Finding time and space for songwriting

February 4, 2010

I’m sitting on an Amtrak train to Washington, D.C., thinking about how the vast majority of us have jobs. Whether you’re a high-powered executive, a stay-at-home mom, a touring musician, a waitress or an administrative assistant, we all do what it takes to pay the bills and take care of ourselves and those we love.
Unfortunately, [...]

Read the full article →

Songwriting Toolbox: Adding alternate guitar tunings

January 27, 2010

While many songwriters use the piano as their main instrument, I’d venture to say that, especially for performing singer-songwriters, the acoustic guitar is often front and center. If you’ve been writing for a while, you might long to break out of the same-old-same-old chords you use all the time — and that’s where alternate tunings [...]

Read the full article →

Songwriters: Pump up your vocals! A Q&A with vocal coach Siobhan Quinn

January 22, 2010

We are all songwriters. Many of us, however, are also performing singer-songwriters — that means we take our songs out into the world and sing them for (gulp) people! So, it’s no surprise that we’d like to sound as good as we can — and take good care of our voice in the process. For [...]

Read the full article →

Songwriting Scene’s new look! Plus, a look back…and ahead

January 17, 2010

Songwriting Scene’s had a bit of a makeover, thanks to Wordpress and my blog guru — my husband Shannon, that is.  I hope you like it! Looks aside, however, the blog remains the same — after six months of blogging about songwriting, performing and the community of songwriters across the U.S. and ’round the globe, [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →