Today is Halloween. This week, I figured I’d share something scary--or at least potentially spooky--and focus in on chords in a minor scale. Not merely a minor scale, but the A minor scale and how to find the chords in it, and play around with them. Minor scales are notoriously unstable, and there are … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: It’s Shadow Shall Appear
My computer wouldn’t load properly when I hopped on the bus this morning, so I’ve spent the last five minutes staring at a grey screen and Apple’s swirling beach ball of death as the computer reloaded and came back on line. I am, in a word, frustrated. It goes without saying it’s hard to … Continue reading Losing Five Minutes
One of the best things about writing a song, about sitting down and writing one whether I really want to or not, is learning; “I can write a song, and I can write a song at any time.” Lots of people wish they could write songs. Many of those people think they can’t. But they’re … Continue reading Something Will Surprise You
Every Tunesday I post a boldly imperfect, one-take song draft of a song. This was written from this past Saturday's prompt, "Through the Woods" (You can receive a new prompt every Friday in time for Happy Hour by signing up here). https://youtu.be/OKiybpPlmVs I’ve been a jackI’ve yelled timber out for the things I loved beforeI’ve … Continue reading Tunesday: Oct 27th: Through the Woods
Songs are awesome, moving, and life changing. Songs help me know who I am, and learn what I know. Songs also help me learn what I don’t know. They can be funny, or poignant, or if you’re John Prine both. Songs can bring people together. Songs are an opportunity to speak a person’s mind. They can act as a … Continue reading Why Write Songs
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