To be a songwriter you need to have the mindset of one. Always be on the lookout for an idea.
I came across an article called "Write a Song Today - The Songwriter's Way of Thinking" by Shamir Rele which sums up how I feel about writing songs.
No matter whether your life is going good or bad, is eventful or not, you can always find a song in whatever you do... If you let it that is.
That's the songwriting mind Shamir is talking about.
"The more songs you write, the more good songs you write" - cs
I recently held a workshop for SCALA (Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association). It was all about 'dissecting the songwriting process".
From doing the workshop I was able to summarize my own songwriting process into bite size pieces. A very handy exercise for someone like myself who (at times) tends to make things more complicated than they should be.
Here is the summary for you. Enjoy :)
Whats the use in writing a song if, when you need it, you can't find it?
If photographers can have a visual portfolio of their work then why couldn't songwriters have an aural portfolio of their work?
I have some ideas on this. Read on...
"There is something about the power of two minds working on the same project that makes it more powerful"
Phillip from Tanzania, Africa contacted me through my website Corey Stewart Online and asked me how he could go about finding a co-writer.
The simple answer to the question would be "just ask" but the art is finding that certain songwriting 'someone' to ask.
Todays topic is song lyric ideas
I touched on it a little bit in my article "possible song titles" however, I am going to expand on the subject.
Writing a song is like fishing. You have to bait the hook to get a bite.
I thought it was about time I put onto paper what I do to get my own songwriting ideas down.
Very soon on this blog I will be putting up songs that I am working on as a podcast but until then.... welcome to my songwriting process.
"Do you find that the words and tune should be written together?"
This is a question I have recieved recently and I felt it necessary to put my thoughts on this into an article. The short answer to this question can be summed up in one word - FOCUS.....
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?
"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.
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.
