Goals for March 13th

Weekly: work on new song, "Protector"?

tuesday: verse lyrics

wednesday: lyrics 2nd verse, chorus melody

thursday: pre-chorus?

friday: finish

Goals for march 6

weekly goal: finish average guy ....changed to new song (The Shape I'm In), study ascending/descending bass lines

Goals for Feb 27th

Weekly: taxi exercise song, children's song written and arranged.  work on chord progressions

Saturday: Arrange kid's song. work on chord progressions

Sunday: check out taxi, choose and research sample artists. arrange kids song

Monday: write taxi song chords, melody

Tuesday:write taxi song chords, melody

Wednesday :write taxi song lyrics.

Thursday: finish taxi song, kid's song

Friday: finish taxi song, kid's song. work on chord progressions

Goals for Feb. 13th

Weekly: Wallow in Valentine's Season Loneliness and translate into sweet lyrical tales of longing.

Practice strumming for "Orchids", add finishing touches.  Write an off-beat rhythm groove, song idea, make it lively. Consult chord book. Experiment with "Impossible scenes"

Sunday: lyric for orchids. practice emphasis on 5th beat. "

Monday:  basic progressions examples, substitution. Play some piano in PIC, write a nice 'n lively off-beat groove. try out alternate chords for "impossible scenes"

Tuesday: Practice orchids. Chorus and verse for new groove. Experiment with instrumental chorus?  Chord book: Folk

Wednesday: More piano. Impossible scenes. orchids.

Thursday: Lyrics for new groove?

Friday: Orchids. Piano. Impossible scenes.

Feb 6 Goals

last week goals reflection: groove assignment.  Worked out the groove for the 5/4 song. some lyrics in place, and melody. didn't get around to working on impossible scenes, but did record it. maybe it doesn't need a new ending, just instrumental ending.

Goals for Feb. 6th

Weekly: Write lyrics for 5/4 song, work out structure

Tuesday: Melody for verse, chorus

Wednesday: Lyrics for verse, chorus

Thursday: Possible interludes, bridge

Friday: Workable version of song

Songwriting Goals for Friday, January 30, 2009

Weekly goal: to finish the 3/4, 5/4 song in E, and refine "impossible scenes" (ending, vocals on chorus). Also to complete the assignment to write 4 I-IV phrases in 4 different keys/grooves, complemented by 12 different melodies (4 major pentatonic, 4 minor pentatonic, 4 mixed)

Monday: (3/4, 5/4 song)Free write, what the song will be about, or a central image, title ideas.

(assignment) write 4 different phrases in 4 different keys/grooves.

Tuesday: (3/4 song) Write chords for the verse, try out melodies.

(assignment) Write 4 major pentatonic melodies, record

Wednesday: (3/4 song)Write lyrics for the verse, joined to melody.

(assignment) Write 4 minor pentatonic melodies, record

Thursday: Work on ending and vocals for "impossible scenes"

(assignment) Write 4 mixed melodies, record