Barry ten Have - Tue, Nov 3rd, 2009 11:24 PM PST
I really like the tips you give on a daily basis. They help. Thanks, Barry! Glad to hear my Twitter tips are useful for you. - Robin aliceia - Tue, Nov 3rd, 2009 3:49 PM PST nice and simple Terry Weatherbe - Fri, Oct 30th, 2009 8:10 PM PDT I hope to be eventually get your book Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting 126 Proven techniques. I am a songwriter and know it would be a defintite asset to helping me along with my songwriting. I think the Craft of Songwriting which I also have is a very essential book for any songwriter to have for using in their work. erin - Thu, Oct 29th, 2009 9:13 AM PDT this website is probably tho most helpful website on the internet! kaylee nelson - Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 9:35 AM PDT i think it looks great, your site should have some songs that people wrote posed in here. don't you think? ashley tidale - Mon, Oct 19th, 2009 6:20 PM PDT the song is a about love how can i just sing it with perasher Rik Yerzik - Wed, Oct 14th, 2009 1:14 PM PDT Hi Robin.. great to see all the work you're doing.. I'm starting to perform, writing quite a bit and improving my craft.. thanks to you... you're an angel! Cory Cota - Mon, Oct 12th, 2009 9:44 PM PDT I thought that this site is resourseful and great for songwriteing tips but you could talk less about your book. And what do you do during a block? Sebastian Geffen - Sat, Oct 10th, 2009 11:45 AM PDT I am a songwriter who writes up custom songs for people via a form on my website which is www dot sebastunes dot com; someone filled in a request with the lyrics to your song California Girl - the request was to hear vocals, drums and bass guitar - So I wrote up the requested song .. without checking to see if it was a existing song ... I checked to see if it was a existing song after I had done the request and found that in fact it was a song by you. I guess it is a cover now of your song "California Girl" You can find out more information and also the mp3 of the song via my website or by e-mailing me. I am sorry if covering your song has offended you in anyway. I only run the website as a hobby and non-profit or commerical purposes. thank you for reading this message .. I think you could give me tips about songwriting .. I am just a Amateur songwriter. - love.peace sebastian geffen of sebastunes dot com Hi Sebastian - Thanks for getting touch. I checked out your web site. I think you've got a really interesting, creative, and challenging idea! I appreciate the way you handled the problem with "California Girl" and thanks for letting me know. It's not really a "cover" of my song because you've written a new melody to the lyrics. I think the best thing to do at this point would be to take the song off your web site. If someone does a Google search for "California Girl" and comes across your site, they may think that's the melody or some version of it. This could get really confusing. If you haven't already, you might post something that says "Submit your ORIGINAL lyrics only." Thanks again for getting in touch. I wish you much success! - Robin Frederick mcknight - Wed, Oct 7th, 2009 5:53 AM PDT I've heard about you ever since I was in secondary school as far as song writing is concern.I am an underground artist and also own an uderground record studio by the name SO CLOSE RECORDZ.My abilities in lyrics composition today are as a result of your writings and presently I just can't help it wanting more of your stuffs.I believe am not the only CAMEROONIAN who reads your writings and you will alwys remaind my guidian angel when I wanna write a new song.thanks sabah - Sun, Sep 13th, 2009 3:50 AM PDT hi, i would like to write a sad song in hindi but i cant find the words.. soo i thought why not take help.. soo if only you could help me find my words.. thank you - sabah asif Hi Sabah - How about looking for a co-writer among your friends. Look for someone who can talk about their feelings honestly and make you understand how they feel. That's the most important thing a lyric needs to do, especially a sad song. Don't worry about rhyming to start with, just try to find the emotional message. - Robin DAVID MICHAEL HOSSLEY - Tue, Sep 8th, 2009 2:31 AM PDT A day without a tip from Robin Frederick and not incorporating it in to my own creative or personal process, is not my 'write' day. Something about her approach to this art is inspiring with no stops. Her experience (and book) have taught me to 'Avoid Making Things Difficult'. Make a Schedule, Know the Rules, Write Faithfully, and Have Fun. DAVID MICHAEL HOSSLEY Producer/Consultant/BMI ♬ Matt Beal - Sun, Sep 6th, 2009 1:07 AM PDT I just wanted to say that I found this website very helpful. I've been writing lyrics for a few years now and I've noticed that the more I write the better I seem to get at it; at least when the end product comes around. I love going back and looking at old lyrics I've written just to give me a sense of how far I have come since then...even just looking at ones from a few months ago. Lyrics that I thought were very good now seem mediocre compared to ones I have written in recent days or weeks. However, I was wondering about something. I have always had trouble coming up with the first line of