Songwriting & Beyond…

There are many song formats one can use - one of the most common structure is the ‘ABAB‘.

This means, ‘A’ would be the verse and ‘B’ would be the chorus. They would alternate throughout the song and in most cases at the end of the track, there will be some sort of climax in the chorus.

A powerful way to further grab your listener with this kind of song format would be to include the chorus before the actual first verse.

Here is a powerful example of this format - WITH the chorus AS the intro. It’s a famous hit written and performed by the modern day soul singer Alicia Keys.

‘Fallin‘ starts with a powerful chorus, grabbing the listener from the first 20 seconds of the song. The added benefit of this is when it’s played on the radio, DJ’s are less likely to interrupt from the start of the song It works like a charm.

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It goes for any profession. If you are a property investment entrepreneur and have achieved success, perhaps you would now want to teach others how to jump on the ladder.

Award winning songwriter Kim Mclean has chosen to teach her craft with new title as ‘professor of songwriting’ at Trevecca University of Nashville.

She certainly has the credentials - with not only having recorded over 200 songs by artists (such as Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Ann Womack and a host of others) but has also had her compositions in TV sitcoms, Such as West Wing and Hope and Faith.

Her career spans over 20 years and has a wealth of knowledge to share with aspiring songwriters.

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Dove Award winning songwriter, Kim McLean accepts a new title this fall as Adjunct Professor of Songwriting at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. With over twenty years of professional songwriting experience and over two hundred songs recorded by artists like Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack, Trisha Yearwood, The Martins, LordSong, The Florida Boys, The Nelons, Sierra, and more, Kim McLean will share songwriting technique, craft, and inspiration with students beginning with the fall semester August 29, 2006.

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Those are the words of songwriter Hal Kethcum who’s success came at age 38.

He says “the never-ending thirst to learn more keeps my creativity going”.

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Write a song sometime. Go ahead, come up with an idea perhaps about love — and give it a go.

Not real easy.

But for Hal Ketchum, songwriting seemingly comes as naturally as his next breath. Scheduled to appear tonight at the Cary Street Café, the singer-songwriter long ago set his life’s course into action.

“I wrote a poem for my mother, and it got her attention. I thought, ‘Cool, this is a great way to get attention,’” Ketchum said by phone last Friday afternoon from his home in Nashville. “I started to put words down. It’s still my favorite thing to do. Sometimes it’s like having your own radio station in your head.”

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Singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett who was once the driving force behind the twice Grammy-nominated band Wilco, has signed a new record deal with Rykodisc.

His sound is said to be a cross between Elvis Costello mixed with Tom Waits, with a hint of The Replacements and Nick Lowe.

Rykodisc will release his latest offering entitled ‘The Magnificent Defeat’ on September 26th, 2006.

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Rykodisc is thrilled to announce the signing of songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett. His long-anticipated solo opus “The Magnificent Defeat” is set for release this September.

This marks the first artist signing for Rykodisc as a Warner Music Group company. Jay was attracted to Rykodisc, and furthermore to WMG’s “independent” mentality because of its continued commitment and dedication to developing artists. Jay commented, “We love the small label focus and attention that Rykodisc can give us.”

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Take Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Gary Louris and Marc Perlman of the Jayhawks and Dan Murphy of Soul Asylum - and we have a group called ‘Golden Smog’.

It all started off as a side project, but now it’s becoming more and more apparent that the group is taking off into a more serious journey with their forth album entitled “Another Fine Day”.

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“Can a band populated by artists who most peoplehave never heard of constitute a “supergroup?” If so, Golden Smog isbuilding a case for being the most super supergroup ever, in terms ofactual output. (And not in terms of how supergroups are usually rated:how super the component parts are, and how short the group falls ofbeing more than the sum of its parts.)…..”


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Source http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20060722/AE/107220052
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