Bridging Jazz and Pop with Sean Bertram

Sean Bertram returned to the show following the release of his debut album, The Right Place. We talked about:

• Sean’s studies at Humber College in Music Guitar
• poetics in your lyrics
• changing chords and melodic centre between sections of your song
• contrast in pop songwriting
• self-doubt in songwriting
• Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson
• how to change up your guitar playing from section to section
• how to use an AABA structure in your verse
• Sean’s new album The Right Place
• Sean’s dad, Allister Bradley and his appearance on the show

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Download the lyrics for Caroline and I Think Too Much

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