What: Open Mic Night
Where: The Post and Lintel - 34 S. Market Street (Across from I.T. Pizza), Selinsgrove
When: May 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Performance Announcement
Since the last open mic at The Post and Lintel was such a success, I have been invited and enthusiastically accepted the invitation to return for another appearance!
What: Open Mic Night
Where: The Post and Lintel - 34 S. Market Street (Across from I.T. Pizza), Selinsgrove
When: May 6 - 6:30 p.m.
What: Open Mic Night
Where: The Post and Lintel - 34 S. Market Street (Across from I.T. Pizza), Selinsgrove
When: May 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Songwriting
Lately I've been stressing because I can't seem to write another song that I feel really connected to and proud of. I know I have plenty to say, my issue is I don't know how to successfully pinpoint those words/feelings and I'm not altogether sure what exactly I want to say or convey through a song. I have come up with different chord progressions and riffs, but no words seemed to fit quite right.
That's when I went back to the basics of songwriting. I came to remember that you can only sing about what you know. So I began to allow myself to think freely so I could figure that out. I then began to think about what I want out of life now and how I'm feeling about where my life is going, and even thinking about where I am as a person. What do I have to improve upon? What am I doing well? What are my current goals?
I began this self-proclaimed form of meditation and began writing a stream of conciousness, anything that came to my mind I would write down. Eventually it led me to realizing that I'm fairly content with where I am in life because I'm finally happy with who and where I am. And so the idea was born, to write a song about coming out of a struggle, surviving a struggle.
So, it begins, the official songwriting process. It's a tough one and can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you feel like nothing's working and you can't seem to find peace in any lines you write. But, keep writing and taking note of everything around you and soon enough, a song will come to you.
That's when I went back to the basics of songwriting. I came to remember that you can only sing about what you know. So I began to allow myself to think freely so I could figure that out. I then began to think about what I want out of life now and how I'm feeling about where my life is going, and even thinking about where I am as a person. What do I have to improve upon? What am I doing well? What are my current goals?
I began this self-proclaimed form of meditation and began writing a stream of conciousness, anything that came to my mind I would write down. Eventually it led me to realizing that I'm fairly content with where I am in life because I'm finally happy with who and where I am. And so the idea was born, to write a song about coming out of a struggle, surviving a struggle.
So, it begins, the official songwriting process. It's a tough one and can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you feel like nothing's working and you can't seem to find peace in any lines you write. But, keep writing and taking note of everything around you and soon enough, a song will come to you.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Performance Announcement
I will be performing my first ever solo open mic tonight!! I will be singing and playing guitar (something I have never done before. I will be performing an original song along with 2 covers: Beyonce & Kara DioGuardi.
What: Open Mic Night
Where: The Post and Lintel - 34 S. Market Street (Across from I.T. Pizza), Selinsgrove
When: 6 p.m.
What: Open Mic Night
Where: The Post and Lintel - 34 S. Market Street (Across from I.T. Pizza), Selinsgrove
When: 6 p.m.
New Triumphs, Bring New Challenges
I'm happy to say that after countless hours of practicing over the past 2-3 months, I am officially able to play the guitar comfortably. This may not seem like much of a triumph, but I should explain what I mean. I am at a point in playing where my fingers know the chords well enough to be able to look at a song's chords/tabs and play it without a problem. This is not something I have ever been able to do.
In the past, it would take me days to get a song down, but now my brain and my fingers know the chords so well that I can play it without practicing all that much. For example, I was practicing a song for my open mic yesterday and I went through the song and realized I didn't think much about guitar the whole time I was singing, it just sort of...happened. It's a very cool pay-off.
However, now my new challenge is getting too wrapped up in the vocals of the song and losing my strumming pattern. This seems to happen to me quite a bit. I think some of it has to do with the fact that I am so used to only being concerned with vocals that I am still getting used to splitting my attention. But, I figure that is something that will also come with time, just as my recent triumph did!
In the past, it would take me days to get a song down, but now my brain and my fingers know the chords so well that I can play it without practicing all that much. For example, I was practicing a song for my open mic yesterday and I went through the song and realized I didn't think much about guitar the whole time I was singing, it just sort of...happened. It's a very cool pay-off.
However, now my new challenge is getting too wrapped up in the vocals of the song and losing my strumming pattern. This seems to happen to me quite a bit. I think some of it has to do with the fact that I am so used to only being concerned with vocals that I am still getting used to splitting my attention. But, I figure that is something that will also come with time, just as my recent triumph did!
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