In this blog I aim to log my independent project process as well as my learnings in class. I will be posting videos of my rehearsals, sound recordings, rough copies of both lyrics and chord progressions and I will also be reviewing songs by artists which have helped to inspire me in the process.
For my independent project I have decided to compose a folk song, I will be writing both the music and the lyrics and I plan on singing and playing piano. I may also ask a few other members of the class to play other instruments like: guitar, cajon and viola. These instruments are all relatively classic in folk music so will help to create the correct sound for my composition.
I am currently exploring the idea of writing a song that is heavily based around narrative, it will most likely be based on an event in my own life so that I can easily choose a theme/topic to sing about. I may explore an event in my childhood or something more recent and topical that has happened to me, this will be decided at a later date, once I start writing lyrics.
As a starting point I am going to listen to: The Shires, Lady Antebellum and Ward Thomas. These are modern day folk artists that add a pop twist to their music, this may be something that I will consider in my own composition so I believe they will be my main influence throughout this creative process. As well as the above, I aim to read academic books and articles that speak about composition techniques and processes as well as books that have been written by Artists in the folk genre. I look forward to starting this composition process and hopefully by the end I will have produced a well written folk song.
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