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How to To Write Songs with Groove
Andrea Stolpe Andrea Stolpe

How to To Write Songs with Groove

Some genres of music are driven largely by groove. If we’re not accustomed to writing with groove in mind, it can be difficult to push our songwriting into this space. A great first step to writing more groove-oriented songs is to listen to songs driven by a sense of groove. Trying to emulate those grooves on our instrument is an excellent way to start defining what groove is and how it functions in a song.

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4 Critical Listening Tips for Songwriters
Andrea Stolpe Andrea Stolpe

4 Critical Listening Tips for Songwriters

One of the most important techniques you can learn as a songwriter is how to listen critically. So how do we learn to do this? We start by breaking the different components of a song into four large moving parts:  Melody, Chords, Lyric, and Groove.

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How to Work Smarter and Not Just Harder
Andrea Stolpe Andrea Stolpe

How to Work Smarter and Not Just Harder

Having a desire to create without the time or process to create it can feel like an enormous burden. How do we make a plan when we’re not quite sure what activities will land us in the ballpark of the people we want to meet and the songs we want to write?

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