SongCrafting

In my last post, I tasked you with this exercise, 'Describe a man watching a beautiful woman walk into a room. Then, get creative with it. Do it again. Make it better.' Hopefully, you've had a chance to give it a shot. Here's what I came up with. 'Dimly lit and full of smoke, the room grew loud as people spoke. Her silhouette filled the door, I knew that I must see more.' The beauty of song crafting is that there are many ways to say the same thing. Many ways to convey a moment or a feeling. Why not try it again? Tap into your creative self.

Don't write a song, craft it. The art of your storytelling lies in your ability to paint a picture in your listeners mind using imagery. Here's a great example from the first line of the Shawn Mullins song, 'Gulf of Mexico.' "She cooks him ham and ho-cakes, 5:30 every morn." He could have said, "She makes him breakfast early every morning." By referencing the actual food, Shawn creates an image that draws the listener closer. Try this... Describe a man watching a beautiful woman walk into a room. Then, get creative with it. Do it again. Make it better. That's songcrafting. I'll share with you what I came up with in this exercise in my next edition of SongCrafting.