I am an early riser and normally get up at or before sunrise. The quiet of the early morning is the best time for me. What time of day does your muse show up?
#453 Posted Thu 02 Apr, 2015 9:51 pm
Hmmm, that is a good question. For me, there isn't any specific time. I usually get inspired while I am listening to a piece of music, which can be at any random time of the day.
Certain music speaks to me and something clicks in my brain, no matter where I am - thank goodness for smart-phones, I can record my ideas straight into 'em!
Most times I have no idea where it's coming from, it's like the music & whatever I am going through at the moment collide & I'll just start writing. My muse has a mind of its own. ;)
Certain music speaks to me and something clicks in my brain, no matter where I am - thank goodness for smart-phones, I can record my ideas straight into 'em!
Most times I have no idea where it's coming from, it's like the music & whatever I am going through at the moment collide & I'll just start writing. My muse has a mind of its own. ;)
#454 Posted Thu 02 Apr, 2015 11:10 pm
Time is not so much the question for me, it's place.
There's an Aussie Country singer I saw who had a guitar in his dunny and dining room, in fact every room, I relate to that, although I can't match the dunny area yet.
There's an Aussie Country singer I saw who had a guitar in his dunny and dining room, in fact every room, I relate to that, although I can't match the dunny area yet.
#455 Posted Fri 03 Apr, 2015 1:26 am
Time is not so much the question for me, it's place.
There's an Aussie Country singer I saw who had a guitar in his dunny and dining room, in fact every room, I relate to that, although I can't match the dunny area yet.
Originally posted by GoodVibes on Fri 03 Apr, 2015
What is a dunny? I looked it up but just got some kind of weird little dolly.
#456 Posted Fri 03 Apr, 2015 1:32 am
What is a dunny? I looked it up but just got some kind of weird little dolly.
Originally posted by RAVEN on Fri 03 Apr, 2015
#457 Posted Fri 03 Apr, 2015 7:23 am
Hmmm, that is a good question. For me, there isn't any specific time. I usually get inspired while I am listening to a piece of music, which can be at any random time of the day.
Certain music speaks to me and something clicks in my brain, no matter where I am - thank goodness for smart-phones, I can record my ideas straight into 'em!
Most times I have no idea where it's coming from, it's like the music & whatever I am going through at the moment collide & I'll just start writing. My muse has a mind of its own. ;)
Originally posted by RAVEN on Thu 02 Apr, 2015
I like the idea of recording 'spur of the moment' on a smartphone. I have songs that still roll around in my head after 20 years waiting for that one line to finish a verse. Sadly, when they do show up, I don't immediately write them down and soon forget them. The smartphone may be the answer.
#458 Posted Fri 03 Apr, 2015 8:19 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunny
Originally posted by derekclegg on Fri 03 Apr, 2015
Hehe, thanks Derek. Lee told me what it was last night. Good grief, those Australians & their lingo. :)
#460 Posted Fri 03 Apr, 2015 11:11 am
I like the idea of recording 'spur of the moment' on a smartphone. I have songs that still roll around in my head after 20 years waiting for that one line to finish a verse. Sadly, when they do show up, I don't immediately write them down and soon forget them. The smartphone may be the answer.
Originally posted by MJC252 on Fri 03 Apr, 2015
Oh it's very convenient, although you have to get used to it. I hum or sing lyrics straight into the phone, that way I know I won't forget them. I have a Galaxy S5 and the voice recording app is pretty decent.
#461 Posted Fri 03 Apr, 2015 11:19 am
I'm recored into my smartphone. Surprisingly, many of my songs come whilst driving. It's soo easy to let a good hook, idea, etc slip away because you didn't record it. The other thing is I have a little solid state hand held recorder and if I pick up a guitar I turn it on whilst noodling around. Some of my best stuff just comes out of this. Somtimes I have to figure out how I played it.
I have entire songs in my head, some many years old that I still have not recorded, but I can recall them. Most don't have lryics but the structure, melody and rhythm is al there.
Finally, Band in a Box is an amazingly powerful creative tool. Throw some chord progressions up, try different styles over those chord progression and soon you are creating an entirely new song. The different players envolved each provide different elements that can shape the final result. One of the more intersting thing you can do is listen to some classical music chord progressions then have Band in a Box play the classic chord progression in the style of something like BLINK 182. That sets up the chord and rhythm, now start adding contrasting layers and often it sounds like >>>what the #@#%.....and sometimes it's pure magic.
I have entire songs in my head, some many years old that I still have not recorded, but I can recall them. Most don't have lryics but the structure, melody and rhythm is al there.
Finally, Band in a Box is an amazingly powerful creative tool. Throw some chord progressions up, try different styles over those chord progression and soon you are creating an entirely new song. The different players envolved each provide different elements that can shape the final result. One of the more intersting thing you can do is listen to some classical music chord progressions then have Band in a Box play the classic chord progression in the style of something like BLINK 182. That sets up the chord and rhythm, now start adding contrasting layers and often it sounds like >>>what the #@#%.....and sometimes it's pure magic.
#462 Posted Fri 03 Apr, 2015 11:35 am
I'll start writing as soon as the check clears.
#463 Posted Fri 03 Apr, 2015 2:24 pm
