Songwriting
This week’s topic was songwriting: something that everyone can do, but that each music therapist, intern, and student has a varied amount of experience with. Songwriting is something that we as music therapists should utilize and view as something special that no other therapists specialize in! Writing songs to help clients with their specialized goal areas makes for an effective use of our creativity and musical training. Here are some tips for writing your own songs:
- Write your idea in the middle of the page. Then, draw arrows with reactions, related ideas, and ways to develop. Use your imagination and see where brainstorming takes you!
- Don’t change your chord until you change your attitude or thought – make the music match your message!
- Write the melody without an instrument, to ensure that it is memorable and easy to sing!
- As is true in most things, keep it simple! This will make the song easier to write and easier for the listener to remember!
-Nerissa
