![]() The benefit of doing this is that you build up a musical affinity over time and almost seem to gain the ability to predict what the other player will do before they do it. We sometimes start with a basic idea that Dave has come up with and take it from there or just see what comes up when we start from scratch. These sessions can start and end anywhere. We usually have at least three 2-3 hour improvisation sessions per week and more when we're going through an intensive writing phase. Improvisation can also be done alone which I'll explain later but playing together is the backbone of everything that we do. We've always had a very strong practice regime between Dave (Guitar) and I (Drums) which forms the foundation of every song that we've ever written. This is probably the most important aspect of the writing process as it's where you pan for gold by playing around with any ideas you can come up with. Part 1 will cover Improvisation, Part 2 will cover Structuring, Vocals, Bass and Finishing Touches and Part 3 will cover the Evolution and Refinement of this process over time.Ĭentral to any band's method of writing is improvisation. This process has changed dramatically over the years and I'll cover how we used to write and what has changed. This will be the 1st of a 3 part series which will be provide an overview of how we write our music. There are, no doubt, countless ways of writing music although not many artists seem to explain how they write.
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