Riding off a creative wave following a beautiful songwriting course led by the one and only Scott McMicken (via School of Song), a few of us banded together to try and keep the spirit of creativity and collaboration rolling. This is the result!
Welcome to the FIRST EVER Pocket Prompt!! Each week we will share a new songwriting prompt right to your inbox.
For this first one, I decided to honor the fact that this feels like a new source of inspiration for many of us and that this is the first Pocket Prompt ever. Here in the first month of the year, I wanted this prompt to represent the start of something great and new beginnings.
And now… the very first Pocket Prompt in history:
Write a song about firsts, new beginnings, the number one, or the start of things.
If you want some inspiration, check out this playlist I made of songs that I think represent this theme well.
Additionally, here are a few words that might get a vibe going for you: fresh start, kick start, jump start, restart, origins, birth, rebirth, beginnings, launch, takeoff, dawn, morning, inception, opening, creation, day one, square one, root.
Super excited to pursue songwriting in this constraint oriented way alongside y’all! I will plan to share a new prompt every Monday. Of course, do not feel pressured to write a song for every single prompt, but hopefully this gives you the spark when you need it. Still trying to brainstorm the best way for us to share our tunes with one another (an Instagram, Discord, something else?). I went ahead and made an Instagram for the time being! If you have ideas let me know. I think a way to see everyone’s song and comment in some sort of thread is ideal. I also think it would be cool to share 1 to 3 tunes from the previous prompts in each week’s email.
And one final time… if you have prompt ideas, send em my way! Have a great week!
I miss this class already. Maybe SoS could open the jukebox for alumni to share?
This is awesome! Looking forward to trying this out.