ido1957
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I see my previous thread went completely off the rails. So I'm hoping this one will stay on topic.
I've seen people post that you have to write a lot of crappy songs before you'll write a good one.
It reminds me of that old adage that you have to spend 10,000 hours doing something before you're a pro at it.
We've established that good and bad are totally subjective. So I want you to tell me whether you wrote a lot of crappy songs before you had a decent one, or are all your songs basically decent from the get go. Or are they still crap. And why to all these questions.
I think that your skills as a songwriter are somewhat dependent on you skill as a player and arranger. So in theory you get better at it as your musical skills grow. Plus your skills may be dependent on how many songs you've heard or cover songs you've learned. It's kind of like school, the more you learn the better you are at your trade as you apply your training to your work.
I started writing after years of playing but my songwriting is in my own mind a reflection/limited to my skills. I'm pretty happy with my tunes but I'm well aware that they are not super amazing. I think my songs started out at a certain level and have pretty much stayed at that level.
So....there's my 2 cents. Give me yours....and just reference your own songs and song writing growth/skill....
I've seen people post that you have to write a lot of crappy songs before you'll write a good one.
It reminds me of that old adage that you have to spend 10,000 hours doing something before you're a pro at it.
We've established that good and bad are totally subjective. So I want you to tell me whether you wrote a lot of crappy songs before you had a decent one, or are all your songs basically decent from the get go. Or are they still crap. And why to all these questions.
I think that your skills as a songwriter are somewhat dependent on you skill as a player and arranger. So in theory you get better at it as your musical skills grow. Plus your skills may be dependent on how many songs you've heard or cover songs you've learned. It's kind of like school, the more you learn the better you are at your trade as you apply your training to your work.
I started writing after years of playing but my songwriting is in my own mind a reflection/limited to my skills. I'm pretty happy with my tunes but I'm well aware that they are not super amazing. I think my songs started out at a certain level and have pretty much stayed at that level.
So....there's my 2 cents. Give me yours....and just reference your own songs and song writing growth/skill....