Luca, Author at London Music Academy

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Songwriting Secrets: The Power of Limitation

November 18, 2018
Posted by Luca
best songwriters, best songwriting course london, composition, how to write a song, Introduction to Songwriting Course in London, songwriting, songwriting lessons, songwriting lessons london, songwriting london, songwriting tips
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18 Nov

Songwriting Secrets: Songwriting is a tricky thing. I’ll be honest; there are no hidden songwriting secrets that automatically turn you into a great writer. Nor are there little tricks or life hacks that allow you...

Top U2 Songs

November 18, 2018
Posted by Luca
best songs, guitar, live, london music academy, music, piano, rock, songs, songwriting, U2
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07 Nov

Best U2 Songs These days liking or disliking U2 has become something of a dividing line between generations. People under a certain age are still annoyed about the album that auto-uploaded to their iTunes a...

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HAMILTON – TOP TRACKS

01 Nov

HAMILTON Believe the hype! You can take it from a genuine non-fan of musical theatre like me - I resist every opportunity to watch musicals tooth and nail (I think the last of the few I...

WHY (A LITTLE BIT OF) THEORY MATTERS

October 1, 2018
Posted by Luca
Improvisation, Jamming, Learning, music, music theory, music theory course, music theory exercises, music theory games, music theory guitar, music theory notes, music theory piano, music theory quiz, Theory, WHY A LITTLE BIT OF THEORY MATTERS
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25 Sep

When I first started playing the guitar I remember how after a few months, once I’d learned my first songs, I noticed how certain chords tended to always go together – when a song...

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JOHN ILLSLEY AND HIS BAND AT NELL’S JAZZ AND BLUES, LONDON

August 22, 2018
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john illsley, london music academy, music lessons london, Nell’s Jazz and Blues, Paul Stacey, Robbie McIntosh
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20 Aug

JOHN ILLSLEY AND HIS BAND AT NELL'S JAZZ AND BLUES I’m glad I found out about last night (June 3rd, 2018) as it turned out to be one of the best musical experiences I have...

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Steve Earle & The Dukes (& The Mastersons) at The Barbican, London

July 31, 2018
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great guitarists, Guy Clark, Steve Earle
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30 Jul

Last night (July 29, 2018) the best came last. The main set ended and after a first encore (Ben McCullough and Dixieland), Steve came back on stage alone for the second and final encore. He started...

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Some Guitars You Just Don’t Need

July 24, 2018
Posted by Luca
great guitarists, great guitars, Rickenbacker
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24 Jul

Some Guitars You Just Don’t Need If you’re just setting out to learn to play the guitar, you do not need one of these: a Rickenbacker guitar. In fact, nobody needs one. But it’s not...

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Who Said Writing About Music is like Dancing About Architecture?

July 24, 2018
Posted by Luca
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24 Jul

Much quoted, little understood, wrongly attributed, confusingly brilliant, that “writing about music is like dancing about architecture” is one of those quotes people just can’t get enough of. I always give it to Frank Zappa....