Steal for Creativity

I do not support stealing of any kind, I merely advocate being inspired.

I've been thinking about song titles before song lyrics, which usually helps me flow into the lyrics when I have a base to jump off of. I have a few titles lined up, I will probably only end up using a few of them. I got the song titles from listening to other songs.

No, I did not steal the titles, but as I was listening to the songs I would write down thoughts that I would get or phrases that would pop into my head because of the song, from that I would get a title.

Album Title

        I'm working on my first album, which I hope will be ready for recording by summer, and I'm undecided on whether I should have one of those fancy "self titled" albums or give in an actual name. If I do give it a name, should it be obscure and have nothing to do with any of my songs titles, or should it be the classic name-it-after-a-song-from-the-album albums?  These are questions that must be answered.

Music room

My husband and I have an extra room in our house that we do absolutely nothing with, except store things, so with our tax return this year we'll be creating an amazing music room. I will be doing my research on exactly what I'll need, like those foam egg crate things
(Sound absorbing foam)

2014!

New years resolution: Remember to write 2014 instead of 2013, be proactive with my homework this semester, don't be afraid to ask for help even if I look stupid, which I most likely will, and obviously work out, but that one wont be hard for me!

Happy New Years Eve Eve!

Christmas is over! 2014 is almost here! Tell me about your New Years Resolutions or why you won't be making any resolutions.   I've decided to quit writing my blog till next year! So this is last time you will read from me for a while! I can't wait to write to you next year!

Rhyming: Part 3; Rhyme Format

The rhyme format, or rhyme scheme is how you will layout your rhymes. There are an infinite number of ways to layout your rhymes but here are the basics.

A-B-A-B The first line rhymes with the third, while the second rhymes with the fourth.

A-A-B-B
The first line rhymes with the second, while the third rhymes with the fourth.

A-A-A-A
The same rhyming sound throughout.

A-B-C-B
The first and third line don't rhyme at all, while the second and fourth line do rhyme.

As I said before, there are unlimited ways to layout your rhymes. You could rhyme in any combination you want. There are no strict rules, only guidelines and ideas.  If you want a rhyming scheme as strange as A-C-C-B-A-D, go for it! 

Rhyming: Part 2; Types of Rhymes

      Rhyming doesn't have to be exact, like "cat and bat." Rhyming like that is a classic way to rhyme, but there are other ways to rhyme also.


Perfect rhymes: Like my example above, end rhyming is when the last word of a line rhymes with the last word of another line, like in "The Night Before Christmas."

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

Obviously this example is a poem, which is different from lyrics, but I'll explain the differences and similarities of poems and lyrics in another post.


Internal rhymes: This is when you rhyme two words within the same line. In Eminem's "Ricky Ticky Tock" he uses internal rhymes as well as end rhymes.