Monday:
There is a famous quote that I can’t remember right now. It goes something like: “We always write the same tune over and over again”, or maybe: “We only have one song in us that we keep trying to write correctly”. Eh, they both sound terrible when I try to phrase it. Either way, I’ve got a handful of song fragments right now and amazed at how much they sound like each other. I’ve been working on spread voiced triads for a couple months and they are showing up in just about every tune. I feel like I’m writing spread voiced etudes.
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In the writing process, I’m getting stuck on melodies. I’m bored with my own ideas. I have the same problem with improvising (which I’ll have to look at soon enough). Everything I write sounds like a children’s song. And not that there’s anything wrong with that, it’s just I’d like things to sound a little more sophisticated at times.
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Tuesday:
I’ve written a tune that reminds me of Celion Dion’s hit from Titanic (I can’t remember the title right now). As I’m writing the chords and melody I feel like I’m drawn into a black hole of soft-pop cheesiness. Help!
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Saturday:
My Celion Dion tune has developed. It still needs some work, but it no longer makes me feel uncomfortable when I play it. I’ve been really busy this week, so I’ve been spending the precious free time I have (in between lessons and gigs) playing over some ideas. I wrote out some drills for the tunes I’m working on in the hopes that they will help unearth another creative idea.
I’ve got work to do.
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