{"id":240,"date":"2025-03-05T21:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ytsum.avalonsoft.de\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/the-qas-are-back-holistic-songwriting-qa-13\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T21:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:02:54","slug":"the-qas-are-back-holistic-songwriting-qa-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ytsum.avalonsoft.de\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/the-qas-are-back-holistic-songwriting-qa-13\/","title":{"rendered":"The Q&#038;As are back! | Holistic Songwriting Q&#038;A #13"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Q&amp;As are back! | Holistic Songwriting Q&amp;A #13 &#8211; Holistic Songwriting<\/h1>\n<h2>Video<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/AJEmJ2xA8HA\/0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AJEmJ2xA8HA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AJEmJ2xA8HA<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><br \/>\n1\ufe0f\u20e3 In 2018, the speaker worked on a board game and book, released an ear training challenge, and collaborated with Clifford for a podcast. They received a silver award and started a YouTube series.<br \/>\n2\ufe0f\u20e3 The speaker is a fan of Red Planet, collects his songs, shares songwriting process, discusses Lincoln Park, and considers making a video about Katy Perry.<br \/>\n3\ufe0f\u20e3 Eric Ross asks how to build a song from a simple melody; the speaker mentions repetition and learning from artists like SIA or Maroon 5.<br \/>\n4\ufe0f\u20e3 The speaker shares their journey in music and the importance of finding unique rhythms, blending styles, and creating memorable melodies.<br \/>\n5\ufe0f\u20e3 They discuss finding crossovers in emotion, soul rhythm, and the process of creating grooves that go against cross-grooves.<br \/>\n6\ufe0f\u20e3 The speaker talks about their love for jazz music, the importance of authenticity and power in music, and the challenges of blending different music genres.<br \/>\n7\ufe0f\u20e3 They give examples of artists who successfully combined punk with R&amp;B, like Deftones and Me First and the Gimme Gimmies.<br \/>\n8\ufe0f\u20e3 The speaker talks about their journey to loving jazz music through John Coltrane&#8217;s <em>My Favorite Things<\/em>, finding crossovers in emotion, and discussing bands that successfully combined different genres.<br \/>\n9\ufe0f\u20e3 They discuss the importance of good pronunciation in songwriting and how it can be challenging for artists with German accents.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd27 <strong>Highlights:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83c\udf84 Working on board game and book, ear training challenge &amp; podcast with Clifford, Silver award received, YouTube series.<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83c\udfa4 Excited to discuss Lincoln Park in an upcoming video series due to their history with the band.<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83c\udf1f Important Points: Repetition in creating memorable melodies, blending styles, finding unique rhythms.<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\udcf9 Tip: To create memorable melodies, repeat simple ideas with small alterations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83c\udfbc Blending styles can be challenging but can be done successfully by finding a crossover in emotion.<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\ude80 Deftones maintained their original sound throughout their career despite the digital transition from analog recording.<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2699\ufe0f Overproduction can cause artists to lose authenticity and power in their music.<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83c\udfb6 Soul rhythm is an important aspect of creating grooves that go against cross-grooves.<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83c\udfb8 Cheese melodies and production techniques can be used to create unique music pieces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h1>The Q&amp;As are back! | Holistic Songwriting Q&amp;A #13 &#8211; Holistic Songwriting<\/h1>\n<h2>Video<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/AJEmJ2xA8HA\/0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AJEmJ2xA8HA<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><br \/>\n1\ufe0f\u20e3 In 2018, the speaker worked on a board game and book, released an ear training challenge, and collaborated with Clifford for a podcast. 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