I am no songwriter, but I love to read and definitely listen to the spoken word.

My interest is in the art of movement, specifically dance. Still, great words put on paper in innovative patterns can soothe, invigorate, irritate, and make you move. While we assume it will make you feel good, there’s nothing wrong with crying, laughing, or whatever if you are overcome by the music.

They say that music is said to soothe the savage beast. How ’bout healing and soothing our souls with music

 So, since most of us love to love … oh yeah, add in some dancing 

1) Make it personal because we all love reading about someone else’s experiences: love at first sight, first love, lust, a long-term, unrequited love, or a one-night stand might sound too personal, but it does bring a sense of connection folks sometimes look for, and set to music and definitely avoiding cringe … storytelling can only enhance a good song …right

2) Be yourself because avid readers and lovers of music go out of their way to learn the lyrics to a song, especially if they feel the performer is genuine and not trying to be something they aren’t, but needs to be heard, seen, and felt through the spoken word

3) The kind of music that makes an impression on me also provides imagery, a vision about the song; even if it is abstract, the image is sort of like a coffee table object … always up for interpretation depending on who is listening and reading or learning the lyrics … of course, when it comes to love songs or when someone is singing to you in general… take the time to listen; you may have heard the notes but weren’t feeling the song

 What gets folks onto the dance floor …

4) Rhyme, Reason and Rhythm because who doesn’t like the art of movement … more often than not, the music that makes you move can also make a great artist move into the stratosphere … in my opinion.

I dance because I have to, and anything with a great bass or syncopation will definitely get played more than once in my house.

The rhythm of life

5) Always assume a video of your creation is a possibility, so … be that visionary

🙂  Always believe you were born to make music

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All opinions are “my own.”

That image was taken with my SE iPhone

~ Nativegrl77