</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Author Bio: Rashi Singh is with Duplium Corporation, a <a href="http://www.duplium.com/" target="_blank">CD Duplication</a> company based in Dallas and Toronto. Duplium provides top quality CD and DVD Replication, customized printing and packaging, and full-scale fulfillment solutions. Visit <a href="http://www.duplium.com" target="_blank">www.duplium.com</a> for more information or to receive a quote.</span></p>
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		<title>Songwriting &#8211; How to Write Songs &#8211; My Three Rules of Thumb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Songwriting is most definitely a skill. In time, you will come up with many of your own tricks, tools and guidelines. My "three rules of thumb" have proven to be my most valuable tools when it comes to the art of writing songs.]]></description>
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<p>Songwriting is most definitely a skill. In time, you will come up with many of your own tricks, tools and guidelines. My &#8220;three rules of thumb&#8221; have proven to be my most valuable tools when it comes to the art of writing songs. Here they are!</p>
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<p>Before I explain my three rules of thumb, I&#8217;d like to say that these were developed over time, after much trial and error on my part. They have saved me much time and frustration. It has transformed my songwriting into an easy process that works well for me.</p>
<p><strong>Rule number one &#8211; Write it down</strong><span id="more-1009"></span></p>
<p>Even if you&#8217;re not in love with your idea or word, write it down anyway. It is so much easier to work with &#8220;something!&#8221; than &#8220;nothing!&#8221; A blank piece of paper, can be very intimidating, particularly for the new writer. It doesn&#8217;t have to be a great idea to get you started &#8212; just write it down!</p>
<p>And don&#8217;t wait until very long into your session either. Just write it down and start working it. Many a bad line has led to a good one. It gets you started! And that&#8217;s worth more than you can imagine! Ask anyone who has experienced writer&#8217;s block.</p>
<p><strong>Rule number two &#8211; Don&#8217;t move on if you don&#8217;t like it</strong></p>
<p>Once I have got something to work with &#8220;on paper, &#8221; then I apply the second rule. It is important to note &#8220;once I have something on paper,&#8221; otherwise you may never get anywhere.</p>
<p>So, once I have something written down, I don&#8217;t move on to the next word, line, chord or whatever form I&#8217;m working, if I &#8220;dislike&#8221; what I wrote. I don&#8217;t have to like it, particularly, or think it&#8217;s the best I have ever written, I just have to not &#8220;dislike&#8221; it. Chances are if you dislike something right from the beginning, your feelings are not going to change.</p>
<p>So to restate, if I don&#8217;t &#8220;dislike&#8221; what I wrote, then I move on.</p>
<p>If, however, I do &#8220;dislike&#8221; what I wrote, then I stay there and work alternatives until I find something that I don&#8217;t &#8220;dislike&#8221; before moving on to rule number three.</p>
<p><strong>Rule number three &#8211; Never change what&#8217;s on paper unless it&#8217;s absolutely, without a doubt, better</strong></p>
<p>This one has saved me a great deal of time. When I first started out I was always changing and never finishing what I was working on. So in order to stop all that inner struggle (and remembering that basically anything can work, if you work it) stick with your original idea and move on unless you are absolutely sold that a new idea is better.</p>
<p>Now, if I&#8217;m not satisfied with what I&#8217;ve got down on paper and I&#8217;m undecided about a new idea, I do what I call &#8220;trying it on&#8221; for awhile. I still don&#8217;t change what I wrote on paper, but I make a rough note in the margin, to remember my new idea. Then for the next while, every time I play my song, or that section, I&#8217;ll play this new idea and see how I like it. (And so while you&#8217;re trying on this new idea, for a few days, a week, whatever &#8212; you move on in writing your song.)</p>
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<p>I stand firm, I do not change my written record unless I am sold on a new idea being better. Sometimes I end up liking the new way and I&#8217;m sold and other times, I just rub out my notes and concede that it&#8217;s not better and that&#8217;s the rule. I stick with my original idea.</p>
<p><strong>These rules can speed up your process tremendously</strong></p>
<p>After I developed these three rules, indecision was a thing of the past. You know when you love an idea. These three rules sped up my writing tremendously. I also found that many ideas worked that didn&#8217;t seem to at first.</p>
<p>Each rule is vital. As I saw the value in them, I never wavered and now always follow them to the letter.</p>
<p><strong>Benefits of the three rules</strong></p>
