The Songwriting Introduction

Typically the average songwriting session is Three hours. It always had been supposededly, even among Lennon and McCartney. I never can see to find Three hours in my life to sit down and fulfil what I would consider a writing session, especially when trying to be consistent when alone under my own accountability. I do always find myself noticing after Six, Eight or even Twelve hours have gone by that even though I didn't consider it a songwriting session, that is exactly what I did without noticing. Perhaps sharing the session with the public will not only grant people the view of my another creative process but also force to hold myself more accountable to the writing.

Sometimes I will try to write as quickly as possible, with a microphone set up and recording, I''ll hum and chord an idea as it comes to my mind and then move on to the next track and start again, perhaps spending no more than Thirty seconds on an idea. This method often leaves me with Twenty or Thirty demos in over an hour. Afterwards I'll take the Four or Five that I think could be something and try to specify what the song is trying to say.

Other times I will over calculate songwriting. I'll take Ten of my favourite songs and tear them apart. Melodies come apart into intervals, range and the timing of each note. Changing or mixing different songs can bring completely different songs to the point that I don't know which came from which. One thing about this method is how i noticed that I use to many chords for my taste in music. Less is often much more with chords and while I may write a complex progression, all that I'm really hear in my head is a melody, not a Bach style chord progression relating to a Four part melody.