Pinning down your musical ideas for development

If you've started exploring melodies or chord progressions on the piano, you're ready for the next stage in your songwriting journey: collecting and refining your musical ideas! Deciding which of your musical ideas to work on can be frustrating if you don't have the right mindset -- the pressure to write music that other people will like can stifle our natural musicianship.

In today's video, I offer my best advice on how self-acceptance in this stage of the creative process can guide you to select ideas for development, including tips on recognizing when your authentic musical voice is speaking to you and practical methods for capturing your favourite musical ideas!

This is an excerpt from my recent webinar, Introduction to Songwriting. If you're interested in watching the whole thing, you can find it for free on my YouTube channel!