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  • Follow Your Muse or Be True To Your School
  • Commitment to Your Muse
  • Textures in Arrangement or the Lack Thereof
  • Stage Fright
  • Song Entre - What Draws People Into Your Song?
  • Practice Today?
  • Norton Buffalo Passes
  • Melodies - Experimentation With Chord Progressions
  • Melodies - And What Restricts Them
  • Young Songwriters Biggest Mistake?
  • Distance Yourself From Your Work
  • Travel Tips - Preparations For Going and Coming
  • Getting A Guitar on De Plane, Boss, De Plane!
  • A Three Week Hiatus for Datamusicata
  • A Road Book--What Is It?
  • Anxiety - How Do You Handle It, Part Two
  • Anxiety - How Do You Handle It?
  • Grooves; What Makes A Good One?
  • Preparing For A Showcase
  • Writer's Block - How Do You Get Past It?
  • Recording - Getting A Good Take
  • Songwriter Telesummit August 21st and 22, 1009
  • Music Lessons - Should You Take Them, and When?
  • Performing - What Went Right? What went Wrong?
  • Les Paul and I Play McCabes
  • The Perfect Recording - A Quest
  • Lyric Writing - A Look At Paul Simon's America
  • Three Note Chords on Guitar
  • Bass - Developing A Compelling Bass Part
  • Recording Tips - Before You Start
  • Your CD - Who Did You Record It For?
  • Booking Tips
  • Chords and Inversions, Further Discussion
  • Lead Guitar Using Chord Fingering for Guidance
  • Repetition and Practice - Necessary Hurdles
  • Songwriting - Melodies and Rhyme schemes
  • Criticism - How Do I Handle It and How Do I Use It?
  • Lessons - Should I Take Them?
  • Tempos - How Do I Choose the Best One?
  • A Songwriting Discussion of Titles
  • Arranging For Solo Guitar, Continued
  • A House Concert Presenter Weighs In
  • Back It Up!
  • Where Do Melodies Come From?
  • The Audience Boos You. What Do You Do?
  • Guarantees, Getting Them; Living Up To Them
  • House Guest's Ten Most Important Things To Remember
  • A Visit to CF Martin in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
  • Back Jack and Do It Again
  • Rehearsal Preparation--Why It Is Necessary
  • Authority and Attitude - How Far Can You Take It?
  • Media Lists and Maintaining Contacts With Them
  • What Do I Wear On Television?
  • The Twelve Pound Ceramic Monkey On My Back
  • Imagining Your Chops
  • Goofing Off, Is It Bad For You?
  • Emergency Nail Replacement
  • Follow Up Confirmations -- A Must In Every Situation
  • Corky Siegel Weighs In With "Let Your Music Soar"
  • Driving Tips When You Are On the Road
  • Background Vocals - Session Tips
  • Performance Rights Organizations - What About Them?
  • When Do You Take Chances On Stage?
  • No Post Today
  • Raising Money For Your Recording Project
  • Reworking Your Bottom Line To Make A Profit At Gigs
  • Chord Progressions - And How To Manipulate Them
  • A Recording Experiment
  • Turn Someone On To Something New
  • A Listening Experiment
  • Sleeping With Strangers
  • What Is The Best Guitar?
  • How Do You Start Your Own Label?
  • We're All Cogs In the Wheels of the World
  • Do You Need A Major Label
  • Vocal Tips for Recording and Performing
  • What Is The Middle Eight?
  • Rand Bishop Weighs In - Advice to Songwriters
  • How Do You Get People To Come To Your Gigs? Part Two
  • How Do You Get People To Come To Your Gigs?
  • Another Songwriting Exercise
  • Where Do You Get Feedback?
  • Folk Alliance Conference Follow Up for Artists
  • The Last Word On Folk Alliance International, Memphis, 2009
  • Second Report from the 2009 Folk Alliance International Conference in Memphis, Tennessee
  • First Report from the 2009 Folk Alliance International Conference in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Take Nothing For Granted, Again With This
  • Take Nothing For Granted
  • Singing on Your Recordings and Sounding Great
  • Follow Up -- A Very Big Deal
  • Good Enough?
