Lately, riding the bus has become something I look forward to. It’s an hour commute into work if I take the bus. When I first returned to work, after my “government sponsored sabbatical,” I drove in by car everyday, saving a half hour or so. But now, both my wife and I are working again. … Continue reading Riding the Bus
Category: Writing
Saturday Songwriting: Flowers in Last Month’s Newspaper
This weeks lesson, (about using the last couple of lessons I’ve sent out to name the notes in a C chord*), has me thinking about arpeggios. An arpeggio is just the fancy name for playing the notes of a chord individually, instead of strumming. When guitarist finger picks, they’re playing arpeggios, but you can also … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Flowers in Last Month’s Newspaper
An Empathetic Point of View
In the last two days I’ve twice been challenged to be more empathetic. More specifically, I’ve been challenged by two separate people to look at the beliefs of people I don’t agree with, and how their worldview is actually right. One time was from a political commentator whose thought is that a political group’s … Continue reading An Empathetic Point of View
Saturday Songwriting: A Message
There’s a time honored tradition of switching a chord from major to minor, which means if you’re playing an F major chord in a song, making the next chord you play an F minor. The worksheet I included today is talking about the difference between major and minor chords. (It’s just one note!) It ended … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: A Message
Saturday Songwriting: A Red Reflector
The worksheet I included this week is maybe little music nerdy, but I hope it’s clear and useful. (If you have questions about anything in it, as always let me know so I can improve it!) One of the things lots of songwriters who compose use the guitar can struggle with is creating melodies which … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: A Red Reflector
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