Re: Studio recording - breaking patterns - ideas?

["Todd Pafford" <calenlas@gmail.com>]

David,

An idea along the same veins is to write music without a guitar in
your hands.  If' you've got a little training in reading/writing music
on paper, great, do that.  If not, write a tune or two vocally.  Sing,
whistle, or hum something and build it up that way.  Once you've got
something that sounds appealing, figure out how to play what you were
just singing and go from there.

Another idea is to pick a time signature or rhythm you wouldn't
normally use and see what happens when you try to build a song around
it.

May Apollo (Greek god of music, inspiration, and such) smile upon you.
Todd


On 7/1/07, nico spahni <nicosp@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi David
>
> I suggest you use a different tuning, e.g. new standard tuning (see
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Standard_Tuning). Keep us posted about
> the results.
>
> Best regards from Switzerland
>
> Nico
>
> www.recpro.ch
> www.myspace.com/nicospahni
>
>
>
> Am 01.07.2007 um 07:41 schrieb James Richmond:
>
> > Trust yourself.
> > Develop a theme.
> > Focus on execution.
> > Hang in there.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim Richmond
> >
> >
> > On Jun 30, 2007, at 2:55 AM, David Kirkdorffer wrote:
> >
> >> Hi -
> >>
> >> I'm going into studio next weekend to record. Over the years I've
> >> fallen
> >> into patterns. I'd like to try something different.
> >>
> >> Past efforts can be heard here: http://www.myspace.com/undomusic
> >>
> >> And this is a great community for sharing ideas. What are some
> >> concepts or
> >> strategies you've used to break out of your patterns?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
> >>
> >> David
>
>