  • Two Secrets To A Great Performance
  • Make Your Life A Little Easier
  • Bob Ezrin Weighs In On Artistic "Quality"
  • Recognizing and Pursuing Your Muse
  • What Is A One Sheet and Why Do I Need One?
  • My Favorite Question -- And Applying It To Discouragement
  • Travel Tips for A Weekend Gig
  • An Attempt to Get a Cab into Habana
  • Check Your Attitude...At the Door
  • Follow That Muse!
  • Tom Robbins and I Go To Cuba, Part Two
  • Tom Robbins and I Go To Cuba
  • Song Writing Exercises - Part Two
  • Song Writing Exercises -- What?
  • Holidays Are Also A Time to Catch Up
  • Sonic Bids Weighs In
  • Help, Life is Stealing All My Time
  • Showcasing - How Do I Put A Showcase Together
  • Why Am I Struggling, While They Are Thriving?
  • Sonic Bids - Friend or Foe?
  • Microphones - Which One Should I Use?
  • Peer Conferences and Post Attendence Depression
  • I Wanna Sing; I Wanna Dance; How Do I Do It?
  • Music Conferences - What To Do After You Attend One
  • Music Conference -- What To Do
  • Assembling Composite Takes in the Studio - How Do I Do It?
  • Traveling Light--How To Do It
  • House Concerts: Who Is Responsible For The Audience?
  • Bob Lefsetz Weighs In On Why You Make An Album
  • Why Even A Musician Should Vote
  • Things to Remember For and At Gig
  • Attending Far West Folk Alliance 08
  • Ruminations on This Election
  • What If I Am Not Good At Making Music?
  • On Tour, Can I Ask My Friends to Put Up My Bandmates For the Night?
  • What Music Inspired You?
  • How Do I Get Discipline?
  • How Can I Afford to Tour During the Meltdown?
  • What's the Best Way To Record? Ensemble or Layered?
  • Star Trek Deep Space Nine and the Roddenberry Underwear - My Story (part two)
  • Star Trek Deep Space Nine and the Roddenberry Underwear - My Story (Part 1)
  • What Do You Do When the Well Runs Dry?
  • What About Editing Songs For Performance?
  • Topical Songs, Should I Write Them?
  • What Makes An Impactful Press Kit
  • Why Rework a Recording You've Already Released?
  • What Is Advancing A Concert Date?
  • How To Artistically Own Your Songs
  • Songwriting Tips From Another Site
  • Performing With Stephen Bishop
  • Bobby, We Hardly Heard Ye
  • Tips for A Successful CD Release Concert
  • What Are Some Tips For Planning A CD Release?
  • Why Learn Other People's Songs, Part 2
  • What Are Other Ways of Selling CD's?
  • Why Learn Other People's Songs?
  • Where Do You Get Your Inspiration? (the song Every Day)
  • What Is Chord Substitution? Part Two
  • What Is Chord Substitution?
  • Why Re Do A Project That Was Already Released?
  • Mastering Demystified From Drew Daniels
  • How Does One Get A Relaxed Performance On A Studio Recording, Part 2
  • How Does One Get A Relaxed Sound On A Studio Recording?
  • How Softly Can You Play Your Guitar?
  • Grooming Your Voice For Success
  • How to Recognize and Deal With What Is Part of the Process
  • Datamusicata down time and Remixing an Old Project
  • More About Pricing Yourself by Jamie O'Reilly
  • How Do I Price Myself?
  • What Is An Anchor Gig?
  • How Do You Prep For An Open Mic?
  • How Do You Connect With Your Audience?
  • Songwriting Part 6 / The Red Pony Song - Final Draft
  • Where Do You Get Your Inspiration? Part 3 (Racing the Moon)
  • What is the Best Way to Travel When the Gigs are Back to Back?
  • Mixing, Tell Me More About It
  • How Do You Handle Show Biz Frustration?
  • What About Guarantees?
  • Why Do I Need An Editor?
  • Tips on Traveling and Networking
  • If Noone Shows, Do I Still Have To Do The Show?
  • Can I Do Three Nights in a Row of Great Shows?
