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Day One Hundred Thirty Six (Year Four)

Early post tonight, I know, but the rest of the night will be busy, so I wanted to get out ahead of the game a little bit.

We were out doing a little bit of Christmas shopping today, and I ran across the Idiots Guide to music composition.  Given my transition issues from yesterday, I picked it up.  I've been reading through the first couple of chapters today, up through the chapter on composing with chords.

That's usually the way songwriting starts with me.  It's so second nature to pick up a guitar and strum chords until something catches your ear.  So many people (my brother and Wynton Marsalis included) talk about composition needing to be melody driven first, but somehow it has never worked out that way for me.

Still, just doing a bit of studying, and talking with my brother for half an hour, got me to a point where I could get the transition from verse to chorus down.  In that respect, it has been a good and productive day for me.

I'll be honest, it feels like a Sunday.  The fact that today has been as good as it has, and I've still got all day tomorrow to work on music stuff (and watch football) is really awesome, and gives me just the right lift heading into the end of tonight.

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