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The Dos and Don'ts of Songwriting Collaboration

Join professional songwriter Cliff Goldmacher as he explains best practices for songwriting collaboration, from planning the song promotion to keeping the co-write moving forward.

The Dos and Dont's of Attending a Music Conference

Professional songwriter Cliff Goldmacher explains the best practices for attending a music conference such as SXSW, ASCAP EXPO, or Midem.

The Songwriter's Toolkit: Learning from the Masters

Adapt time-tested songwriting principles used by the masters to better craft your own original material. Learn how to add an outro, experiment with multiple bridges, and more.

The Songwriter's Toolkit: New Perspectives

Learn songwriting techniques to look at tunes through a different lens. Discover how to play with melody, form, and chords to gain a fresh perspective when a song has you stuck.

The Songwriting Process

Discover a more productive songwriting process. Learn how to set up your space, reduce distractions, develop your chords and lyrics, work with a cowriter, and publish your songs.

Theory for the Contemporary Guitarist

Learn music theory as it applies to the modern electric and acoustic guitar.

Tips and Tricks for Modern Producers

Discover tips, workarounds, and time-saving techniques to help music producers work smarter in the studio and enhance their final productions.

Tips on Producing a Great Song Demo

Get tips from songwriter and music producer Cliff Goldmacher on what makes a great song demo.

Ukulele Lessons: Fundamentals

Learn from Grammy-winning artist Daniel Ho as he helps you pick up ukulele at your own pace.

Using Reason as a Plugin

Explore how to use Reason digital audio studio as a stand-alone application or as a plugin within another digital audio workstation (DAW).

Vocal Lessons: 1 Warm Ups and Cool Downs

Learn how to sing with lessons from a top voice coach. Learn warm-up and cool-down exercises to reduce vocal tension, improve range and resonance, and protect your vocal health.

Vocal Lessons: 2 Singing Songs Better

Learn how to sing—and sing better—with these breathing, pitch, and phrasing exercises from top vocal coach Jeannie Deva.

Vocal Lessons: 3 Expanding Your Range

Part 3 of the Vocal Lessons with Jeannie Deva introduces exercises to eliminate register breaks. Learn how to sing more dynamic songs by expanding your range and precision.

Vocal Lessons: 4 Singing Embellishments

Learn how to sing better by stylizing your vocal lines to fit your personality. In part four of the series, learn about popular embellishments for pop, country, jazz, and R&B.

Vocal Production Techniques

Record vocals like a pro, regardless of the DAW you use. Learn mic'ing, recording, and creative production techniques for capturing great lead and background vocals.

Vocal Production Techniques: Editing and Mixing in Logic Pro

Almost every vocal track can benefit from some post-production. Learn how to edit, auto-tune, and mix vocals with Logic Pro.

Vocal Production Techniques: Editing and Mixing in Pro Tools

Almost every vocal track can benefit from some post-production. Learn how to edit, auto-tune, and mix vocals with Pro Tools.

Write Think and Act Like a Professional Songwriter

Want to know how to become a songwriter? Cliff Goldmacher shows what it takes to make it in the music business as a professional songwriter.