Get ready to hear all the feelings, today. For some reason, using a metronome (or click) is controversial...

In my earlier years, I too was resistant to it, but I came aro...

When I was just starting out writing songs, chords were super mysterious to me. They carry so much emotional weight and create a scaffolding for the melody to play around w...

Nothing is perfect. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t be mad about it. Music notation software is complex by nature, so frustration is built in.

This week, as a cathartic ex...

Writer’s block sucks, especially when you want to be writing. But if you’re suffering from chronic writer’s block, there’s something there to unpack. 

I know because that ...

Do you bass? I bass, but I didn’t always bass. Bass is weird. Ok enough of that… 

Bass lines are a strange animal when writing music. They play a foundational role, but ca...

Are you just starting out as a freelancer? That’s a tough spot to be in.

You’re running a whole business individually for the first time. 

That means you’re going to make...

Do your chords sound boring? Are major and minor just not cutting it anymore? I get you, I do. 

This week we’re talking chord tones and non-chord tones; and how we can add...

I have depression. It’s a struggle for me, a big one. It’s taken me years to get a handle on it. 

If you’re a freelancer of any kind, you know how unstable that life can b...

Sibelius. Am I right? This program is infuriating, sometimes. It’s taken me years to build up a solid workflow with it. But I don’t want you to have to do that, too. 

That...

“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” This is a common saying, but what does it actually mean? Don’t worry, we're not actually committing a crime or anything like that....

It's the last day of 2020 and most of us sure are glad to hear it.

This week we're talking about how we can write more music in 2021 and whether or not that desire is comi...

Today, we're diving head first into the audio world so we can get our home studios up and running. A home studio is an essential tool for a songwriter or composer at any le...