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I’m finding FAWM difficult this year. Admittedly, I found it difficult to find the time last year as well, but this year is particularly difficult. I’ve managed one song, called Rattle your Jewellery. Here it is: Download Rattle Your Jewellery And to be honest, the writing of it was entirely a paint by numbers affair. I used this lovely [...] It is nearly February. For the last two years, the second month of the year has meant only one thing to me: February Album Writing Month! What’s that then? So how was your February? Mine was not nearly as productive as I thought it was goiong to be. I signed up to Febraury Album Writing Month, got all geared up to write, and then what did I achieve? Five songs, one of which wasn’t really new at all. In fact it wasn’t even a song. Seven [...] So Far I have completed three songs for this years FAWM. Download Seven Curses Download Fill my Head Up Download Light a Path All of which are rough drafts rather than finished versions. My latest finished songs can be found here. It’s that time of year again – we’re coming up to February. If you haven’t tried it yet, I urge you to have a go at February Album Writing Month, or Fawm. What’s that? The Fawm challenge is to write 14 songs during the month of February, and (if you want to) post your lyrics and recordings [...] A second interview with a songwriter who attempted, and completed, the 50/90 songwriting challenge: A gentleman named T.C. Elliot, or Pig Farmer Jr, whichever you prefer… Here’s his website 1. 50 songs….. how on earth did you manage that? Having an understanding family. On Saturdays my wife works and I am off, so except for some running [...] “All the posts about changing key and arranging instruments are useful, but before I start doing that, don’t I need a song to arrange? How do I get things written!” There’s no point worrying about the bassline, the drop chorus or the guitar solo if you haven’t written anything yet. This post should give you a [...] Oh dear. I think I’m going to fail FAWM. Well, I’ve written 10 songs I wouldn’t have otherwise, so that’s not exactly failure is it? But I’m not going to hit fourteen and a half, simply because I’m running out of time! Here are the last two songs. I’m particularly proud of ‘Where Once They Had Hearts’. Ideas [...] 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 [...] ‘Black water’ [audio=http://www.wellwrite.co.uk/songwright/tomslatter_blackwater.mp3] First draft lyrics: Treading water, wound in my side Threw me right in, cursing my sins |
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