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What Is the Nashville Number System?
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Not Even Aerosmith Can Tell the Difference Between “Cryin'” and “Crazy”!
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Scaffolding: How to Use Structure to Map Out the Energy Flow of Your Song
Songs are almost always built from sections that will feel very familiar, and yet they still…
Chartmania!! I Broke Down Every Song That Reached the Billboard Top 5 in 2017
Alright songwriters and song-guzzlers alike, strap on your boots for a knowledge voyage with more divergent…
Longing for Simpler Times? Why the ‘Good Old Days’ Ain’t So Simple This Time Around
Have you heard Macklemore and Kesha’s recent duet, “Good Old Days”? It’s got a main…
5 Steps to Getting “Gig Ready”
You just got hired to play a cover gig with a band. You’ve got about…
A Drummer’s Guide to Learning New Music
When I first started playing drums, I had to learn how to play songs just…