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Harmony, backing vocals - can you add to my toolkit? by Andrew Dee Yesterday at 02:47 AM Andrew Dee Replies: 9 Views: 191	9	191	Yesterday at 02:47 AM by Andrew Dee
Accidents in songwriting that become small miracles by Andrew Dee 05/16/25 07:55 PM Andrew Dee Replies: 8 Views: 281	8	281	05/16/25 07:55 PM by Andrew Dee
Soundcloud new terms of service and what it could mean. by Guitarhacker 05/14/25 04:04 AM Guitarhacker Replies: 7 Views: 317	7	317	05/14/25 04:04 AM by Guitarhacker
How to steal $47 million in royalties. by Guitarhacker 05/13/25 08:37 AM Guitarhacker Replies: 0 Views: 69	0	69	05/13/25 08:37 AM by Guitarhacker
Will These New AI Tools Make Songwriters Irrelevant In 2025? by DC Ron 05/13/25 03:03 AM lambada Replies: 12 Views: 2,085	12	2,085	05/13/25 03:03 AM by lambada
BIAB for writing sheet music by E. H. Hackney 05/12/25 06:56 PM mike marion Replies: 7 Views: 420	7	420	05/12/25 06:56 PM by mike marion
Audio Chord Wizard by Stingray3cYMHd 03/31/25 08:59 AM Guitarhacker Replies: 4 Views: 208	4	208	03/31/25 08:59 AM by Guitarhacker
Piano Roll for composing by debitspread 03/29/25 02:17 AM Gordon Scott Replies: 19 Views: 873	19	873	03/29/25 02:17 AM by Gordon Scott
Building Blocks of Melody by pghboemike 03/28/25 01:57 AM SeanPierce Replies: 3 Views: 644	3	644	03/28/25 01:57 AM by SeanPierce
Songwriting inspiration and creativity by Andrew Dee 03/18/25 09:14 PM Andrew Dee Replies: 10 Views: 970	10	970	03/18/25 09:14 PM by Andrew Dee
Any thoughts on how I may get my songs to a wider audience? 1 2 all by musician17 03/14/25 09:30 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 36 Views: 9,738	36	9,738	03/14/25 09:30 PM by Mike Halloran
Miley Cyrus’ flowers involved Copyright lawsuit hinges on a judges decision by pghboemike 03/13/25 04:02 PM Gordon Scott Replies: 4 Views: 351	4	351	03/13/25 04:02 PM by Gordon Scott
Are key changes making a comeback? by pghboemike 03/13/25 06:35 AM Guitarhacker Replies: 13 Views: 1,229	13	1,229	03/13/25 06:35 AM by Guitarhacker
Why Paul McCartney’s intuition-led attitude to songwriting is worth taking onboard by pghboemike 03/09/25 10:09 PM Andrew Dee Replies: 6 Views: 763	6	763	03/09/25 10:09 PM by Andrew Dee
Copyright question. 1 2 all by Cotts 03/09/25 06:41 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 24 Views: 5,934	24	5,934	03/09/25 06:41 PM by Mike Halloran
California Dreamin' - Isolated vocals by AudioTrack 03/08/25 06:25 PM AudioTrack Replies: 6 Views: 448	6	448	03/08/25 06:25 PM by AudioTrack
Copyrights and real tracks 1 2 all by JazzyPat 03/05/25 10:10 PM saxgentleman67 Replies: 29 Views: 9,628	29	9,628	03/05/25 10:10 PM by saxgentleman67
Suggesting techniques For using what you already know as a basis or creating something new by pghboemike 03/01/25 11:48 AM MarioD Replies: 2 Views: 220	2	220	03/01/25 11:48 AM by MarioD
Song device #1 by Tano Music 02/22/25 05:33 PM UWI Replies: 3 Views: 435	3	435	02/22/25 05:33 PM by UWI
