Graham English

Topics covered: Singing what you hear, the body/mind connection in music, exercises to improve your musicianship, and more.

A smooth and silky dark 100bpm groove in Cmin.
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Part of me never dies. I know you… you recognize that we are Heart to heart in a miracle love

I’ll stand by you to the end.
I’ll never desert you.
I’ll be the one you depend on.
The one you can talk to.

This is a Hip-Hop/Dancehall groove in F#min at 90bpm with some orchestral strings and timpani providing most of the harmony and giving it vigorous motion.

This is a 6-bar groove that I’m working on a melody for. It’s got a driving Hip-Hop/World feel to it.

Where will you be when the wall falls down?

Here’s a country/pop song using some acoustic guitar instruments in Logic Pro.

I’m still searching for a melody for this song.

More LogicPro study, again focusing on the ES1, ES2 and I added the EXS24 in there.

Another LogicPro project, this time focusing on the ES1 and ES2.

I was having some fun in LogicPro as I try to learn more about how this program works.

Musing on the ego as it relates to the state of the world today. Part of my FAWM project.
Update: Completed version of When The Wall Falls Down.

This song is for Bush.

This time I tried to write a melody that used only three notes.

I tried to create a melody centered around only two notes.

I’ve worked on Walls before. I’m rewriting the lyrics to finish it.
Completed version of When The Wall Falls Down.

This is me sketching out an idea on the piano in the key of F.
solo piano composing ballad 77bpm ToWrite

I’m settling on this melody for now. I might play with the second half of the verse to give it a lift.
It’s a pop triplet feel in the key of B at 90bpm.
ToWrite verse chorus melody

This is a continuation of 12-07-06b. I’m working out different ideas for the melody to see which one flows better.
It’s a pop triplet feel in the key of B at 90bpm.
ToWrite verse chorus melody