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Tiny Pleasures #266: Writing Songs

2024-09-23T19:25:05+10:00September 23rd, 2024|art, music, Tiny Pleasures|

I joined an online songwriting club a few months ago. We have to write and record a song every week. Doesn't matter if it's good or not, you just have to write. Ten weeks later and I've written ten songs. Most of them are pretty good. Some of them need a bit more work. I'm

Happiness as Anarchy #337: Blue Monk

2020-04-28T23:02:08+10:00April 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|

I've been practising 12 bar blues bass lines. Nothing complicated, in fact, quite the opposite. The notes are simple as can be so I can work on my technique and groove and also sing at the same time. For Bb blues, my tune is Blue Monk - slow, groovy and slightly odd, but very satisfying

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