Comments on: How Do You Write? http://www.corykent.com/blog/2009/12/29/how-do-you-write/ Faith, Music and Media Mon, 31 May 2010 14:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Cory Kent http://www.corykent.com/blog/2009/12/29/how-do-you-write/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Cory Kent Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:02:25 +0000 http://www.corykent.com/blog/?p=536#comment-86 Good to know, Lee Anna- thanks for the comment. Looking forward to seeing you in the new year at SAMI Good to know, Lee Anna- thanks for the comment. Looking forward to seeing you in the new year at SAMI

]]> By: Lee Anna http://www.corykent.com/blog/2009/12/29/how-do-you-write/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Lee Anna Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:37:26 +0000 http://www.corykent.com/blog/?p=536#comment-85 I write a lot in the car - then jot down lyrics on any scrap of paper - or just sing them over and over until I get to a piano. I usually write lyrics and melody at the same time, then I fit the chord structure to the melody - making sure to use some interesting chords (ie - I love the sound of Eb going into a Gm7) Or - I take my writing notebook and sit at the piano. Then I write an interesting chord structure and then fit a melody and words to it. So, I guess for me the key is to make the melody and the words together - it makes for better prosody! I usually take about 20-30 minutes for a finished song, although that's the rough draft and can be polished up considerably after that! I write a lot in the car – then jot down lyrics on any scrap of paper – or just sing them over and over until I get to a piano. I usually write lyrics and melody at the same time, then I fit the chord structure to the melody – making sure to use some interesting chords (ie – I love the sound of Eb going into a Gm7)
Or – I take my writing notebook and sit at the piano. Then I write an interesting chord structure and then fit a melody and words to it. So, I guess for me the key is to make the melody and the words together – it makes for better prosody! I usually take about 20-30 minutes for a finished song, although that’s the rough draft and can be polished up considerably after that!

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