Songwriting Workshop

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1. Songwriting: How do you start a song?

   By arteg, July 25, 2015
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   • Lane1777
   • July 25, 2015

2. Hunger GAMES - Magic Sand

   By Eanwen, July 24, 2015
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   • Eanwen
   • July 25, 2015

3. July Song Challenge: Abandoned

   By rickidoo, July 20, 2015
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   • rhino55
   • July 23, 2015

4. Heard of a man [a stab at gospel]

   By Lane1777, May 4, 2015
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   • rickidoo
   • July 22, 2015

5. tragic events, songs lyric

   By Lane1777, July 22, 2015
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   • Lane1777
   • July 22, 2015

6. Friday Influences Thread - 7/17/15

   By mbfrancis, July 17, 2015
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   • bee3
   • July 22, 2015

7. hi all

   By Lane1777, April 6, 2015
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   • rickidoo
   • July 22, 2015

8. What's the best nonsensical word you ever came up with for a song?

   By AlamoJoe, July 18, 2015
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   • bee3
   • July 20, 2015

9. July Songwriting Challenge - A Dog's Life

   By rsadasiv, July 19, 2015
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   • bee3
   • July 20, 2015

10. What's going on / health of HCSW 1 2

    By mbfrancis, June 7, 2015
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    • Delmont
    • July 20, 2015

11. How the Guess Who's "American Woman" Was Written

    By Anderton, July 16, 2015
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    • Chordptrn
    • July 18, 2015

12. 27yo got sober, trying to get back into making music. Looking for feedback or help with some acoustic demos.

    By jneal00, July 16, 2015
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    • LCK
    • July 17, 2015

13. Hungarian music

    By Jazelhun, July 15, 2015
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    • Delmont
    • July 17, 2015

14. Let Your Hair Down - WIP (now with demo)

    By rhino55, July 13, 2015
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    • LCK
    • July 16, 2015

15. The Gospel According to John

    By rickidoo, July 14, 2015
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    • rhino55
    • July 16, 2015

16. Go Home - new old song

    By mbfrancis, June 1, 2015
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    • mbfrancis
    • July 15, 2015

17. One from the vault: Visionaries (1986)

    By mbfrancis, July 2, 2015
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    • rickidoo
    • July 14, 2015

18. FIT 7-10-2015

    By rsadasiv, July 13, 2015
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    • bee3
    • July 14, 2015

19. A quick report-back

    By Delmont, July 11, 2015
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    • Delmont
    • July 13, 2015

20. Royalties for band mates?

    By technicalTechnical, June 23, 2015
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    • angelonyc
    • July 10, 2015

21. Friday Influences Thread 7-3-15

    By Lee Knight, July 3, 2015
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    • tbry
    • July 5, 2015

22. Friday Influences Thread 6-26-15

    By Lee Knight, June 26, 2015
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    • LCK
    • July 3, 2015

23. Natural Girl - start of a new one

    By bee3, June 24, 2015
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    • mbfrancis
    • July 2, 2015

24. Singing The Accounts Receivable, Dancing The Accounts Payable

    By rsadasiv, June 25, 2015
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    • LCK
    • July 1, 2015

25. Friday Influences Thread - 6/19

    By rsadasiv, June 19, 2015
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    • LCK
    • June 25, 2015

26. A new idea (unfinished)

    By stickboymusic, June 22, 2015
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    • nat whilk II
    • June 23, 2015

27. The Sensible Solution

    By LeonardScaper, June 10, 2015
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    • tbry
    • June 22, 2015

28. "She's Gone" - with latest lyric on post #23 1 2

    By LCK, May 11, 2015
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    • LCK
    • June 18, 2015

29. Strippers and Smog

    By rsadasiv, June 14, 2015
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    • rhino55
    • June 15, 2015

30. Opinion composition: Arrow - Oli Queen

    By Eanwen, June 12, 2015
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    • 1001gear
    • June 15, 2015

31. Friday Influences Thread 6/22/2015

    By bee3, June 5, 2015
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    • LCK
    • June 11, 2015

32. Pentatonic melody

    By 1001gear, May 17, 2015
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    • 1001gear
    • June 11, 2015

33. Cul-de-sac anomie

    By rsadasiv, June 8, 2015
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    • rhino55
    • June 9, 2015

34. We Lost Foucault Again

    By rsadasiv, June 8, 2015
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    • rsadasiv
    • June 8, 2015

35. Space Song

    By Blakemore, June 3, 2015
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    • Blakemore
    • June 6, 2015

36. ........

    By DddDatguy, June 3, 2015
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    • mbfrancis
    • June 5, 2015

37. XLN promotion 1/2 off on Addictive Drums (and other stuff)

    By nat whilk II, June 4, 2015
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    • stickboymusic
    • June 4, 2015

38. Paris Song - new

    By mbfrancis, May 10, 2015
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    • Delmont
    • June 1, 2015

39. When It's All Poetry - WIP (updated! now with chorus)

    By rhino55, May 21, 2015
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    • rhino55
    • June 1, 2015

40. Just entered a song contest!

    By Delmont, May 28, 2015
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    • Delmont
    • June 1, 2015

41. Friday Influences Thread - 5/29

    By rsadasiv, May 31, 2015
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    • mbfrancis
    • May 31, 2015

42. Friday Influences Thread: 5/22/15

    By LCK, May 22, 2015
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    • Foose31
    • May 28, 2015

43. Seattle or Bust (from the vault)

    By mbfrancis, May 23, 2015
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    • mbfrancis
    • May 27, 2015

44. "Things I Shouldn't Love But Do" - new 3rd verse

    By LCK, May 24, 2015
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    • rhino55
    • May 26, 2015

45. Bring The Rain 1 2

    By LeonardScaper, May 11, 2015
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    • LeonardScaper
    • May 25, 2015

46. Don't Let Your Dreams Get In the Way [new mix post 34 w Stickboy master!] 1 2

    By mbfrancis, July 28, 2014
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    • LeonardScaper
    • May 22, 2015

47. Friday Influence Thread- Uno De Mayo

    By Foose31, May 1, 2015
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    • Foose31
    • May 19, 2015

48. B.B. King and Lucille, RIP

    By LCK, May 16, 2015
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    • LCK
    • May 17, 2015

49. The Power of Harmony (The key to composing emotionally powerful music)

    By Kevin_Adams_Music, May 12, 2015
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    • nat whilk II
    • May 13, 2015

50. HCSW Roll Call 1 2

    By bee3, April 8, 2015
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    • LeonardScaper
    • May 11, 2015