Revising / Ximena 3/5 - Music to Write to

The third stage in the writing process - Revision - this is where you take the idea that originated in the pre-writing phase, that was initially expressed in the drafting phase - and you work at it and make it better.

When I'm working on a theme I listen the hell out of it - it really does become my music to work to - or in this case, my music to write to. I'll probably listen to the same track 10 or 15 times over a couple of days just to get familiar with it and feel where it wants to develop.

The core theme is now pretty well established - the tempo at 83 beats per minute feels right and there's plenty of room to play with.

As for the addition of Ximena to the title - well - that's all about inspiration. You never know where it's going to come from or how it will be perceived, but suffice it to say - this piece wouldn't exist in this state if Ximena hadn't been in the ether. Thank you ;-)

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Drafting 2/5 - Music to Write to

Drafting is the second step of the 5 part writing process - it's where you take the ideas and information generated in the previous prewriting stage and get them down. Again, we're not worried about perfection, we're just concerned with what these ideas look and feel like.

Having identified a working theme based around a 4 chord structure - B minor, D major, E minor A major - this piece plays with that outline and looks at some of the internal relationships. The first half focuses on tone while the second half plays with the progression.

The third step in the process is revising and this week will be spent tightening up the different themes and flavors.

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Drafting 2/5 - Music to Write to

Drafting is the second step of the 5 part writing process - it's where you take the ideas and information generated in the previous prewriting stage and get them down. Again, we're not worried about perfection, we're just concerned with what these ideas look and feel like.

Having identified a working theme based around a 4 chord structure - B minor, D major, E minor A major - this piece plays with that outline and looks at some of the internal relationships. The first half focuses on tone while the second half plays with the progression.

The third step in the process is revising and this week will be spent tightening up the different themes and flavors.

Image Credit: Creative Flow by Ian Hayhurst on Flickr

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