Comments on: To songwriters: How Good Are You? http://aries9.com/blog/2008/08/to-songwriters-how-good-are-you/ The life and music of Ari Koinuma, a Japanese rock musician in USA. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:13:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Ari Koinuma http://aries9.com/blog/2008/08/to-songwriters-how-good-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 Ari Koinuma Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:10:43 +0000 http://aries9.com/blog/?p=131#comment-1139 Hi Jay! Thanks for visiting the Aries9 blog! I'm not sure what you mean by "responsibility" -- are you the type of writer who primarily writes lyrics? I know some people like that -- it can be frustrating, to have words and vague "feel" of a song but not able to articulate it musically. For me, music comes out first, and it's always quite a trouble finding words to marry my music. ;-) Tunes, I can write in 3 minutes. Lyrics, more like 3 years. ;-) Arranging has its own art, too. Making music is a difficult art -- it's a worthy pursuit! Thanks again for the visit. Come back soon! ari Hi Jay!

Thanks for visiting the Aries9 blog! I’m not sure what you mean by “responsibility” — are you the type of writer who primarily writes lyrics? I know some people like that — it can be frustrating, to have words and vague “feel” of a song but not able to articulate it musically.

For me, music comes out first, and it’s always quite a trouble finding words to marry my music. ;-) Tunes, I can write in 3 minutes. Lyrics, more like 3 years. ;-)

Arranging has its own art, too. Making music is a difficult art — it’s a worthy pursuit!

Thanks again for the visit. Come back soon!

ari

]]> By: Jay http://aries9.com/blog/2008/08/to-songwriters-how-good-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 Jay Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:16:59 +0000 http://aries9.com/blog/?p=131#comment-1138 Do you have a responsibility if great lyrics come out of your mind. And what if you don't even grasp music conceptually or technically and yet you know and feel what works. What if it does come naturally to have an outlet for your minds songs? Songwriting is easy. The difficult comes from the surroundings which presents the song. Thank you. Do you have a responsibility if great lyrics come out of your mind. And what if you don’t even grasp music conceptually or technically and yet you know and feel what works. What if it does come naturally to have an outlet for your minds songs? Songwriting is easy. The difficult comes from the surroundings which presents the song. Thank you.

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