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When you're writing, the end of the song is naturally the last thing you think about. You can end cold or you can fade out, but there are numerous other ways to bring your song to a close, such as dissolution, subtraction, cadences, and the false beginning. After all, the last moments of your song are the freshest memory your listeners will have.

Here are seven creative ways to close out your song, with a few examples for inspiration. And please pardon us if the list is a bit Pink Floyd-centri...
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Describing sounds is a difficult thing to do. While we have plenty of common terms we use to describe what we see (bright, dark, colorful, pale, etc.), finding words to describe what we hear can be more of a challenge. Although many of the same words that apply to visuals can apply to sounds as well, the way we understand these sonic terms can vary widely from person to person; what one band member might hear as "warm," another might hear as "thick" or "muddy." So in an effort to get everyone...

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This week I'd like to take you into the wonderful world of lyrics. For some people, mostly musicians-turned-songwriters, lyrics are hell on a stick. Making dope melodies and tracks is easy peasy. But writing an interesting yet simple lyric that people can identify with and remember? That hasn't already been done a million times before? Kill me now.

I feel your pain, amigo. I grew up on instrumental classical and jazz music, and English isn't my first language. I didn't care about lyrics at all...

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Positive thinking can lead to a lot of positive change in your life. Developing an optimistic outlook can be good for both your physical and mental health. But sometimes, certain situations arise in life that makes it hard to keep a positive outlook. Take steps to make positive thinking become more like second nature and you'll reap some big benefits. Here are 10 tips to make positive thinking easy.

 

If you surround yourself with constant compla...

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If you've seen Easy A, you probably remember the scene where Emma Stone receives a card that plays Natasha  Bedingfield's "Pocketful of Sunshine" and how Stone's character hates the song ­ at first. Flash forward to a few days  later, and she can't stop singing it.     There are songs that we can't stand, yet can't get out of our heads. There are also songs that we love and feel  addicted to. For whatever reason, songs get lodged in our brains ­ and often stay there for a maddeningly long t...
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