Andrea Stolpe – Free Songwriting Course by Noel96 02/01/25 01:23 AM TheMaartian Replies: 1 Views: 584	1	584	02/01/25 01:23 AM by TheMaartian
Look Ma! I Co-Wrote A Song With AI! by dcuny 01/18/25 12:41 PM Guitarhacker Replies: 9 Views: 1,804	9	1,804	01/18/25 12:41 PM by Guitarhacker
Can't find words... by Birchwood 01/16/25 03:33 PM Birchwood Replies: 7 Views: 684	7	684	01/16/25 03:33 PM by Birchwood
Glen Campbell - interpreter of songs by rayc 12/31/24 04:02 PM DC Ron Replies: 3 Views: 617	3	617	12/31/24 04:02 PM by DC Ron
FINALE is over... Is MUSESCORE really the future of music notation? by AudioTrack 12/18/24 10:08 AM edshaw Replies: 13 Views: 3,568	13	3,568	12/18/24 10:08 AM by edshaw
Have you used this 1800s songwriting technique that I just learned about by pghboemike 12/13/24 10:45 AM Dewey_MI Replies: 10 Views: 1,185	10	1,185	12/13/24 10:45 AM by Dewey_MI
NYT Says Taylor Swift Is Bigger Than The Beatles 1 2 3 all by AudioTrack 12/10/24 03:20 PM rayc Replies: 49 Views: 10,033	49	10,033	12/10/24 03:20 PM by rayc
4 suggested songwriting tools by pghboemike 12/10/24 01:24 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 15 Views: 1,444	15	1,444	12/10/24 01:24 PM by Mike Halloran
PG Misic Gannon video by lastan 12/04/24 04:36 AM AudioTrack Replies: 3 Views: 527	3	527	12/04/24 04:36 AM by AudioTrack
AI and lawsuits 1 2 3 all by Guitarhacker 11/28/24 05:03 PM MarioD Replies: 42 Views: 8,201	42	8,201	11/28/24 05:03 PM by MarioD
Craig Morgan and Songwriting by Jim Fogle 11/26/24 01:50 PM Jim Fogle Replies: 1 Views: 381	1	381	11/26/24 01:50 PM by Jim Fogle
Good Christian Men Rejoice by Tony Wright 11/26/24 10:34 AM Tony Wright Replies: 0 Views: 210	0	210	11/26/24 10:34 AM by Tony Wright
Tempo Change Ideas for Smoothing It Out by BYOBand 11/20/24 08:57 AM Guitarhacker Replies: 7 Views: 1,173	7	1,173	11/20/24 08:57 AM by Guitarhacker
Analyzing Toto’s Africa by pghboemike 11/20/24 05:24 AM pghboemike Replies: 0 Views: 172	0	172	11/20/24 05:24 AM by pghboemike
Shout out to the songwriters behind many classic songs by pghboemike 11/05/24 11:58 AM pghboemike Replies: 0 Views: 196	0	196	11/05/24 11:58 AM by pghboemike
The story of bad moon rising by pghboemike 11/03/24 05:47 PM AudioTrack Replies: 8 Views: 916	8	916	11/03/24 05:47 PM by AudioTrack
Fighting back against AI generated music by Guitarhacker 10/31/24 03:10 AM AudioTrack Replies: 11 Views: 1,312	11	1,312	10/31/24 03:10 AM by AudioTrack
One idea 14 Compositional options by pghboemike 10/03/24 06:27 PM AudioTrack Replies: 1 Views: 338	1	338	10/03/24 06:27 PM by AudioTrack
Songs that don’t end on the one by pghboemike 09/10/24 12:30 PM Heartbreaker Replies: 7 Views: 1,203	7	1,203	09/10/24 12:30 PM by Heartbreaker
The economics of my Sharona by pghboemike 09/09/24 08:15 AM DC Ron Replies: 4 Views: 541	4	541	09/09/24 08:15 AM by DC Ron
Practice exercises to rock Classics by pghboemike 08/29/24 05:50 AM MarioD Replies: 1 Views: 384	1	384	08/29/24 05:50 AM by MarioD
Major isn't happy, Minor isn't sad by Icelander 08/25/24 01:11 PM AudioTrack Replies: 3 Views: 506	3	506	08/25/24 01:11 PM by AudioTrack
