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Why Writing Music All About Yourself Hurts Your Songwriting Craft
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Weston Minissali of Erica Eso on Writing Honest Music, Even if It Is Microtonal
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7 Musical Relationships That Actually Worked Out
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Sibelius, That High-Functioning Drunkard
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The roots of field recording go all the way back to early 1900s when pioneer…