Songwriting In Silence
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As I write this month’s blog we’re still in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. It’s easy to find the things that have altered your everyday life. How about your songwriting existence?
Playing your songs live? Not happening. Getting together to co-write? A non-starter. In-person workshops, songwriting camps, seminars? No, no, and no.
There’s something else I’ve noticed during this time. Silence. I know my world has gotten quieter. I coach a lot of songwriters from all parts of the world and I’m hearing some of the same comments about these times we’re living in. “My songwriting has gone to a deeper level”, “Almost like I’m hearing myself for the first time”, “I just have more time …to think!” I get it.
How about you? I think it has so much to do with the newfound silence. There is power in silence. There is so much noise around us every day, some of it of our own making. All of a sudden it feels like we have more time to contemplate an idea and to take our time to develop our songs.
Less outside interference to block your reception and, for your songwriting, this can be a huge benefit. Almost feels like you can turn your focus inward, the world can wait while you write and the silence around you allows your subconscious to have more airtime.
Instead of feeling like you need to fill the empty space with more notes and more words, how about embracing a slower, more thoughtful pace?
Think you could spend a good portion of your songwriting day with the sound of silence? I highly recommend giving it a shot. Check out this link to an article about the creative power of silence when you have a few minutes.
Psychology Today April 21, 2017 article by Atalanta Beaumont. “10 Reasons Why Silence Really Is Golden”.
Mark Cawley
Nashville, Tennessee
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SONG JOURNEY BY MARK CAWLEY
Song Journey
Mark Cawley is a hit songwriter who coaches other writers around the globe through his one-on-one, online service iDocoach.com. His songs have been on more than 16 million records with cuts ranging from Tina Turner to Wynonna Judd to The Spice Girls. His book, Song Journey, was released in April 2019 and went to #1 in 6 catagories on Amazon.Mark is a judge for the UK Songwriting Contest, Nashville Rising Star, Belmont University’s Commercial Music program, and West Coast Songwriter events. He’s also a contributing author to USA Songwriting, In Tune Magazine and Songwriter Magazine, a sponsor for the Australian Songwriting Association, and a past mentor for The Songwriting Academy UK. Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, Mark now resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
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