  • How Many Nights In A Row Should You Perform?
  • Tips for Successful Intimate House Concerts
  • How Do I Do a Songwriter Showcase?
  • How Do I Host An Open Mic?
  • What Can I Do To Make My Show A Success?
  • See Live Music Whenever You Can - A Cliff Eberhardt Concert Review
  • What About A Manager, Tell Me Everything, Part 2
  • What About A Manager? Tell Me Everything, Part 1
  • How I Almost Didn't Save Nicolette Larson's LIfe -- Road Safety
  • What Is Your Mission?
  • How Do I Pack For The Road?
  • Kulak's Woodshed Concert May 24, 2008
  • The Monterey Pop Festival
  • Packing Up Your Gear - The Cord Dilemma
  • How Do You Prepare For A Live Recording?
  • How Redd Foxx Saved My Life
  • Do You Have A Responsibility to Other Artists?
  • Bob Lefsetz on Albums and What They Actually Mean
  • Should I Hire A Publicist?
  • How Do I Do A Show With No Amplification?
  • How Do I Develop Discipline?
  • How to Be A Great House Guest, Part Two
  • When Will We Ever Learn?
  • How Do You Prepare For A Live Radio Interview?
  • Where Do You Get Inspiration For A Song? (Stolen Season) Part 2
  • What Do You Want To Have Happen? Part Two
  • How Do You Compare Your Work?
  • Three Gigs in Southern California
  • What Makes A Good Lyric (Final - Part 5)
  • What About the Opening Act Thing?
  • What Makes A Good Lyric, Part 4 (Still writing that song!)
  • What Makes A Good Lyric, Part 3 (now we're writing a song!)
  • What Makes A Good Lyric? Part 2
  • What Makes A Good Lyric?
  • How Do You Handle Adversity?
  • More Tips on Reaching Your Goals
  • Are You Making Your Practice Time Fun?
  • How Do You Read An Audience?
  • How Do I Get the Most Out of My Studio Time Recording Background Vocals?
  • Can I Write A Song Like That? And If I Do, Is It Stealing?
  • What Can I Do To Make Traveling Less of A Hassle?
  • Why A Professional Keeps His Word
  • What Does It Take To Be Great?
  • Do You Have Nightmare Gigs?
  • Should You Pick Up A Naked Hitchhiker?
  • How Do I Put Together A Showcase?
  • Are People Hearing What You Are Saying?
  • In A Hip Hop World Where Can I Play My Acoustic Music?
  • You've Been To A Music Conference, Now What?
  • Did You Do Your Idiot Check?
  • How Much Energy Are You Bringing to the Stage?
  • Bob Leftsetz Weighs In On Major Labels
  • General Recording Project Tips
  • Contracts, Should I Use Them?
  • How Do I Get My Music Into Films?
  • What Do You Bring To The Party?
  • What Do You Do To Prepare For A Gig?
  • Why We Play Music, Part Two
  • Why Are You Making Music?
  • Do I Need To Master My Recordings? And What Is Mastering, Anyway?
  • Pregnancy on the First Date--Is There A Song In There?
  • Should I Sell Merchandise Too?
  • Why Go Hear Live Music?
  • How Do I Manage My Day?
  • Are You Letting the Magic Happen in the Studio?
  • What Do I Do When I Lose the Audience?
  • Where Do You Get Inspiration For A Song? (Blue Shag Cookie Monster Story)
  • How Do You Share A Stage?
  • When Opportunity Knocks, Part 3
  • Should I Pick Up Hitchhikers?
  • What Is the Difference Between an Engineer and a Producer?
  • Can I Produce Myself?
  • Random Thoughts 2 and Road Remedies for Pain
  • Songwriting 4 – Making It Great
  • Who Helped You Get Where You Are?
  • Vintage Guitar Review of The Eternal Contradiction
  • I Play My First Nude Beach Party
  • Chord Substitution?
  • How's Your Commitment to Your Talent, Your Gift?
  • How Does Publishing Work? Part Two
  • How Does Publishing Work?
  • Do I have to Do It Alone?
  • Should I Use A Producer For My First Recording?
  • How Much Does It Cost to Make A Record?
