Community has always been one of the most important legs on the stool I rest my songwriting on. It should be a no brainer. The more people that join in, the better music gets. But community also to be one of the first things I forget. I was reminded about the importance of community again … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Where the Mountain Would Be
We all struggle from time to time with doing the work we’d like to do. It’s hard to find time to write. It’s easy to fritter away an hour or two on Facebook while intending to write. Beating ourselves up when we don’t use our time the way we’d like to is easy too. (Saying … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Road and Weeds
I woke up started flipping through my “Definitive Paul Simon Songbook.” What would be a good song to play around with? I settled on “You Can Call Me Al.” It’s a fun song. A simple riff, given lots of texture in its recording, with a bright chorus. There’s a lot a person could glom onto … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: The Trainer’s Whisper
Here's the prompt and musical idea for this week. Sign up below for weekly emails to join The Fearless Songwriter community's forum, and feel free to give me a shout if you have any questions about the ideas provided below. The Prompt: Art by Tina Berning, full image here. The Musical Idea: 20200807_Weekly_BEAD_DiminishedDownload Here's the … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Pesky Diminished Chord
Here's this week's prompt and musical idea! I've been busy this week starting to invite people to join the new Discourse forum I've been setting up for the people to post and talk about their songs. I'm really excited about it. It's not perfect yet. (It probably won't ever be perfect). But it's much better … Continue reading July 18th Songwriting Saturday!
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