First Time.

HELLO!

I’m counting this blog as my first milestone on the road to efficiently communicating my experiences of life. It’s been tricky for me to embrace the technological world that I’m living in, so if this isn’t “Bloglicious,” you’ll have to forgive me. I’m as curious as you probably are about how this is going to turn out. So, to mark this moment in my history, welcome to my first official blog entry…….ever.  

This morning I woke up feeling ridiculously tired. You know when you wake up early and can’t quite coherently remember what you did the night before that made you so tired? Yeah, that was me this morning. Once I got a grip on my surroundings, I remembered where I was and why I was so tired: for the past four days I’ve been at a songwriter’s retreat. This songwriting retreat is an event created to stick a bunch of emotionally charged, mildly despondent, creative, inspirational, right brained, task grabbing, makers of music into one room, divide us into groups and say, “Write a song.”  

You can only imagine. So that’s why I’m feeling a little tired and out of oomph. Fatigue aside, this week has not only been educational, but has also turned out to be one of the most productive songwriting weeks I’ve had since I moved to Nashville last fall. Actually, this past week was THE most productive songwriting week of my life. Pretty exciting. I was able to write seven songs in four days. Now, whether or not they are “good songs,” is probably still on trial. No matter the outcome of the songs, I’ve learned several things.

But rather than talking about specific lessons or sharing some of the amazing quotes I’ve written down all week, I thought I’d focus on my writing experience. There are two songs specifically that not only taught me about music and the process of its genesis, but also affected me internally as a woman. I’m excited to share these little glimpses of truth and honesty I’ve found along the way.

Stay tuned……..

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~ by blackholesecret on May 27, 2009.