As I said Friday, [5in5] officially begins May 14th-18th, 2012!!
This year I’m hoping to have many people from all over the country & globe join us for the 2012 edition of [5in5].
Before I give you the rules, you are going to want to sign up for this event.
To do so simply comment on this post, email me, or send a smoke signal (if you’re so inclined) telling me that you’re in!
Now for the rules of [5in5] (via Aaron Ivey’s 7in7 rules):
1) you must start and finish 1 song every day for 5 days.
the goal is not to write 5 amazing songs… it’s simply to start and finish a song to stretch your creativity and discipline as a writer.
2) old material cannot be used.
you can’t brush off the dust from an old song, or one that was started a while ago. it must be a brand new song. phrases & words from old journals can be used, but old songs or uncompleted songs cannot be used.
3) co-writing with a person (sorry no animals this year) is completely legit.
this really helped me get started last year and is something we highly encourage you to try at least once.
4) post the song in some public forum.
most people post their songs on a blog, youtube, facebook, soundcloud, etc. part of the beauty of 5in5 is forcing yourself to be vulnerable with your writing by putting it out there. plus, we’re all in this together.
5) if you’re on twitter, we can easily follow each other by using the hashtag #5in5.
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MUSIC NEWS
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1) guess what?? this spring/early summer I will be releasing an EP of new instrumental music!!
I have been writing for a couple months & have begun laying down tracks for this EP.
more details about this project will be coming VERY soon!
2) currently I have a video theory course I am developing for YOU.
this will be due out in early fall 2012.
while this initially may not sound super exciting, I can guarantee that this series will be one of the most beneficial courses you can watch & immediately apply to your playing.
I am going to personally walk you through a ton of secrets I have picked up from great musicians + answer any questions you might have, so start thinking about what you would like to ask.
woohoo!! I’m super-jazzed just thinking about how this is going to help you grow…
stay tuned… we are getting ready to have some serious fun!!
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