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The Ten Commandments of Songwriting

By |2022-02-17T01:35:53+00:00February 17th, 2022|Categories: Songwriting Articles|

By: Barry DeVorzon Thou shalt find a place free from distraction. Thou shall be patient. Thou shall resist the temptation to follow. Thou shall resist the temptation to settle for good. Thou shall only accept that which is great. Thou shall have the wisdom to know the difference. Thou shall never give up until you have [...]

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Can a melody created by artificial intelligence be copyrighted?

By |2021-07-02T19:17:55+00:00July 2nd, 2021|Categories: Songwriting Articles|

By: Barry DeVorzon Damien Riehl and his partner Noah Rubin seem to think so. Damien Riehl is an attorney and self-described musician/songwriter and Noah Rubin is a programmer and self-described musician/songwriter. They created a program and an algorithm that they claim has written every melody possible. They further claim that since they put this vast amount [...]

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Learning How to Write Songs

By |2021-04-06T19:25:56+00:00April 6th, 2021|Categories: Songwriting Articles|

By: Barry DeVorzon Learning how to write songs is not unlike learning how to play an instrument. The difference is, you have a teacher when you’re learning to play an instrument and you don’t have one when you’re learning to write songs. Almost anyone can learn to play an instrument, but not everyone can learn to [...]

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What’s more important, the melody or the lyric?

By |2021-01-15T03:12:50+00:00January 15th, 2021|Categories: Songwriting Articles|

By: Barry DeVorzon Some people think melody rules and others think it’s the lyrics and there are strong arguments that support both beliefs. I’ve been a songwriter all of my life and I am privileged to have been able to do what I love most and to be successful at it. I would have to say [...]

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