Reply With QuotePost it up! Looking forward to hearing it!
What other classes do you take at uni?
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Songwriting 2
Yesterday was my first class in Songwriting Level 2, a continuing education course offered at the University of Saskatchewan (link). This semester it is being facilitated by Jay Semko of The Northern Pikes fame... very cool! Lots of talent in this small class (only 6 of us) so I hope some of it will rub off on me
I'm learning a lot about the craft of writing and am trying to build up a catalogue. I'll try to get something posted here one day, but I'm having issues on the recording side (my laptop is, for all intent and purposes, dead).
I don't want to restrict myself to any particular genre, but am leaning towards a more acoustic, rootsy vibe lately so we'll see what happens.
I presented one song that I wrote about 20 years ago and I'm going to dust it off and see if I can make it better. Feedback was very positive, so I'm encouraged by that.
Coming soon to a coffeehouse near you...:
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Post it up! Looking forward to hearing it!
What other classes do you take at uni?
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That sounds great! I am actually quite jealous. I look forward to hearing some of your stuff. Coffeehouse? Ok then, here is some inspiration for you:
And for your songwriting edification:
EDIT: Sorry for goofing on your thread. I just always loved this bit. And I would really love to do a class like that sometime. Keep us posted!
Last edited by sunvalleylaw; January 18th, 2009 at 10:42 AM.
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This is the only one - too old/broke to go back to schoolOriginally Posted by thearabianmage
Electrics: Hagstrom Ultra Swede (Gold Eagle Burst) Gretsch 5120 Electromatic (Orange) Custom Nashville Blackout Telecaster (Black, Stat mid/neck p'ups; Lil Puncher (Modern Vintage) bridge p'up; Wilkinson Compensated Bridge w/ 3 brass saddles, Warmoth Vintage Modern Birdseye Maple Neck) Fender MIM Stratocaster (Blue Agave, Rosewood Fretboard, Fender Tex-Mex p'ups; GFS Trem/Block Kit) Highland Spitfire (semi-hollow, flame maple top w/ bubinga inlay)Acoustics:Washburn D10CEQSB, Yamaha FG160E
Bass: Westone Spectrum ST, Warwick Rockbass Corvette Basic Active
Amps: Vox NT15H/V112NT Night Train, Peavey Bandit 112, Hartke HyDrive 210C Bass Amp, Vox DA5
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