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Expert Profile: Daniel Johnson

Expertise:  I can answer questions on verse and chorus construction. I can answer questions on lyric and melody writing. I can suggest ways to overcome writers block and to spark a creative flow. I can`t answer advanced questions about notation or music theory. I can`t answer questions about composing classical music or eastern music.

Experience in the area
I am an active songwriter and have been writing off and on for over 35 years. I have written and performed in a wide variety of styles, including folk, rock, pop, bluegrass, country, old school R&B and soul. Over the years I've performed my original songs in a variety of bands, duos and solo in the USA, Canada, Europe and Central America.

Publications
I co-author a songwriting newsletter, the Songwriter's Tip Jar and I started an online songwriter forum also called Songwriter's Tip Jar.

Education/Credentials
I studied classical music at Penn State University as well as guitar, jazz and theory with several excellent private teachers.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  My goal is to bring songwriters together - songwriters all over the world, of all ages, genres and levels, to support each other, learn from one another and lift everyone's skills and knowledge.
Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1954
Knowledge   9.79   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.87   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.79   Best of the best
Politeness   9.97   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
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1
Max Questions to be Asked
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4
Total Questions
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300
Recent Reviews from Users
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User Comments
Thank you so much! I know I wrote a lot but you did adress everything I said. Yes I went back and had a look over my songs, and realized that it seems
(Cathryn on 11/29/08)
Thanks, that was helpful, I will probably do 8 lines then. [GCSEs are the qualifications i'm taking in high school. Students aged 15-16 take them
(Catherine on 02/27/08)
Thank you very much for your help! I have nearly completed my composition with your help. It is much appriciated! Thank you once again. From Lisa :)
(Lisa on 02/18/08)
Excellent Response! Thanks for painting the hold picture.
(Marvin on 01/23/08)
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Recent Answers from Daniel Johnson
2008-11-16  Best way to making a song John, Let me try this, check out the post dated today November 17, 2008 at my songwriter's blog: http://songwriterstipjar.wordpress.com/ where we answer the question, "how do I get started writing songs?"...
2008-10-22  Developing an R&B bridge. Kamal, I only wish I could write R&B. I aspire to it. About bridges, somebody has probably written a book on just bridges. But in a short email, let me give you some places to start, some ideas...
2008-08-17  writers block Liz, I don't know if it's lyrics or musical ideas that you're talking about, so I'll try to address both. Whenever I get stuck, I try to go back to basics. For one thing, I lower my expectations...
2008-07-27  Song styles Ava, I don't think there's a name for the song structure you list, but it's very common. Here's another very common one (just a slight variation): Intro Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge...
2008-06-28  the right hands Keith, Thanks for your question. These days most artists and record companies will not accept unsolicited material (your songs). One way around that is if you know someone, i.e. a recording artist or...
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