I’ve written and demoed two more songs for Fawm which puts me up to four. Technically this means I’m ahead of schedule, but I’m sure things will happen in the rest of the month to balance this out.

Spinning the Compass 

[audio=http://www.wellwrite.co.uk/songwright/tomslatter_spinningthecompass.mp3]

 To The Empty Sky

[audio=http://www.wellwrite.co.uk/songwright/tomslatter_totheemptysky.mp3]

Ideas to steal:

• Fourths and fifths. Both songs have harmonies that emphasise fourths or fifths. The guitar chords of To The Empty Sky are built using collections parallel fifths, the vox harmonies in Spinning the Compass are sometimes parallel fourths
•  Build up to something. To the Empty Sky is a big build up to the final line. It sticks with the same two chords until that point.
• Move from Major to Minor. To the Empty Sky also move from A minor to a Major frequently
• Change time signature if you need to. Spinning the compass does so frequently.

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