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Songwriter U: Songwriting Tips with the Circle of Fifths – American Songwriter

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A reminder

By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer The Circle of Fifths is not complicated, even for beginner guitar players. In fact, the circle of fifths really doesn’t convey that much info. Like many images or tables, it is simply taking data and organizing it; in this case, it sums up music theory […] More

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Stephen Sondheim, Theater’s Greatest Lyricist – The New York Times

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Sondheim: You shouldn’t feel safe. You should feel, “I don’t know if I can write this.” That’s what I mean by dangerous, and I think that’s a good thing to do. Sacrifice something safe. Variety, variety, variety, Mr. Sondheim. Don’t let up for a second. Surprise us.

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