a song. It seems to be the most difficult for me. I try not to write the first line as something obvious and cliche (tho occasionally it does come out as such) but I also can't seem to figure out how to keep it from being too vague. If you have any advice on that subject I would love the input. Also, I'd like to send in one of my pieces to get your input on how you think the structure flows or just general thoughts on the writing, again if that's alright. Thanks for the tips so far, Matt Beal Hi Matt - You're so welcome. I'm really happy to hear that you can see a difference in your lyric writing. Yay!!! Your question about opening lines is a good one. My answer was fairly long so I posted it, along with your question, on my Blog/News page here: http://www.robinfrederick.com/news.html I hope it helps to keep you going. I'm excited for you! - Robin sammy - Wed, Sep 2nd, 2009 11:03 PM PDT I LOVE THIS SITE ,,,,ITS AWSOME,,,,IVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC SINCE I WAS 5 YR OLD,,,,,THIS SITE HAS HELPED ME ALOT,,,I LOVE MUSIC BECAUSE I FEEL IT SO DEEPLY IN MY HEART WHEN I SING AND PLAY,,,,I HOPE TO MAKE A CD SOME DAY ,,,,,THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP YOU HAVE GIVIN ME,,,,I KEEP THIS SITE AS MY REMINDER,,,,,,THANKS AGAIN,,,,HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU ,,,,,,,YOUR FRIEND SAMMY Tracey & Vance Marino - Wed, Sep 2nd, 2009 10:44 AM PDT Dear Robin, We're looking forward to seeing you tonight at Matthias Weber's UCLA Composing class. Thank you for taking the time to do this! We bought your book at the TAXI Rally and you were so kind to autograph it. It's a great resource -- even Barbara Cloyd was endorsing it at a songwriter's NSAI workshop in San Diego last Saturday! Sincerely, Tracey & Vance Marino shea blackston - Tue, Sep 1st, 2009 7:09 AM PDT Robin...If this really is your guestbook, I am so glad to find you after a bit of a search. I am looking for a copy of the song you wrote, You and Me, Kid. My brother would liek to use it for his dance with my Mom ant his wedding Oct. 3, 2009. Could you help me find it!? Please contact me at the email above. Much thanks, Shea Blackston Crystal - Mon, Aug 31st, 2009 1:32 PM PDT Your article, "Notes on Songwriting" is just amazing. I recently wrote lyrics for a parody song-cover of my own before doing any research on songwriting simply because the title struck me and I felt the need to just DO IT! Looking back on the steps I took while writing, I realized that the lyric writing process YOU recommend is exactly how it happened for me to produce lyrics that even I loved! (You know how we're our own worst critics, right? So you can imagine how happy I was to be pleased with lyrics I wrote myself.) Now that I know I was doing it "the right way" (or that this is how most good songs start) I am really excited and motivated to write more, and maybe even learn to read/play chords on piano to try and write my own music! *searches Amazon.com for your book out of sheer excitement* So basically, what I'm saying is you are an inspiration! Thank you, thank you so incredibly much for sharing your experience and knowledge! (If you have time and would be so kind as to hear my parody cover-song: Please Google search "Shut Up and Grind" and it should be the top hit YouTube video. I'd really appreciate a comment from you. The music is Rihanna's "Shut up and Drive", but MY lyrics are about the computer game that I absolutely LOVE to play. The lyric writing process I went through for this song is a testament to the writing process you graciously un-mystify for newbie songwriters.) I seriously can't thank you enough. - Crystal a.k.a Isolte of Daggerspine D.C. Hathaway - Sat, Aug 29th, 2009 7:45 AM PDT Robin, I love the site and wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you and all you do. Thanks for the wonderful words of encouragement to KEEP WRITING AND HONING OUR CRAFT AND NEVER GIVE UP. I love you. D.C. Hathaway Chloe - Wed, Aug 26th, 2009 10:59 PM PDT I love singing Bertus Duijts - Wed, Aug 19th, 2009 5:45 PM PDT help me.. i got 455 songs :O i cant stop this magic megan - Sun, Aug 16th, 2009 9:34 PM PDT I really love this website, it has helped me write my songs so much I have written 5 after seeing this website. Trent - Sat, Aug 8th, 2009 10:51 PM PDT The song writing shortcuts helped a lot. Thanks. It was a little hard two understand, but once I got the hang of it, I got through it easily. michael kline - Tue, Aug 4th, 2009 6:26 PM PDT i love the page and just wanted to ask you a question about just you and me kid if you dont mind write me back please Danny Clash - Wed, Jul 15th, 2009 9:11 PM PDT I was referred to you by one of your students, James Darrow. I would like about 15 minutes of your time to discuss opportunitied for voiceover work. If you would be so kind, respond with a date, time, and number that I can reach you at. Thanks Kerry Blackston - Tue, Jul 7th, 2009 3:35 PM PDT Hi! I'm looking for a recording of the theme song for the TV show, "Just You and Me, Kid" Are any available? Hi Kerry - I actually don't know where you can get it. I don't have any copies myself. You might be able to buy a VHS tape on Ebay that has a few episodes and will include the theme song. Good luck! - Robin Next page >> |