“The musicians recommend that I sing a sing the way it is written the first time and then start to look for other notes that aren't in the melody.” WayFirstsLooksWrittenMusicianFirst TimeNotesMelody Author:Margaret Whiting
“The music comes first, like, 99 percent of the time. I come up with the basic chord structure and the melody first and then I get really obsessed with arranging, adding, and subtracting parts. The last step of the process, for me, is finding words that fit into that structure and figuring out exactly what I want to talk about.” WantFirstsLastsProcessStepsFitFindingsPercentStructureCome UpObsessedMelodyChordsGet RealArranging Author:Mikal Cronin