  • How Do I Choose the Right Producer
  • How Do I Change Instruments During A Concert?
  • What Are Some Tuning Tips for Guitar?
  • How Do I Book Myself Into A House Concert?
  • How I Almost Met My Distant Cousin, John Lennon
  • How Do I Sing With a Sore Throat?
  • Are You Using Dynamics in All Aspects of Your Performance?
  • Mike Kappus of Rosebud Music Interview
  • How Do I Prepare A Short Set?
  • Do You Have Creative Seasons?
  • Random Helpful Info
  • While I'm in Italy Don't Eat Your Hearts Out
  • What Does An Artist Need From Me the Presenter?
  • What Can I Do to Help the Performer Give His Best?
  • Are You Spreading the Word About Music You Love?
  • How Do I Use A Looping Station?
  • What Else Can You Do to Promote Your Music
  • What About Songwriting Camps?
  • How Do I Emcee (and Quiet the Crowd, Too?)
  • What Can A Concert Presenter Do To Get the Best Show Possible From the Performer?
  • A Take On the Re Emergence of Roots Music
  • What is the Most Cost Effective Self Promotion?
  • How Do I Get Invited Back?
  • How Do I Start A Band?
  • Booking Yourself 2 - The Logistics of a Tour
  • House Concerts 3
  • When Is Less Really More?
  • Is There A Right Way to Record?
  • Arranging for One Voice and Guitar 2
  • Guest Columnist Susan Mumma
  • What Goes Right and Wrong In A Concert
  • Performing, Pacing A Set
  • How Do I Stay Healthy on the Road?
  • When Opportunity Knocks, Part Two
  • When Opportunity Knocks
  • What About This Celebrity Thing?
  • Do You Have To Stay All Night?
  • Remembering September 11th 2001
  • How Do You Handle Depression and Discouragement?
  • What Is the Most Important Thing to Convey on Stage?
  • Do You Always Give 100% In A Performance?
  • Songwriting 3 - The ReWrite
  • Peter Tork Interview
  • How Do I Record With No Money?
  • What Is The Most Important Question To Ask Yourself?
  • How Do I Not Leave Stuff Behind on the Road?
  • Songwriting 2 How Do I Write For Someone Else and Get It Recorded?
  • You're At A Music Conference--Now What?
  • What's the Best Way to Sell CDs at A Live Performances
  • Random Thoughts - This Fleeting Moment That Is Our Life
  • George Winston Answers Eleven Questions
  • Booking Yourself 1
  • Creating an Audience 2
  • Arranging for One Voice and Guitar
  • Playing Live with other people
  • Gear 1 What I Use
  • Producing - The Producer's Job
  • Random Thoughts - Attitude
  • Guitar Stringing
  • Recording 1
  • Songwriting 1
  • Performing, The Next Step
  • Performing, The Beginning
  • House Concerts, Part Two, House Guesting
  • Performing, 3
  • House Concerts
  • From the Road 20 July 07
  • July 16, 07 From the Road
  • Performing
  • Practicing
  • Singing
  • Guitar Tips Part Two (Traveling & Brands)
  • Guitar Tips
  • Here are some links that I use and thought you might also find useful

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    • Vacation Sites in Mexico
      A site for anyone interested in spending some quality time south of the border
    • How to Give or Do A House Concert
      everything you want or need to know about doing or having a house concert
    • Snapshot Live Concert DVD's of James Lee Stanley and many others...
      DVD's of James Lee Stanley Shows at Charlotte's Web, Rockford, IL 1975 - 2007
    • Let Your Music Soar
      My dear friend Corky Siegel has written a book for us all. Check it out.
    • Jerry Lawson Goes Solo
      Jerry Lawson of the Persuasions has a new solo CD out. You will love the soulful sounds, I promise.
    • The Official Pamala Stanley Home Page
      My beautiful sister, who happens to have one of the greatest voices in showbiz and puts on a better show than anyone. Check her out.
    • HOME INCOME PORTAL
      STAY HOME AND STILL MAKE MONEY, WOO WOO
    • The Art of Song
      Seminars, webinars, and articles addressing songwriting, as well as a concert series.
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