Songwriting from start to finish - caught on video.
By Don • Jul 3rd, 2007 • Category: Songwriting Tips
(Editors Note: This fantastic post and video clip was contributed by Steve Guiles of Songwriting Apples. Fantastic video documentation of the creation of a song, from start to finish.)
My kids were taking a bath and I was sitting strumming my guitar with no particular goal in mind, just playing chords and humming. Within a few minutes an idea came to me, so as soon as they were finished I rushed out into the studio and wrote a song. I’d been playing with my digital video camera and making short movies with some of my students, so I decided to make a “How I recorded this song” video/movie to post online.
I think anyone who writes music may find it interesting, embarrassing, enlightening, or entertaining.
Don is the founder, writer and editor of BloggingMuses.com. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
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