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Why you must sit and stare
Plus, some ideas and instructions for doing just that ...
Jun 10
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #67: Prototyping
Using listening and iteration to make songs better
Jun 7
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #66: Repetition
Writing with attention to patterns and variation
May 30
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #48: Patchwork
Jan 24
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #40: Breath
Oct 18, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #15: Who Are You Singing To?
Apr 26, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #28: Psychogeography
Jul 26, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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UNWRITTEN RECORD: Birdworks
Apr 2, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #64: Scenes
May 16
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Lucy Hearn
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Why you must sit and stare
Plus, some ideas and instructions for doing just that ...
Jun 10
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Lucy Hearn
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May 26
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Lucy Hearn
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Why you must learn to notice truths
On paying attention to inner and outer worlds
May 12
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Lucy Hearn
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Why you must be so ordinary
On releasing the greatness chase to make space for what's real
Apr 28
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Lucy Hearn
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Why you must have a daily practice of some kind
On the value of focused attention and accumulation
Apr 15
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Lucy Hearn
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Why you must be still sometimes
On the work and rest inherent in pressing pause
Mar 31
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #67: Prototyping
Using listening and iteration to make songs better
Jun 7
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #66: Repetition
Writing with attention to patterns and variation
May 30
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #65: Place
Writing songs where 'place' evokes deeper meaning
May 23
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #64: Scenes
Writing songs with clear visual spaces
May 16
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #63: Lyrical Hooks
Writing songs with memorable lines
May 9
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #62: Opening Lines
Writing songs that pull the listener in from the jump
May 2
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #61: Other People
Writing songs and making music with folks who ain't you
Apr 25
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Lucy Hearn
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Song Club #60: Ordinary Language
Writing songs that say it plainly
Apr 18
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Lucy Hearn
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EXPERIMENT: Truthsayer
How to write songs that hit listeners deep in the feels
Oct 23, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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EXPERIMENT: Procrastination Attempt
How to trick yourself into writing a song
Oct 9, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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EXPERIMENT: Moving Music
How to make music by starting with your body
Jun 26, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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EXPERIMENT: Junkmail Jukebox
How to write fresh lyrics that totally surprise you
Apr 24, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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UNWRITTEN RECORD: Age Of Snakes
Serpents, secrets, and strange geometry
Oct 16, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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UNWRITTEN RECORD: Fever Keys
Swampy Southern psychedelia, chilled desserts and summer jams
Aug 14, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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UNWRITTEN RECORD: Diamondspine
Channeling bones, precious stones, strange geometry, the punishing sun, and more.
Jul 17, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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UNWRITTEN RECORD: Birdworks
Introducing a new artifact for music-making
Apr 2, 2024
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Lucy Hearn
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