Over the past week we were asked to write a song based on a given poem. I was given three poems to choose from and the one that stuck out to me the most was 'Clear Sky' by Gieuseppe Ungaretti yet my song in the end also had idea taken from 'I Rise'. The line that stuck out to me the most was 'I breath in the cool air' as this is poignant to me at the moment which is where the rest of my song stemmed from.
To start with I knew that sitting at ProTools and composing each bit separately wasn't the way in which I was used to composing. I then sat down with a piano, re read the poem and then started to improvise at a slow tempo. I think emotion and story telling is key to composing and this was what focused my piece yet still withdrawing ideas and feelings from the poem. I created the piano part and vocals creating a pure vocal tone to sing the melody. Then after recording it into ProTools I decided I wanted a flute and violin in the piece as they are timbres that blend together well but also reflect the emotion of my song. I think this especially worked well in the instrumental where all the instruments were firstly added as it conveyed the desperation of the song through the increase in tempo and the busy texture.
It was such a challenge for me to show my song to the rest of the group but as I want to improve in confidence, especially in this area, it was very important for me to do this. It helped me gain feedback so I know where to improve. I think the main aspect I need to improve on is about learning how to set the different instruments in time with each other. Therefore when putting in the drum beat, this would sound more in sync with everything else, even though I wanted it to be out slightly to convey the story of her emotions being all over the place. I think I'd also like to improve on the quality of the recordings, making sure they are all accurate and precise.
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