Assignment #20
- 1Base your song off of a dream you’ve had—recurring or otherwise.
- 2Feature two interweaving musical elements.
- 3Involve your subconscious by including some amount of improvisation in your recording.
- Due Feb 25, 2024
- 12 Submissions
- Created by NCBC
Other Assignments
Assignment #21
- 1Choose a chord progression with no more than four chords in it and never deviate.
- 2Create three distinct song sections by focusing mostly on melody.
- 3No hiding! No effects other than EQ and compression.
Assignment #19
- 1Set your song at a motel during a meteor shower.
- 2Feature a “cascading” melody.
- 3During your process, spend some time outside at night alone.
Assignment #18
- 1Pulling from any three songs on the all-time Billboard Year-End Chart, borrow a lyric from one…
- 2A melody from another…
- 3And the vibe from a third, to bring a new original song to life.
Discussion
Ben February 26, 2024 2:17pm
love that we have 2 fever dream songs.
Rmal February 15, 2024 7:01pm
dreams I can muddle thru – two, not one, but TWO interweaving musical elements – that’s giving me nightmares.
nick February 25, 2024 5:54pm
lol
nick February 15, 2024 11:50am
how to write about a dream without boring people…
Ben February 25, 2024 8:13pm
lol
Ryan February 13, 2024 5:42pm
Dream On, dreamers.
Ben February 11, 2024 11:18pm
This is incredible. The past 3 years I’ve had the same dream about 3 times a week and I cannot wait to write this song and explore this. Out of town this week but excited to hum some stuff while I’m gone and then get to work next week