Williams Family Home Place Poor Valley Tennessee How To Deal With Aunt Sally's Unsolicited Advice At The Holidays - by Amanda Colleen Williams Why don't you just... ? ... so begins every well meaning holiday visitor about what they think you should be doing with your music. Hint - it's always ever so delightful to hear the uninformed, pompous and eagerly stated advice from people who have no basis of knowledge except what they heard on social media tv. In other words, it most

Songwriters sometimes worry about how well they can play an instrument or sing. It’s a common thread for a lot of people. My dad, hit songwriter Kim Williams was one of those people. He told me on many occasions that he was insecure about his ability to write melodies, and suffered from lack of confidence as a singer when performing his songs. Always the one to apply a positive mental attitude, he took steps to work on his melody writing by taking guitar lessons and practicin

As a songwriter, we don’t always think about the importance of presenting our songs in the best way. Enter production, arranging and ...