category Free Inquiry
Before I embarked on this “formal” songwriting journey, I did “dabble” in some song writing, mostly in high school when I was in band class and many of my close friends had the same love for music as me! My… Continue Reading →
This term my goal was to write a song, and record it all from scratch. I somewhat achieved this goal, but also have a some of it left to accomplish. I thought for a final closure blog post, it would… Continue Reading →
Today I recorded some of the audio for my song! Some good news… I found a way to get a LOT of fun audio tracks by using the MIDI keyboard I borrowed from my partner so I could go beyond… Continue Reading →
Exciting news – I am ready to record my song! The next hurdle to jump through has become how to record the song. There are many different audio recording platforms that exist, some of which are rather expensive (but powerful)… Continue Reading →
This week I had a bit more flexibility to sit down and chord out my song. I landed on a fairly basic pattern, of I,III repeat for the verses (F for 2 bars, Am for 2 bars, repeat.) The choruses… Continue Reading →
This week’s challenge was to consider how to add music to the lyrics I have written for the first draft of the first song I have written (possibly the only song, we will see how this inquiry goes!). I thought… Continue Reading →
This week’s focus is to put what I have learned and brainstormed into practice and begin writing some lyrics. I only managed to put together one song, but I think it encapsulates everything I hoped it would be. At first… Continue Reading →
Based on the research I started in the previous week, I feel confident starting the actual writing process with the lyrics. I feel least comfortable with the lyrical piece, and starting outside of your comfort zone is one of the… Continue Reading →
The biggest question in my mind when learning any new subject, skill, or technique, is always how do I start, and then where do I go from there? So it seemed to me that the logical place to begin with… Continue Reading →
My free inquiry project is all about song writing! As you may have read in my “About Me” page, I have been connected to music from a young age. I learned how to play piano at age 5, and since… Continue Reading →