<p>The benefit of the three rules are this. Rule number one gets you started. Each rule is as important as the other. They work together. Rule number two and three are of no value if you have nothing to work with.</p>
<p>Rule number two eliminates those bits in your songs that always bug you! I had so many songs I loved but in each one was something I didn&#8217;t like &#8212; something I never liked from the beginning. It does a lot for your performance if you work out those little glitches in your writing. If you feel deep down inside that you are totally satisfied with your writing, that you worked through anything that felt off or bad, you can perform your song with so much more conviction and confidence. It&#8217;s not about what the audience will accept &#8212; it&#8217;s about what you will accept!</p>
<p>Rule number three saved me endless hours! Oh my. I can&#8217;t stress this enough! I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m the only one that kept changing and rearranging my songs endlessly. Every idea, whether it&#8217;s a real good one or not, still needs to be worked out. So that means every time you rewrite, you are, in essence &#8212; going right back to square one!</p>
<p>So those are my three rules of thumb for writing songs. Songwriting can be a very fulfilling experience and gets even more enjoyable as you improve with time. As you find your way, I&#8217;m sure that you&#8217;ll come up with some great rules of your own.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gail Karen (G.K.) Eckert is a vocalist, musician, songwriter, author and teacher. She founded Musikhaus Studio of Creativity in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in 1987.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">She has written numerous articles on <a href="http://yourmusicyourway.com/category/articles-professional-development/" target="_blank">learning to be a pro</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit her personal blog on Wellness and Creativity <a href="http://www.gkeckert.com" target="_blank">GKEckert.com</a></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to get gigs, then you are going to have to do some schmoozing with club owners, bar owners and people of that nature. This means you are going to have to appear as professional and convincing as possible. You are going to have to come prepared with all the gear you need to successfully market yourself so you can book gigs and get paid.]]></description>
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<p>If you want to get gigs, then you are going to have to do some schmoozing with club owners, bar owners and people of that nature. This means you are going to have to appear as professional and convincing as possible. You are going to have to come prepared with all the gear you need to successfully market yourself so you can book gigs and get paid.</p>
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<p>First impressions are the most important thing in this biz. If you want to book gigs then you need to bring the following things with you to a meeting: a resume, a demo, a business card (with a link to your site), a poster or flyer, price and a confidant attitude. And most importantly, dress for success. You don&#8217;t have to wear a tux, just look presentable. You might even want to bring your instruments in case they want a short live audition, you never know.</p>
<p>Hopefully you will get the gig and it will end right there but you may not get hired right away. If this is you then you need to have a little persistence. Stop in every week or so and see if they have anything for you. Ask them if anyone has canceled and if there is a spot that needs to be filled. But beware, there is a fine line between persistence and stalking so be careful you are not doing the latter. Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.<span id="more-997"></span></p>
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<p>There are other places to play besides bars and clubs. Get creative! What about coffee shops, music stores, high school dances, book stores, restaurants, parks, festivals, fairs, or private parties? The same rules apply when meeting with the people that are related to these events and places. If you can&#8217;t find gigs at these places, ask them to refer you to someplace you can book gigs. If you present yourself professionally then they will respect you, even if they don&#8217;t have a spot for you.</p>
<p>One thing you can try to do is convince the owners or whoever you are meeting with that you can draw a crowd. Don&#8217;t promise this if you can&#8217;t make it happen. And if you promise this, then you need to make it happen. I am sure you have friends, family, acquaintances and co-workers that you can convince to come see you. It is even better if you have a solid group of fans going that will show up as well.</p>
<p>All of these tips will help you get gigs. Market yourself because no one else is going to do it. Remember, you can be your best asset or your worst enemy. Don&#8217;t go to a meeting unprepared and don&#8217;t stalk the people you have meeting with. If you want to get gigs then presenting yourself as a professional, top quality musician the eventually people will be knocking at your door for a change.</p>
