Hello ?
Day 1 and day 2 gave you a lot of freedom to write:
- whatever came to mind,
- in whatever form you wanted.
That can be intimidating.
Today, we're going to try something different.
Write in a Box
Sometimes, establishing rules and limits helps the creative process.
Give this a try.
Write down a song structure and start filling in each section.
For example, intro – verse – chorus – solo – verse – chorus – chorus -outro.
Don't worry too much about the arrangement you choose for now. It's just a way to get started.
The goal at this stage is to give your creative brain something to focus on and adhere to.
Once you're on a roll, don't be afraid to move on from the song structure that got you started.
Have fun and, as always, feel free to share your work in the comments section.
I listen to all of it ?
Joyce
Pro tip: if you're writing instrumental music, this exercise will also help you make your compositions more dynamic because it encourages you to make clear musical distinctions between different parts of the arrangement
Hi Joyce — Thanks again for great inspiration. I’ve put together a short piece with a “musical formula”. My rough draft can be found here; https://soundcloud.com/jeff-van-beek/writeinabox. Thank you.
Jeff
Nice! Makes me want to learn step dancing ?
Hi Joyce, wrote a wee song for this about the human spirit these days. Vocals by my daughter Joanna. You can find it here https://soundcloud.com/sean-mcbride-5/this-cant-keep-us-down Not so much an instrumental as just a break in the singing
Sweet! I’m loving the fact that you and your daughter made this together ?
Cliche melody on a country song
Picking up the Pieces
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(Song structure to fill it
intro – verse – chorus – solo – verse – chorus – chorus -outro.)
I drove into town in my blue Subaru
Planned on going shopping for some clothes that are new
But i got distracted by the beautiful day
So i parked by the waterfront, got out my guitar to play
Verse
Some old songs I haven’t played for years
Bringing on some laughter and singing through the tears
Stomping out a rhythm I know i played before
Picking up a melody bout walking out the door
Chorus
Picking out a melody sweet and pure and true
Picking out a melody reminding me of you
Picking out a melody of love another day
Picking out the melody in my melancholy way
SOLO guitar
Verse 2
When the sun was setting I got back in my car
I remembered I had plans to hit the clothing store
But that funk took over and i drove right to a bar
Picking out that melody kept me from getting far
Chorus
Outro
Drinking Jack and Ginger then drinking Jack straight up
Til I couldn’t remember the melody, yep i got real messed up
I got picked up by a cop who said i was disturbing the peace
Remind me not to pick that tune again, now I’ve been released
I love this so much !!! Are you planning on writing music to it ? I can share it with a guitarist friend if you’d like 😉