Here’s a thought: One of the huge negatives with modern recording software, is its effect on emotional expression. The ‘quick construction tools’ available to producers today (cut and paste, loop sampling, auto levels, compression, auto tune, time stretch, phrase copying etc, etc ) can very easily strip a piece of its emotional expression

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Writing a Melody? – use a starting point

Start with a clear idea or inspiration: Whether it's a feeling, a phrase, or an image, having a starting point can guide your melody creation process. What inspires you? Try letting it influence your melody!  


Here’s a thought: One of the huge negatives with modern recording software, is its effect on emotional expression. The ‘quick construction tools’ available to producers today (cut and paste, loop sampling, auto levels, compression, auto tune, time stretch, phrase copying etc, etc ) can very easily strip a piece of its emotional expression

Musicality Wake up call! Musical expression has  always fascinated me throughout my career as a session musician and teacher. On one of my first recording sessions, straight out of music college (Trinity College of Music, London), I overheard the  MD/Producer talking to the string section-  ‘Nice feel, but more musicality please at bar,,,”. At that time, I didn’t really know what he meant and worryingly for me (about to overdub some percussion), how I was supposed to implement it should he say the Continue

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