This week, we looked at a 'Foraging and Forging' technique.
I found this technique didn't really work for me, I found it would perhaps be useful to find chords that I like, but I found finding lyrics and melodies near impossible as I felt like it was, so to say, a fake/artificial and forced way to write. This is because as a songwriter, my mind already does this task subconsciously, as everything we hear as humans we take into our subconscious minds and therefore it will later on come out though our writing. I felt almost as if it gave me writers block because I ended up getting distracted listening to songs and can't get them out of my head.
I was thinking maybe to create two contrasting tracks I could do them in two different genres/vibes.
I found the task this week was contradictory for me as writing comes naturally to me and a formulaic approach to writing songs does not suit me.
My goal for this term is just to focus on myself as much as I can and not get distracted by all the troubles in my head to do with other people. I want to strengthen my logic/production knowledge so that I can record my own songs with ease and overall just be in my own zone without being crippled by the irrational fear that I am upsetting others by doing what I want.
I am realising more and more that it is important not to doubt an idea too much when you first record it, because it's not going to sound perfect from step one.
I am becoming more confident in myself slowly which is really good, I aim to be completely confident within myself and my decisions by the end of this term, or, the sooner the better!
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