The Beatles and key changes by pghboemike 08/14/24 04:44 AM justanoldmuso Replies: 3 Views: 603	3	603	08/14/24 04:44 AM by justanoldmuso
Is tonight the best last word in choruses by pghboemike 08/14/24 03:20 AM DC Ron Replies: 7 Views: 736	7	736	08/14/24 03:20 AM by DC Ron
AI generated music by Guitarhacker 08/07/24 04:15 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 11 Views: 5,843	11	5,843	08/07/24 04:15 PM by Mike Halloran
It all begins with a song by Guitarhacker 08/01/24 05:34 PM Guitarhacker Replies: 4 Views: 774	4	774	08/01/24 05:34 PM by Guitarhacker
Question on Copyright Submittal [Resolved] by Sawmill Music 07/30/24 09:23 AM Sawmill Music Replies: 4 Views: 538	4	538	07/30/24 09:23 AM by Sawmill Music
Anyone using BIAB to create music for stock music libraries? by tony10000 07/25/24 03:01 PM David Snyder Replies: 7 Views: 1,093	7	1,093	07/25/24 03:01 PM by David Snyder
AI Music - Yes you should be scared! 1 2 all by DrDan 07/15/24 07:26 AM stepphiesecret Replies: 36 Views: 6,500	36	6,500	07/15/24 07:26 AM by stepphiesecret
Rock ‘N Bach or maybe Bach in a box by pghboemike 07/05/24 10:02 AM musician17 Replies: 0 Views: 497	0	497	07/05/24 10:02 AM by musician17
Best Add-on for Memphis, & Muscle Shoals R&B & Blues by King Conga 06/26/24 02:17 PM King Conga Replies: 0 Views: 333	0	333	06/26/24 02:17 PM by King Conga
The story behind the association’s wendy’ by pghboemike 06/25/24 11:38 AM Mike Halloran Replies: 5 Views: 913	5	913	06/25/24 11:38 AM by Mike Halloran
Keith Richards: Songwriting Stories 1994 interview by pghboemike 06/23/24 05:33 AM Joseph Land Replies: 1 Views: 532	1	532	06/23/24 05:33 AM by Joseph Land
Notation in Finale` by JohnRiversaa 06/19/24 09:27 AM Mike Halloran Replies: 2 Views: 591	2	591	06/19/24 09:27 AM by Mike Halloran
The creation and recording of Wichita Lyman by pghboemike 06/18/24 04:12 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 2 Views: 541	2	541	06/18/24 04:12 PM by Mike Halloran
Hans Zimmer by Guitarhacker 06/05/24 02:22 PM karrygordon Replies: 2 Views: 1,093	2	1,093	06/05/24 02:22 PM by karrygordon
Has anyone on this forum used chatgpt to help them write lyrics? 1 2 3 all by trapper456 06/02/24 07:51 AM David Snyder Replies: 44 Views: 24,465	44	24,465	06/02/24 07:51 AM by David Snyder
How To Write A Catchy Song: Anatomy Of An Earworm (Article) by Jim Fogle 05/23/24 09:31 AM dcuny Replies: 1 Views: 745	1	745	05/23/24 09:31 AM by dcuny
A couple of things to read by Mike Halloran 05/20/24 10:50 AM Mike Halloran Replies: 5 Views: 969	5	969	05/20/24 10:50 AM by Mike Halloran
Do songwriters have a future? by Izzy 05/15/24 06:27 PM Elvis Nash Replies: 12 Views: 2,154	12	2,154	05/15/24 06:27 PM by Elvis Nash
Do you copyright your songs before showing it to producers? 1 2 3 4 5 6 all by QuestionAsker 05/14/24 03:30 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 119 Views: 50,566	119	50,566	05/14/24 03:30 PM by Mike Halloran

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