The Secrets Of Song Writing
Are You A Song-Writer?
…or would you love to be one?
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The key to writing is not being in our head…
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…you may also remember from Singing Lessons Toronto that the key to Singing
is also not being in our head. It is being someplace even more real.
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The key to song-writing is being present, in the moment and not trying. It
is about being in process…
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The following is a quote from who many say is one of the best of the best song writers of all time…
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“I’d spent five hours that morning trying to write a song that was meaningful and good. I was just sitting, trying to think, and I thought of myself sitting there doing nothing and going nowhere. Once I’d thought of that, it was easy; it all came out. No, I remember now, I’d actually stopped trying to think of something. Nothing would come. I was cheesed off and went for a lie down, having given up. Then I thought of myself as nowhere man, sitting in this nowhere land. ‘Nowhere Man’ came, words and music, the whole damn thing. The same with ‘In My Life.’ I’d struggled for days and hours, trying to write clever lyrics. Then I gave up, and ‘In My Life’ came to me. Letting it go is the whole game.”
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If you haven’t figured out who yet, the quote above is from John Lennon.
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But he received his ideas from the exact same place YOU will.
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The same space that starts in silence and presence.
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This wonderful place where our heads/minds aren’t in the way.
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If you’re interested in song writing classes/lessons let me know…
we’ll be covering many more ’secrets’ to writing music.
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Have a great week,
HAVE FUN and keep singing,
Paul
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Paul Gasztold is a Top Toronto Singing Teacher and Vocal Coach.
To set up one on one personal sessions
call Toronto Singing Studios at (647) 989-5610.
September 20th, 2011 at 10:01 am
I would love to be the famous one in song writing. Thanks for your very inspiring post.