We are songwriters in and around Flagstaff, Arizona.

We meet monthly to share our new original material.
(If we have no new material, we share our old material.)
Illustration © Matthew Henry Hall

Friday, February 10, 2017

Our Next Song Circle 3/13/2017

Our Next Song Circle 3/13/2017

Last Month 
We met at Flagstaff Federated Church.
We had 5 songwriters in attendance. It was a great evening. We established rules, drank tea, shared songs, gave feedback,  discussed song writing philosophy, and explored some techniques for modulating.

Assignment 
Part of our format I wanted to encourage was writing assignments.  The parameters are loose so that you can take some license. They are a means of making you explore something new.  As songwriters it is important we are always writing to hone our craft. Not everything has to be gold!

Use the following chords
Progression: I- vi- iv-  V(7)

You are welcome to put this in different keys to suit your voice/style. Have fun and use the rules to guide you!

In C 
C-am-fm-G7    or     C-am-Fmaj- G7
In G 
G -em- cm-- D7   or  G-em-Cmaj- G7

Titles you can use 
-These Highway Lights
-Not in Nashville

I encourage you all to give it a go!

Next Song Circle 3/13/2017
Flagstaff School of Music (Tentative)
2213 E 7th Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Time: 6:30pm
Bring a mug for Tea!

Warmly,

Ryan Biter

 

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