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		<title>How to Have Stage Presence For Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stage presence can be displayed differently depending upon genre of music. In this "How to" I am going to cover how to develop stage presence when on the stage with multiple people.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Terrence_Harper" target="_blank">Terrence Harper</a></em></p>
<p>1.	Prepare and rehearse. Know everybody else&#8217;s lyrics, so that you can fill in and define parts of the song to get or keep the crowd hyped. Rehearsal is important in order to show that your a professional or on the brink of becoming a pro, you&#8217;d got to know where the other person should be onstage.</p>
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<p>2.	The lead vocalist should almost always take center stage, then move from right to left interacting with the crowd. Always, go center stage when your verse starts this brings the attention to you, especially if you have multiple people on stage.<span id="more-996"></span></p>
<p>3.	When being the leading vocalist of a song whether it&#8217;s a hype song or mellow, use apart of your body to keep the beat or rhythm of the music such as; dancing, moving the mic to the beat, move your hips to the beat, etc&#8230;. This shows the crowd your into it, and pulls them into your world.</p>
<p>4.	Setting up your song- People want to be able to connect with you as a performer. Talk to them, tell them a short story about yourself that leads up to a song. Either, the story can be funny or serious, as long as it leads into a song that emphasizes the feelings of the story, your audience will be able to connect with you.</p>
<p>5.	Have fun- the audience knows when your nervous or having a bad day. Being able to perform in front of people should get you amp&#8217;d anyways. But most importantly have fun, show the crowd that your enjoying yourself, and they will enjoy right along with you.</p>
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<p><strong>TIPS:</strong></p>
<p>A.	Rehearsal is the building block of all performances. It can bring you great ideas and x out the bad ones. Rehearsal is important because it makes your shows tight, meaning like a well taught karate move, you do it without thought or thinking. Rehearsal is the only thing that can make your show cohesive and eliminates the stars from the fakers.</p>
<p>B.	Mirrors- If you have the means to do it. Mirrors can be great in fine tuning a act. As in step 1 on this &#8220;how to&#8221;, in a mirror you can see where everybody is and what there doing when your in the middle of your verse.</p>
<p>C.	Back to rehearsals- If you ever get pre-stage jitters rehearsal can fix that. Just when you rehearse imagine yourself and how&#8217;d you want to feel in front of a audience, even the nervousness. It will help you cope with.</p>
<p><strong>WARNING</strong></p>
<p>DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT turn your back to the audience unless it&#8217;s incorporated in your show plans. If you turn your back it may show that your disinterested in the performance and you may loose touch with your audience.</p>
<p>DO NOT try to get the crowd hype and follow you if the crowd is honestly not feeling you yet. You may totally loose touch and you may be faced with a crowd full of blank stares. Or worse, you may loose your mojo totally and get the infamous booooooooooo&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Master and Learn Guitar &#8211; Revealed: Introduction To 4 Kinds of Guitar Harmonics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Guitar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s take a look at 4 basic kinds of harmonics that will help you to master and learn guitar.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>by: Jeremiah La Follette</em></p>
<p>Let’s take a look at 4 basic kinds of harmonics that will help you to master and learn guitar.</p>
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<p>1. Open string harmonics<br />
2. Pick harmonics<br />
3. Tap harmonics<br />
4. Thumb pick harmonics</p>
<p><strong>1. Open string harmonics</strong><span id="more-995"></span></p>
<p>By far the easiest kind of guitar harmonics that you can learn how to play are what are called open string harmonics. Open string harmonics are when you lightly place your finger over your guitar strings. You can play all of your guitar strings at once, or, you can play individual open string harmonics. The best open string harmonics are found on the 12th fret, seventh fret, and the fifth fret. There are other open strings harmonics all throughout the guitar, however, these three fret areas are by far the easiest to find and play on your guitar.</p>
<p><strong>2. Pinch harmonics</strong></p>
<p>Pinch harmonics are individually pinched notes on the guitar. You can choose either your open strings, or any note found throughout the guitar fretboard. With your right hand holding the guitar pick, you will take the tip of the guitar pick and pinch your guitar strings. This pinching action will produce a harmonic. For starters, practice your pinch harmonics on Strings 6, 5, and 4.</p>
