10/24 Hey songwriters, As we virtually speak this year’s album project is being pressed and printed — CDs should be on my doorstep soon. Below, see which artists will perform on which night at our CD release shows Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. Performance order and times pending. (For the record, two album participants will […]
10/4 When is it wise to break from an established rhyme scheme? How different should the chorus sound from the verse? Do I need a bridge with that? Some songwriting questions can be answered only by other songwriters. Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle fulfilled its primary mission at Tuesday’s meeting at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern when more than […]
Hey songwriters, In less litigious times, songwriters routinely wrote new lyrics over existing melodies — our national anthem is written over the tune of an old British drinking song. Now songs are considered intellectual property, but in the U.S. the lifting of words and melodies is protected speech in some narrowly defined circumstances. It’s sometimes […]
