Song Critiques: Why You Need Them, Why You Should Do Them There are two crucial steps that many amateur songwriters overlook in their quest to improve their craft and take their songs to the next level. First, they fail to subject their songs to a…
Playing to sold out stadiums, having #1 hits on the Billboard Charts, climbing the stairs at the Grammys to receive accolades... these are often daydreams that enter the thoughts of up-and-coming artists. But for Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter…
As the Seattle Times wrote about her in an article in 2014, "Debby Watt can harmonize with a dryer". We are lucky to be able to offer our members a workshop with vocalist extraordinaire, Debby Boland Watt. Singing and teaching others to find their…
CAVEAT EMPTOR - Following are some thoughts and rambles on my approach to songwriting. Outside of my two girls, it's my life's biggest passion. I don't pretend that these thoughts are unique, or even unified, but I hope that some part of them may be …
The owl, in ancient traditions, is symbolic of wisdom…a guide to see beyond the obscuring veil of deception and illusion. The spirit of the owl is associated with an ability to see beyond what is hidden to most. And thus, it comes as no surprise…