<p><strong>3. Tap harmonics</strong></p>
<p>Tap harmonics are the hardest of all harmonic guitar styles to play. Played correctly and you will have a very sonically rich sounding guitar. The great thing with tap harmonics is that you can play individual notes or full fingered chords. With your left hand place your fingers on the note or chord that you want to play.</p>
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<p>With your right hand first finger you will be tapping individual notes or striking the guitar fretboard with all of your first finger like a long flat stretched out hammer. With your first finger you will be tapping an octave higher from where your left hand finger placement is located. For example, if the note you are playing is on the six string, third fret, you’re right first finger will strike the 15th fret, sixth string.</p>
<p><strong>4. Thumb pick harmonics</strong></p>
<p>Another single note harmonic style that you can utilize is a combination of your right thumb and first finger. Choose your single note or chord with your left hand. Next, place your right finger an octave higher lightly on top of the string, above the fret board. Use your right thumb as a pick. Pluck the note keeping your right hand fingering position. Thumb pick harmonics are an expansion of open string harmonic technique.</p>
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		<title>Learn Proper Breathing Support For Singing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In singing proper breathing support is very important, because it is one of the foundation. Proper support must be observed for you to have quality voice and it makes singing a joy. If you have proper support, in the eyes of the audience the production seems effortless and magical.]]></description>
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<p>In singing proper breathing support is very important, because it is one of the foundation. Proper support must be observed for you to have quality voice and it makes singing a joy. If you have proper support, in the eyes of the audience the production seems effortless and magical. In this article I’m going to share to you helpful tips and learn to sing with proper breathing support.</p>
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<p><strong>Stand Tall</strong></p>
<p>In singing perfect posture is very vital as well as good breath control. In doing this, you have to look at the mirror by standing sideways and observe your posture. You must see to it that your back is as straight as a board.<span id="more-994"></span></p>
<p><strong>Shoulder</strong></p>
<p>To have proper breath support, your shoulder should stay down and avoid hunching up every time you breathe. You stand in front of a mirror and watch closely your shoulders and observe. You must focus on your stomach and imagine that the air is going in there.</p>
<p><strong>Tight abs and buttocks</strong></p>
<p>Just like any other weight lifters, singers should also work on their abs and buttocks. Tightening those parts is the most crucial part of support, especially to good vocal production. Your abs and buttocks must remain tight as well as firm every time you are emitting a sound, especially hitting those notes.</p>
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<p><strong>Keep your body still</strong></p>
<p>This time observe your entire body and stand in front of the mirror. Stay as still as you can every time you breathe in. Take a very deep breath as you would when you yawn and do not gulp. Do not move also your head, except for opening your mouth. Make it appear in your body movement that you are taking a deep breathe.</p>
<p>Proper breathing support is one aspect in singing that can be developed overnight. I also sometimes have people coming to me asking for a few lessons, learn few tips in singing and improve their singing performance for some audition in the future.</p>
<p>In most cases, the things that they want can all be improved by proper breathing support. And these things include hitting high notes powerfully, large voice range and many others. Personally, I also think that even pitch control can also be improved with better and stronger breathe support.</p>
<p>Proper support also takes time to develop, it does not happen instantly. This support makes vocal product very smooth and easy, and it makes your voice seems like it is floating and soaring.</p>
<p>With proper support you can do things that at first you imagine would be impossible or difficult to do. You just have to take the time and make extra effort to learn proper breathe support.</p>
<p>In doing this proper breathe support, constant practice is also the key. It pays to practice in front of the mirror everyday and in no time you’ll have the kind of voice you dream of. Proper breathe support also avoids straining your voice and your larynx. It is one of the basic in singing and is therefore very important.</p>
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