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Learning How to Write Songs

by Lodge McCammon, Gavin McCammon, Mike Kroell

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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 01 07:02
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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 02 02:53
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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 03 10:32
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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 04 06:04
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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 05 05:14
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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 06 03:52
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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 07 03:19
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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 08 08:24
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STEP1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam 09 07:43
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STEP2: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Fragment "Wooo ooo" 01 03:15
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STEP2: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Fragment 02 03:35
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STEP2: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Fragment 03 02:50
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STEP2: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Fragment 04 02:41
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STEP2: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Fragment "Beep Beep" 05 00:38
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STEP2: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Fragment "Sister" 06 01:06
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STEP3: Assemble Instrumental Fragments into Complete Song 01 04:06
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STEP3: Assemble Instrumental Fragments into Complete Song 02 03:28
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STEP4: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Complete Song 01 03:46
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STEP4: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Complete Song 02 01:55
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STEP4: Add Vocals to Complete Song "Easy Changes" 03 04:17
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These are the steps I used to start writing songs

STEP 1: Song Fragment Instrumental Jam (Take one chord progression/beat and play it over and over)

STEP 2: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Fragment (Sing whatever comes to mind over one of the fragments, without concern about meaning or vocal structure)

STEP 3: Assemble Instrumental Fragments into Complete Song (Organize a few fragments into a structured format like verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse chorus)

STEP 4: Add Stream of Consciousness Vocals to Complete Song (Sing whatever comes to mind over a full song, move toward more vocal structure and meaning)

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released December 1, 1993

Lodge McCammon - Vocal, Guitar, Drums (track 18), Bass (track 16-19)
Gavin McCammon - Bass, Vocal (in STEP2)
Mike Kroell - Drums, Vocal (in STEP2)
Rick Kroell - Bass (Track 20)

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Lodge McCammon Raleigh, North Carolina

Lodge McCammon is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, engineer & producer who grew up in Chicago. He now lives, works & plays music in Raleigh, NC.

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