The Pitch Ceiling: You Make It to Break It
We revisit a classic performance by a 12-year old singer to uncover the power of establishing and then breaking through a musical boundary.
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A New Approach to Lyric Writing: Telling Sensory Stories Through Song
Using all four of your senses is a tool to unlocking a ton of below the surface lyric ideas. Sensory stories help connect on a deeper level.
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“Drivers License:” How Olivia Rodrigo Uses Much More Than Lyrics to Tell Her Story
Today we break down Olivia Rodrigo’s smash hit “Drivers License” to show how she uses much more than lyrics to tell her heartbreak story.
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8 Ways Musicians Can Make More Money in 2021
Between streaming royalties, sync placements and even “micro-sync” offers, there’s lot of money on the table for artists this year…
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Best Practices: Choosing Your Release Date
There are many factors that go into when and why its important to choose a release date for your next release, here’s a basic explainer.
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Language and the Gender Gap: The Power of Words
What do Phil Spector, Gearslutz, and the mainstream media have in common? Ask women in the music industry for the last 50 years….
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Feedback: How to Deal With Exposing Your Songs to the Public
Learning how to take criticism and seek out honest feedback does not come naturally to us musicians, here’s how and why it’s important.
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Practicing Proactivity
A powerful editorial about how to beat Imposter Syndrome and a lack of confidence by rewriting the rules of your working mental state.
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My Journey Down a Wonderful Rabbit Hole: Discovering Music Composed by Women
My journey to discover more women composers led me to create a database of scores written by women from the last 150 years. Here’s how.
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The Beginner’s Guide for Streaming Music Production on Twitch in 2021
If you’ve never gone live on the internet before, here’s a beginner’s guide to livestreaming your music on Twitch in 2021.
