Fi’s blog – day 3 playback

Songwriting in the sunshine Todayís tutor is Andy White. He opens the session with a discussion of how he writes (chords first in Andy’s case), after which he plays a song and gets everyone joining in. Itís great and a good insight into another approach. A question is asked around some of the chords and Andy demonstrates the effects of chord changes on the listener’s mood. The first song played is a beautiful gentle song. Andy makes... [Read More...]

Lyric displays

I got the music in me! I’m getting lots of queries from current SWF songwriters who want to know how we project the lyrics for cover versions in our lectures. For those who missed it, here’s the link to the original blog entry where we discussed this in all its full technical detail. Teaching songwriting with a Mac  Read More →