Pat Boardman's Articles in Music


  • How To Write Original Songs
    Songs have to come alive if they're to bring any meaning to the listeners, and like all living things, a seed is required to begin the process. Compulsive songwriters have something they want to get off their chests and they have the good fortune to be able to share their thoughts with an audience. Ask why the song should e ...

  • The Importance Of Lyrics For Rock And Pop Music
    A good work of music that uses lyrics should go that extra step and use the power of words to be meaningful in its effect on the listener's social consciousness. American Blues and Folk music artists were known by the people at the grass roots, not the glittery illusion of show business. Injustice was everywhere: civil righ ...

  • The Musician's Mp3 Download Pennies Don't Add Up
    Since the early days of Napster a long struggle between record companies and download sites to establish a system of royalty payments that could trickle down to the people who actually write and perform the music that's being sold. People still buy CDs, but it's become even harder for new talent, or established talent for t ...


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