Songwriters Unblocked

Songwriters ! Unblock yourself today by : RENDER OUT YOUR SOUNDS Commit / render when you have programmed midi sounds, to prevent wanting to tweak the notes or effects applied any further. This will speed up your process. It is possible in some DAWs to simply freeze the sound temporarily and unfreeze it if you really need to adjust it later. Tag songwriters you know that could be helped by this strategy.... Comment ! How do you 'unblock' yourself when you are stuck on a song that you like, but can't seem to finish ? I started 'Songwriters Unblocked' because as a songwriter I sometimes find myself stuck - unable to complete a song. I want to help myself and others by sharing simple strategies that can help us all complete more of our songs, and get them into the light ! #songwriting #music #musicismylife #follow #photooftheday #happy #songwritersunblocked #creativebc #amplifybc #artsbc #musicbc #hellobc #hellocanada

Songwriters ! Unblock yourself today by : PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER LOOPS End your arrangement by selecting an interesting section of music. It should be around 8 bars. Then, add half of it to the end, and then half of half. Keep adding smaller pieces of the original idea until the song ends naturally. Tag songwriters you know that could be helped by this strategy.... Comment ! How do you 'unblock' yourself when you are stuck on a song that you like, but can't seem to finish ? I started 'Songwriters Unblocked' because as a songwriter I sometimes find myself stuck - unable to complete a song. I want to help myself and others by sharing simple strategies that can help us all complete more of our songs, and get them into the light ! #songwriting #music #musicismylife #follow #photooftheday #happy #songwritersunblocked #creativebc #amplifybc #artsbc #musicbc #hellobc #hellocanada

Songwriters ! Unblock yourself today by : ADD UNIQUE EVENTS Arrange unique one-time events into your songs to keep them interesting. Surprise the listener, and keep them interested. Tag songwriters you know that could be helped by this strategy.... Comment ! How do you 'unblock' yourself when you are stuck on a song that you like, but can't seem to finish ? I started 'Songwriters Unblocked' because as a songwriter I sometimes find myself stuck - unable to complete a song. I want to help myself and others by sharing simple strategies that can help us all complete more of our songs, and get them into the light ! #songwriting #music #musicismylife #follow #photooftheday #happy #songwritersunblocked #creativebc #amplifybc #artsbc #musicbc #hellobc #hellocanada

Songwriters ! Unblock yourself today by : BUILD UP AND LAYER Learn concepts like 'buildup' , 'breakdown', 'drop'- and use them ! Tag songwriters you know that could be helped by this strategy.... Comment ! How do you 'unblock' yourself when you are stuck on a song that you like, but can't seem to finish ? I started 'Songwriters Unblocked' because as a songwriter I sometimes find myself stuck - unable to complete a song. I want to help myself and others by sharing simple strategies that can help us all complete more of our songs, and get them into the light ! #songwriting #music #musicismylife #follow #photooftheday #happy #songwritersunblocked #creativebc #amplifybc #artsbc #musicbc #hellobc #hellocanada

Songwriters ! Unblock yourself today by : SUBTRACT / SCULPT When you have lots of ideas, its hard to arrange them. Quickly (take 20-30 seconds) create an arrangement that fills up space employing all elements to be used. Now, sculpt away from that, instead of starting from scratch / a white 'canvas'. Tag songwriters you know that could be helped by this strategy.... Comment ! How do you 'unblock' yourself when you are stuck on a song that you like, but can't seem to finish ? I started 'Songwriters Unblocked' because as a songwriter I sometimes find myself stuck - unable to complete a song. I want to help myself and others by sharing simple strategies that can help us all complete more of our songs, and get them into the light ! #songwriting #music #musicismylife #follow #photooftheday #happy #songwritersunblocked #creativebc #amplifybc #artsbc #musicbc #hellobc #hellocanada

Songwriters ! Unblock yourself today by : VARIATION OVER GENERATIONS Create 'evolutions' of the original idea. Don't go backwards in generations ! Make changes on the variations as you go. Your goal is a single 'evolved' idea that stems from the original. Tag songwriters you know that could be helped by this strategy.... Comment ! How do you 'unblock' yourself when you are stuck on a song that you like, but can't seem to finish ? I started 'Songwriters Unblocked' because as a songwriter I sometimes find myself stuck - unable to complete a song. I want to help myself and others by sharing simple strategies that can help us all complete more of our songs, and get them into the light ! #songwriting #music #musicismylife #follow #photooftheday #happy #songwritersunblocked #creativebc #amplifybc #artsbc #musicbc #hellobc #hellocanada