Random Ideas: Off-The-Wall Musical Ideas (01-20-10)
by Jason Hannah on Jan.20, 2010, under Random Ideas
Here are your random musical ideas for you. Some of these might be a little tricky to pull off, but don’t let that stop you from trying.
As always, read the ideas literally, think about them, and then read them again trying to approach them from a completely different direction. A lot of times it’s that unusual direction that will inspire creativity.
-Take a song that you’ve already written, but change up the style of it a little bit. Maybe it’s a modern song that you can make sound like classic rock, or maybe it’s a jazz song that you can make sound like it’s a country song. See what ideas you can come up with my making the familiar into the unfamiliar
-Pick a song that you like. Now try to imagine what it would sound like if it was recorded by someone from a completely different genre. For example, how would “Thriller” have sounded if it was recorded by Metallica? What if it was recorded by Willie Nelson?
-Even cheap Keyboards mimic around 100 different instruments. Take advantage of that, and use the sounds to inspire yourself.
-Search for and download some drum loops online. Pick styles and genres that you usually don’t play. Start up the drum loop and just try jamming to it. You’d be surprised at what kinds of riffs and songs come out of you just by trying out a different rhythm.
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