New Year, New Songs

In 2011 I transformed the way I see myself, life, goals, the future, etc. Now as I prepare to step into a new year, I think I need to focus on what worked well in the past year.

Adventure: giving myself ample opportunities to go, play, travel, explore!

Grounding: finding daily practices such as yoga, tarot, run/walking, meditation, and cooking to help me stay balanced and present

Daily creativity: Writing 30 songs in May 2011 changed my life, culminating in a trip to Austin which really sent home the message. I need to create space in my daily life for creativity, rather than wasting time zoning at the computer or falling into cycles of going out and socializing nonstop.

Therefore, I am kicking off 2012 with an intention to create 30 new songs/arrangements in 30 days!

Here are my reasonable rules (as I am moving, starting a new job, etc!):

Things that count as "new songs" are-

-New songs!

- Re-working/re-writing old songs of mine

- Finishing a recording/video of a new song (write it one day, record a nice video or arrangement the next day)

-Creating arrangements of covers (specifically, combining a couple covers to make one new song, medley, etc)

-If I go a day or two without writing a song, make it up another day by writing multiple

- All new songs must have a minimum of 2 verses, a chorus, and a bridge (but should have more!)

- They do not all have to be winners. It is more about the process, and I know that some gems will emerge!

- Ideally, I would like to release one video per week, featuring a new song.

Cheers 2011! Bring it, 2012!