The question of whether songwriting can be taught is valid. My answer is: “yes … and no.” After all, songwriting is a mystical process and every writer has their own unique way of navigating the ...

Two local musicians have teamed up to give out free music lessons at monthly workshops starting next year. Barry Chauvin and Tommy Ike Hailey teamed up three years ago for three-day workshops that ...

It’s indisputable, however, that their combined power created a musical benchmark few other have risen to. Although there are many, many lessons to learn from Lennon and McCartney’s songwriting ...

FINNEAS, Billie Eilish at the Billie Eilish "Hit Me Hard and Soft" Tour at Kia Forum on December 17, 2024 in Inglewood, California. - Credit: Christopher Polk/Billboard With first-grade teacher Ms.

Now you too can learn to be a treasured troubadour of the Portland singer-songwriter ilk. Learn from one of the bespectacled best, right there in Oregon's 97211. Laura sent out this little note to her ...