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Going With The “Feel” « Songcraft Songwriting Circle — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:16:36 +0000

[...] April 25, 2008 by Jeremy (This post is reproduced from Jeremy’s blog.) [...]

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:39:37 +0000

Hi there Mandy, nice of you to drop by and leave a comment. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and keep the passion for songwriting burning!

By: mandythompson

mandythompson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:38:50 +0000

just found your blog – but am enjoying the thoughts of a fellow songwriter.

i have to agree with firdaus as well. if i don’t push myself beyond my old tricks, all my songs will sound the same.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:13:54 +0000

Firdaus: Yeah good point about that. Sometimes we tend to fall into the trap of writing within a preferred comfort zone, and as a result our songs tend to sound the same. Sometimes we nned to consciously force ourselves to break out of that mould so as to write more interesting and diverse songs (like what the Beatles did).

Lingfeng: Agree. It’s in the feel. Although sometimes I use “feel”, and other times my “brain” takes over and writes from an intellectual standpoint, haha!

Joe: Hello. Nice point about the “waiting for your inner artist to speak up”. I guess that’s what they call “chasing the muse” eh? That’s the beauty of songwriting. You’ve gotta constantly chase that elusive thing which gives you your inspiration. And once you capture it, it’s like magic! It’s a fascinating process.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:03:56 +0000

I too start with something basic that catches my ear as I tool around. I then listen over and over waiting for my inner artist to speak up and enlighten me as to where the song goes next. Sometimes it never happens, which is why I end up with hundreds of unfinished musical pieces. ;-)

By: Lingfeng

Lingfeng — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:08:40 +0000

Yup, it’s all in the feel. Whether emotionally, coz it usually reflects your feelings of that moment, or purely sensory, where the tone, pitch, rhythm, etc. creates the “feel” you want it to give.

By: firdaus

firdaus — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:03:38 +0000

i agree with you, tho i have to sometimes go against my ‘gut feel’, cos if not i would be using the same ‘tricks’ and chord changes over and over again cos my ‘gut’ tells me its nice, haha..