Here's experiment you can try for yourself. Draw a circle with 12 points on it. It'll look like a clock without numbers: Now what is the most interesting pattern you could create to get around the circle, moving the same number of spaces each time. You could move one space at a time, which gets you all … Continue reading Music Shapes
Pat Pattison has a brilliant reduction for the elements of story: Stable. Unstable . . . Pivoting between these two states is the engine of story, (excepting exceptionally dull stories). You could frame this idea as tension and release as well. A pithy saying which expresses a similar idea is; "If it can't happen (stability), … Continue reading Chord Stories (or B.E.A.D. Guides Chord Flow)
What is the ‘Fearless’ Challenge? The challenge: Smash through our fears and inhibitions involved in songwriting. The method: write seven songs in seven days. Can anybody take part? Everybody is welcome. What if I’m not a Fearless Songwriter? You don’t have to be fearless to take part in the challenge. Most people aren’t. I’m certainly not. Fear … Continue reading The Fearless Songwriting Challenge FAQ
An invocation to the muse is a welcome mat for creativity. My creativity tends to act like a feral cat I'm trying to befriend. It has to be offered some kibble to make it feel safe, to have any hope of it purring happily by me as I work at my desk. An invocation to the muse … Continue reading 10 Invocations, dispensations and prayers to the Muse
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