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I'm no great songwritter, and never will be... so I wouldnt take my
advice haha. I have no formal training except for piano lessons
early on in life. I think this post has GREAT potential in educating
us all, (is there anyone out there that can do that?)
That being said, and this is directed mostly towards Gavin,
sometimes the best surf songs and other rock n' roll songs are
written by musicians with little training...the Beatles come to
mind. I think you just need to get your creative juices flowing. I
find it hard to just sit down a write a song, and if nothing comes
out forcing it sometimes just makes it worse.
Bill
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
<gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> Okay, here's a question: if I sit down and try and write a song, I
usually can't get beyond
> creating a simple riff. That tends to get plugged into a I-IV-V
progression, and it all
> quickly gets stagnant and doesn't go anywhere. It's pretty
stifling. Any suggestions on how
> I might unlock my song writing potential?
>
> --- In , Jonathan Villegas
<jville.geo@y...> wrote:
> > Rick,
> >
> > As a composer (as well as guitarist & bassist) I'd
> > welcome more discussions about music theory. It would
> > make for a nice balance to all the recent fan talk
> > about bands and personalities!
> >
> > If you've a question, fire away and lets see what
> > happens.
> >
> > Meanwhile, I'm thinking of writing a surf tune with
> > IIm7-V-I changes in 7/4 time with a whole-step
> > modulation somewhere in the middle.... :-)
> >
> > ~ Jonathan
> >
> >
> > --- wrote:
> >
> > Message: 22
> > Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:37:23 -0000
> > From: "holyreveb" <holyreveb@y...>
> > Subject: Surf - music theory and other geek speak
> >
> > I wanted to know if this is the right place for this
> > or should there be
> > a new group which just talks about music theory,
> > composition,
> > influnces , books etc as it would apply to Surf music.
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
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