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  1. Holiday songs are used in TV & film. Try a Thanksgiving Song. Focus on emotions: thankfulness, caring, family, helping others. #songwriting
  2. For lists of near rhymes (vowel rhymes), check out wikirhymer.com
  3. If u write a lyric line just because it rhymes, you waste valuable space & lose ur listener. Use vowel or 'near' rhymes to add choices!
  4. RT @ VidovicLambert: H. H. Williams~ "Furious activity is no substitute for understanding." True!!! Work smart. Pace yourself.
  5. Check out the Indie Maximum Exposure List: http://bit.ly/3aSFPj Good ideas for REAL things you can do to promote ur music career.
  6. @BreakerMusic Thanks for letting me know! The #RoadRally was great & songwriters like you are the ones who REALLY make it happen!
  7. Song Starter: List things that finish the sentence "I love when you..." Write a CHO that uses at least one. In VRS, describe CHO in depth.
  8. Lyrics: Give listeners an intimate look inside ur situation. They want to feel they are watching & hearing it as it happens. #songwriting
  9. Looking for a demo singer? A very smart person at the #RoadRally pointed me toward http://www.demosinger.com I'm checking it out!
  10. TAXI Road Rally is awesome! A wonderful, supportive bunch of songwriters. Wish I could get to more of the classes!!!
  11. A song melody is like the score of a movie. It tells us what to feel - sad, anxious, joyful. Write an emotional melody, then add a lyric.
  12. Thursday nite at TAXI's #RoadRally was a thrill. SO many people stopping by to say my book has helped them write better songs. Yay!!!
  13. Catchy melodies mix repetition & variation: Sing 6 notes. Repeat that phrase. Sing two short 3-note phrases, then repeat the 1st phrase.
  14. Great to see so many people heading for #RoadRally Registration tonight! Putting finishing touches on my classes. Excited / nervous.
  15. @JeffSopha You can start a song with a chorus but listeners don't have any info about the situation yet, so it may not have as much impact.
  16. Song Starter: Begin ur chorus with "How did we get here?" In VRS 1 answer: Where is "here"? In VRS 2: What were things like before?
  17. Writing songs for film & TV: Make sure lyrics focus on a single theme/emotion & all lines support a strong hook phrase. #songwriting
  18. "Hit Song Bootcamp": Come to the TAXI Road Rally. I'll show you how to learn from today's biggest hits. Starts 11/5. http://bit.ly/2J5Xnc
  19. Every time you start a song you begin a new journey to an unknown place. Song craft is a guide! #songwriting
  20. @JeffSopha Thinking of the Edgar Winter instrumental "Frankenstein"? Here's a good Wiki entry: http://bit.ly/3gIhf4 #halloweensongs