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How Anyone Can Write Better Lyrics
If you like to write lyrics or poems then you will want to look at this site. It gives good advice on how to improve your writing and suggests other resources you may want to invest in.
New York Times
New York Times: Week of 5 26 14: Lyrical Witness of Jim Crow South, Dies at 86
[Free Registration/Login Required] African American poet Maya Angelou passed away this week. Learn about her difficult early life and rise to fame as a critically acclaimed author.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Sing Your Way to Creating a Strong Password
Article provides a strategy for using song lyrics to create strong passwords.
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Verse Development
You have written some lyrics to a song, but are they any any good? Do they capture the listener? This column offers great advice about how to develop your verses to keep them interesting. Through analysis of other lyrics the author will...
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Melani: Romanticism: Introduction to Romanticism
This is an article discribing Romanticism and the Romantic Period from 1798-1832 including its beginning with the publication of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge. Characteristics include heightened imagination, nature...
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Furman University: How to Memorize Vocal Music
A series of practical pointers as to how a singer can effectively memorize music. Written by a university vocal performing artist.
Scott Alexander
Lieutenant James Reese Europe: Songs Back From the Battle
This site is an extensive biography of World War I African American soldier and jazz musician Lieutenant James Reese Europe. It includes much detail about Europe's life, experience in the military, and success as a bandleader. Photos,...
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Choral Resources: Choral Rehearsal Techniques
A vast amount of advice and help is found at this site concerning choral rehearsal techniques. From general advice to specialized strategies you are likely to find something useful.
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Petrarch and Laura: Peter Sadlon: How to Write a Sonnet [Pdf]
This is an 8-page PDF article on "How to Write a Sonnet" by Peter Sadlon. It provides background information about sonnets, discusses the two main kinds of sonnet Italian or Petrarchan form and English or Shakespearean form. It explains...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: What Is the Owl and the Nightingale About?
"The Owl and the Nightingale" is one of the earliest substantial texts to be written in Middle English. Read an overview of this poem and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Middle English
This article explains how Middle English developed from Old English, changing its grammar, pronunciation, and spelling, and borrowing words from French and Latin.
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Schoolhouse Rock: Multiplication Rock
This site from Schoolhouse Rock provides links to eleven different songs that have to do with multiplication. The songs are taken from the 1970's TV show, Schoolhouse rock, and are very catchy tunes. You can access the lyrics by clicking...
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California State University: Judging Aesthetic Value
Julie Van Camp gets our aesthetic minds in action with this article from the California State University on the court ruling that 2 Live Crew did not infringe upon the copyright of Roy Orbison's song, "Oh, Pretty Woman." Van Camp cites...
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Mocomi: Types of Poems
Explores poetry terms and the different types of poetry.
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