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Songwriting Software Express, Issue # 67 - Blast Through Your Guitar Plauteau
May 27, 2009

Songwriting Software Express monthly.

May 2009

From Songwriting Software Plus at www.SongwritingSoftware.com

To help your songwriting with a focus on the benefits of innovative software, tools, resources and programs for your songwriting craft and career.

 


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First up: Editor's Note from the laptop of Robert Curtis, your songwriter in residence at Songwriting Software Plus.

Followed by Items:

1. Blast Through Your Guitar Plateau
2. This Month's Notable Quote
3. Songwriting Software Plus Software Superstars

Editor's Note:

This is guitar month here at Songwriting Software Plus and you may remember back in the special December holiday issue I spotlighted a new online learning program for starting or amping up your guitar playing - because it's been shown to help you write better songs as in fact playing any instrument can do.

You may recall I mentioned that the book Your First Cut makes a strong case for this in pointing out that the most overriding commonality of most successful songwriters is that they play an instrument - most often guitar or keyboard (which we'll cover next month).

I've brought attention back to the guitar program again as I've managed to secure a temporary special deal from the program's proprietor for you that I'll elaborate on in this issue's main article. There is plenty of free stuff too that may even be enough for now to kick start your playing - so there's room for all budgets to benefit.

I'm still mostly a rough and tumble strummer on the guitar - as my main instrument is the keyboard but even the free lessons of today's program brought me up a notch.

Eventually I'll work in more time on my guitar but I'm pretty busy with continuing work on my album and of course ever needing to further develop my keyboard playing. I figure these days if I get %80 done of what I've set out to do each day I've had a successful day. That good old 80/20 rule. I hope you're reaching at least that %80 mark too.

So if you're ready to start and or improve your electric or acoustic guitar playing check out today's article and see that it's not too hard to soon move up a few notches in your ability and now cheaper as well.

 

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Blast Through Your Guitar Plateau

Have you plateaued in guitar playing? Or haven't even gotten started yet? Do you want to do better and take the step to guitar mastery? Click on this link to see how to break your personal log jam.

The Secret is in the System …

I recently was in touch again with Chris Elmore of Elmore Music and Chris has an amazing system that transforms your general guitar skills – everything from the very basics including tune-ups in no time, through to super fast finger movement.

His system includes run throughs from legendary songs to guitar theory done in a simple to understand way I had not seen done before. And the leads … you will sound like a legend too after this section.

The Developer And His Approach

The Elmore guitar music program was developed by accomplished Australian guitarist and songwriter Chris Elmore, whom I first introduced back in December, and his program has been around and refined over the past several years to give an ultimate online learning experience.

Elmore initially approaches playing from the chord and tablature based avenues that eliminates the need for being able to read music - although that can come in later or concurrently if you choose to further your music understanding in that regard.

Remember - you can grasp music theory and full playing ability without ever needing to read music but it can't but help to know music notation and theory in its purest form as well - at least a little bit.

All of this is presented online with professionally recorded video footage so you can see each of the finger placements, crystal clear sound so you hear precisely the pitch, tone and pace of each piece and accurate and easy to understand tabs so you know where to place your fingers for each chord.

A Special Deal For You

When I contacted Chris he offered up a deal for the first 100 subscriber respondents.

If you have been dreaming about getting off your plateau and playing like a pro, then …click this link to get all the details

PS: If you want to check out Chris' approach and materials first hand before you decide to invest you can get daily lessons for free delivered to your inbox - just click here now to start accelerating your guitar playing.

And if you do purchase any of his courses Chris personally backs his program with a 100% no strings attached, love it or get your money back guarantee. Click here to check it all out.

For Inspiration And Thought On Your Path To More Songwriting Success:

"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past."

-- Patrick Henry

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MasterWriter - the most comprehensive program for writing lyrics with a recorder for melodies and preprogrammed grooves. New version 2.0 for 2009.

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Music Writing (Windows based):

Play Music - the easiest, most bang for the buck, music notation program around. Our top selling notation program - click here to see why.


Music Recording (Windows based)

Mixcraft - easy, affordable, and quite capable, recording software. Now out with the 2008 version 4. Mixcraft has been compared to Garage Band - see how it can help your songwriting by checking out these videos - click here.

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