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Hip-hop was born in the 1970s as a way for young kids in the ghetto to express themselves through music. Spraying graffiti, emcee's, DJs and breakdancing were ways for communities to come...

Over the years, hip-hop has changed in many ways, from the early days of Run DMC and MC Hammer, to Jay-Z, Kanye and many more; the form is constantly evolving. A freestyle champion discusses the...

Freestyle rapping is the style where nothing is pre-written and the emcee comes up with the rap lyrics off the top of his head. In this free video, you'll learn some great ways of practicing this...

Planning a performance is important to having a good show and keeping an audience's attention. Be sure to plan each part of every performance to ensure that the show has a flow to it by using tips...

Selling a song means performing it in a way that makes the audience feel the emotion of the song. Learn some great tips on how to sell a song and in turn, sell more CDs and keep the attention of...

Giving heart in a musical performance is a way to stand out in the crowd of other singers and songwriters. Discover what giving heart actually means and how it can effect an audience more than...

Sometimes silence in a song or performance is more powerful than constant sound, and can change the mood drastically. Watch how pausing can change the feeling of a song in this free video example...

Holding back emotion when singing or performing is the worst thing for any performer, because it cuts them off from their audience. Keep the audience enthralled in a performance by not holding...

In many musical and other style performances, building up the emotion or tension throughout the performance is a good way to keep the attention of the audience. Discovery ways to build up emotion...

Letting go is one of the biggest problems performers and singers face because they are self-conscious, but it is one of the most important things for a performer to do to keep an audience...

Singing a song with emotion is just as important as singing it correctly on pitch, because it draws in the audience. Use the emotion of the song's message as energy to draw in a crowd with some...

Many songs convey several emotions and it is important to take the audience through a journey of them as it is sung. Convey every emotion in each song so that the audience feels each of them with...

"Owning it" is a term that conveys the performer's confidence in the song he or she is playing, and the way they are playing it. Own every song and performance so the audience never once questions...

When performing music, conveying emotions and feelings is very important to help draw in the audience. Identify the feeling of a song before performing it to help convey the emotion of the song,...

Stage presence is vital to any songwriter or performer, because it conveys the emotion behind the performance. Speak a story that expresses the same emotion of a song to create the feeling before...

Singing a song with feeling is just as important as singing it correctly on pitch, because it draws in the audience. Use the emotion of the song's message as energy to draw in a crowd with some...

Great songs tell a story and are full of emotion, imagery and feeling, so incorporating storytelling into songwriting is important. Tell a story with every song and use that to draw in an audience...

Closing a show is very important because it is the last image an audience will have of the art. Learn tips on how to make them remember and feel it even after they leave from a professional...

Closing a spoken word story needs to have a few things including a conclusion and possibly reiteration of the beginning in some cases. Learn how and when to do this from a professional musician in...

There is an art to building imagery in spoken word poetry and music. Learn a few tips on how to do this from a professional musician in this free video.

Closing a spoken word story needs to have a few things including a conclusion and possibly reiteration of the beginning in some cases. Learn how and when to do this from a professional musician in...

Assonance is a language device that is a lot like alliteration but slightly different because the words don't necessarily rhyme. Learn a bit more about this device for conveying emotion in words...

Rhythm is a language device that almost every poet and musician use to tie lines and phrases together through syllables and word choices. Learn a bit more about this device for conveying emotion...

Rhyme is a language device that almost every poet and musician use to tie lines and phrases together with similar sounding words. Learn a bit more about this device for conveying emotion in words...

Here is an example of a way that the language device of rhyme can convey and create emotion in a piece of written art. Learn how it is done from a professional musician in this free video.

Writing can be difficult but many of the greatest writers used their literal surroundings to paint a physical picture for the reader or audience. Learn tips on how to do this from a professional...

Internal rhyme is a language device that rhymes very quickly. Learn a bit more about this device for conveying emotion in words from a professional musician in this free video.

Sling shot rhyming is a language device that rhymes quickly the first time so as to create more space between the second and third rhymes to develop more imagery. Learn a bit more about this...

Mood transitions are very important to have in a performance so that the audience's mood ebbs and flows with the performer's. Learn tips on how to accomplish this from a professional musician in...

There are many ways to change the mood of an audience during a performance. Learn about one specific example of how from a professional musician in this free video.

Language devices are a great way to add feeling and emotion to your words in a performance. Including rhythm and rhyme, learn several devices from a professional musician in this free video.

Onomatopoeia is a language device like "POW!" that describes or reproduces a sound. Learn a bit more about this device for conveying emotion in words from a professional musician in this free video.

Alliteration is a language device that uses several words in series that all begin with the same letter. Learn a bit more about this device for conveying emotion in words from a professional...

The way some people create art is a mystery but there is a method even to the most genius ideas. Learn tips on how people come up with amazingly creative ideas from a professional musician in this...

The beginning of every performance should get the audience's attention right away. Learn some tips on how to always capture an audience's attention at the beginning of every performance from a...

There are many ways to capture the attention of an audience at the beginning of a performance. Learn about one specific example of how from a professional musician in this free video.

The purpose of your song will often inform the structure it takes. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

Remember to honor the purpose of your song as you establish the structure of it. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

There is no particular right or wrong way to write a song. Find your personal style. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

Lyrics are also rhythmic in nature because your words have to fit in with the rhythm of the music. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

Lyrics usually have a pattern. Oftentimes, it will be a repeated pattern depending upon what your music is doing. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

One way to help with your lyrics is to ask questions about what has inspired you. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

Keep in mind the point of your song when you begin working on its structure. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

In pop song writing there are usually components in each song that will show up perhaps in different orders. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

You will figure out as you work on your song how many different sections it has. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

In pop music writing, the heart of the song is called the hook. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

Lyrics are unique to songwriting because songs have words. Songs tell stories. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

The narrative is one form of lyric, more of a form of storytelling, like a balladeer. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

Lyrics need to flow in a way that makes them singable. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.

Every song has an inspiration or something that started the idea. Learn how to write a song from a professional artist in this free music video.