Sorry for missing a week, life has been a little crazy! I’m also taking this as a chance to shift the weekly exercise to Monday-Sunday. One good way to start writing a song is to make note of those times when you think “I wish we had more songs about…” So in honor of Halloween,Continue reading “Weekly Exercise (10/26/20-11/1/20)”
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Weekly Exercise (10/14/20-10/20/20)
Recently I’ve been approaching songwriting from a “melody first” perspective. This time I want to start with the lyrics then find the music that compliments the words.
Weekly Exercise (10/7/20-10/13/20)
So far, the write 5 melodies exercise has been one of the most helpful for me… so lets do it again!
Weekly Exercise (9/30/20-10/6/20)
Sorry this one is late! It’s been a crazy week. This week we’re going to explore contrasts. Use any form you want but write one song of lament and one song of celebration.
Song of the Month: God of Heaven
Can you believe its already October? Or maybe you can’t believe its only October. Somehow this year has been both the longest and the shortest I’ve ever gone through. Despite all of that, one silver lining is that 2020 has been my best year of songwriting so far, both in terms of quantity and quality.Continue reading “Song of the Month: God of Heaven”
