Polar Vortex, Songwriting Game
After my lengthy tour in the fall, I was mentally tired. A little discouraged, too. Songs weren’t arriving as quickly as I desired them to arrive throughout 2013.
So I took a break from writing songs altogether throughout the winter. I honestly didn’t play much guitar except for gigs. I read a lot, wrote some poems, and neglected music.
However, 2014 arrived, as did the polar vortex.
During the days where we could do little except shovel snow, drink hot tea, and hope the pipes don’t freeze, I found myself picking the guitar up again.
I’m back on the wagon and in a weekly songwriting routine.
Last November, my friend Hannah told me to check out this NPR story about Bob Schneider’s songwriting game he’s been doing since 2001. (More here.)
There are only two rules:
- Your song must use a preselected phrase or term
- You have to turn in a song each week by the deadline
I’d like to stay on the songwriting bandwagon this year, so I’m creating a simple songwriting game following those same two rules, too.
At first, I’ll be selecting the phrase or term, and emailing out a short list of participants. Right now, I’m picturing this as people sharing their songs with the group using a Soundcloud link and lyrics in the return email.
I thought I’d open it up to my musical friends. If you are interested in joining me in the songwriting game, email me at
polarvortexsongwritinggame@gmail.com
I’ll be starting the game Friday, January 10.
Let’s write some songs!
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