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	<title>Comments on: Gary Ewer on Tension and Release</title>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
		<link>http://www.songwright.co.uk/2010/02/16/gary-ewer-on-tension-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1197</link>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks very much Tom!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks very much Tom!</p>
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		<title>By: Tom</title>
		<link>http://www.songwright.co.uk/2010/02/16/gary-ewer-on-tension-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1180</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here it is:
http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/the-tension-release-principle-of-songwriting/

It was linked to in the article.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here it is:<br />
<a href="http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/the-tension-release-principle-of-songwriting/" rel="nofollow">http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/the-tension-release-principle-of-songwriting/</a></p>
<p>It was linked to in the article.</p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
		<link>http://www.songwright.co.uk/2010/02/16/gary-ewer-on-tension-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1172</link>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where is the article on tension and release? I haven&#039;t been able to find it.  Thanks very much in advance, Susan</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where is the article on tension and release? I haven&#8217;t been able to find it.  Thanks very much in advance, Susan</p>
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		<title>By: cinderkeys</title>
		<link>http://www.songwright.co.uk/2010/02/16/gary-ewer-on-tension-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1027</link>
		<dc:creator>cinderkeys</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve found that if you stay in mixolydian for most of the song, and then sneak in a major V-I, it sounds fresh and unexpected.

I don&#039;t necessarily disagree with you about mixolydian or V-I cadences being cliche, but if you avoid all of the biggest cliches, what are you left with?  You can&#039;t write in major or mixolydian even when they&#039;re appropriate to the tone you&#039;re trying to set.  You for sure can&#039;t do four-four time or a backbeat. Can you use guitar in your arrangements? Guitar&#039;s been done to death, after all.

It&#039;s great to branch out in different directions, and if you genuinely hate mixolydian (or four-four time, or backbeats, or guitar), then by all means, avoid it. That&#039;s a great method for developing a signature style. I&#039;m just not sure &quot;cliche&quot; is a good enough reason to reject a way of doing things in and of itself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve found that if you stay in mixolydian for most of the song, and then sneak in a major V-I, it sounds fresh and unexpected.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t necessarily disagree with you about mixolydian or V-I cadences being cliche, but if you avoid all of the biggest cliches, what are you left with?  You can&#8217;t write in major or mixolydian even when they&#8217;re appropriate to the tone you&#8217;re trying to set.  You for sure can&#8217;t do four-four time or a backbeat. Can you use guitar in your arrangements? Guitar&#8217;s been done to death, after all.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s great to branch out in different directions, and if you genuinely hate mixolydian (or four-four time, or backbeats, or guitar), then by all means, avoid it. That&#8217;s a great method for developing a signature style. I&#8217;m just not sure &#8220;cliche&#8221; is a good enough reason to reject a way of doing things in and of itself.</p>
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		<title>By: Tension in Songwriting &#8211; A few thoughts on Rhythm &#171; Songwright</title>
		<link>http://www.songwright.co.uk/2010/02/16/gary-ewer-on-tension-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1017</link>
		<dc:creator>Tension in Songwriting &#8211; A few thoughts on Rhythm &#171; Songwright</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Tom</title>
		<link>http://www.songwright.co.uk/2010/02/16/gary-ewer-on-tension-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1015</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, this is entirely my personal taste here, but yes I&#039;m serious. 

Or at least, if you&#039;re going to use it - be aware. The fact is the V I cadence in a major key sounds twee and clichéd (in my opinion). 

V i in a minor key less so, but I think if a songwriter is going to use them they should be aware that they&#039;re using a cliché.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, this is entirely my personal taste here, but yes I&#8217;m serious. </p>
<p>Or at least, if you&#8217;re going to use it &#8211; be aware. The fact is the V I cadence in a major key sounds twee and clichéd (in my opinion). </p>
<p>V i in a minor key less so, but I think if a songwriter is going to use them they should be aware that they&#8217;re using a cliché.</p>
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		<title>By: cinderkeys</title>
		<link>http://www.songwright.co.uk/2010/02/16/gary-ewer-on-tension-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1014</link>
		<dc:creator>cinderkeys</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Variation is great, but avoiding V-I cadences altogether? Not sure I&#039;d like the results.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Variation is great, but avoiding V-I cadences altogether? Not sure I&#8217;d like the results.</p>
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