FAWM’ed once again
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February is for FAWM
The challenge is to write 14 songs in 28 days. The podcast is on pause while I’m doing this. Are you up for the challenge?
Here I am, once again
Admit it, you’ve tried it. You’ve practiced in your mirror. Alone in a room or your car where no one could overhear, you’ve belted song notes arguably within Kelly Clarkson’s typical range, and your name is not Kelly Clarkson. You …
Gently down the stream… of music
Just over ten years ago I got into listening to streaming music stations from Pandora, iTunes, and satellite stations (including those you can listen to on your tv). I’ve often wondered how some independent artists get their music on those …
It’s All A Learning Process
The other day I was thinking about how the writing process has played a role in learning in a discipline (or disciplines) other than English. As a music maker I like to write songs as vignettes to convey a specific …
My FAWM: An entire album inspired by The Lizzie Bennet Diaries!
Last month I started a music project (for February Album Writing Month) that challenged me to write 14 songs in 28 days during February. I finished the songwriting part of the challenge and for the past few weeks I’ve been …
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1-2-3 music updates
Goals One of my goals is to get my music placed into more films and tv shows. I’ve found an article describing some options to do that from American Songwriter called 6 ways to get your music on tv. Since …
Can-delight!
2012 highlight: Singing in the Candlelight Procession and Ceremony with Dick Van Dyke After a dozen performances my run with the Disney Candlelight Choir is complete. Though rain canceled a few of the shows the precipitation was held off on …
Having a sweet fix
How have I never seen this video before? Fiona Apple- “Paper Bag” I was all but obsessed with her music about 15 years ago. I know many artists I like these days have been influenced by the drama, sound, and …
Here’s to new beginnings
Thank goodness for search engine caching. I had the most horrible feeling come over me when, after hitting FAWM, I saw that they’d wiped the site to prepare for this year’s song-writing extravaganza. I’ve been to this site many times …