Flevo Festival, Saturday 19 August 2006, 8 pm
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songwriting workshop - Flevo 2006
On stage in the Music Brands tent, telling my story, singing my songs
On the floor in the Music Brands tent
Tips on turning scripture into song
Read with your ears, your spirit, your imagination.
Read as a child, as an explorer.
Taste the words. Are they sweet, bitter, soft, hard, etc.?
Seek an encounter, and become part of the dialogue.
Is there anything that especially strikes you in the text?
Sound, rhythms, rhymes
Words, the associations they conjures up, imagery,
word choice, the flow of thought, the honesty
Elements of the song to consider
the message
the hook / title
the story line
the structure : verse/chorus/bridge
repetition and variation
the rhythm
the rhyme
the groove
the emotional overtones
Assignment : Putting Psalm 13 to music
A beautiful noise.
irene bom ~ songwriter © 2022