Attention!! Up and coming country singer/songwriter alert!!
Penny Burke is a very good friend of mine and an awesome country singer/songwriter (she has turned me into a fan and that is a hard job to do). I invited her to do the songwriter focus test and these are the answers that she came up with.
PS: Take particular note to the answer she gives for the 'how do you write' question....
Rewriting a song doesnt mean it's bad, it just means it will be even better.
Lets be honest, no-one likes to think that they have to rewrite something that they have put in their heart and soul into but what is the endgame of writing a song anyway?
Anyone can say it, but doing it, thats when things get done.
The hardest thing about song writing sometimes is the activity of song writing itself. We live in a world that tells us that we have no time to do anything so how do we overcome this?
The time away from your writing is just as important as the time you spend on your writing.
I have mentioned in earlier articles thatdoing something different can stimulate some inspiration and get the crative juices flowing. Personally, one of the best ways to do that is to go for a good old fashioned, head clearing walk.
"You know, songwriting really is a mysterious process....." - Bono
I came across an article on U2 and their songwriting process and I just had to share it with everyone.
If you are not learning as a songwriter, you are dying as one.
To excell in the craft of songwriting you must first embrace the fact that there is always something else to learn about the craft. The more you know the more you need to learn.
Thankfully, there are a number of ways to keep your songwriting brain active. Lets go and explore......
Merry Christmas and a happy 2005 to all!!!
A lot of people make new years resolutions for all sorts of reasons with good intentions but they tend to be broken within the first week of the new year.
Me included.
However, while surfing the net I found a great article that would be the perfect list of things to include with your own songwriting resolutions for 2005.
