Russell,

1. Lyrics - Usually I develop something I hear from another song, something I heard or have read. I plan on doing some
collaborations in the near future.
2. Song - I like ghosting songs that I like, then change the key or tempo and melody.
3. Almost always I will develop the music first then tweak it to fit the lyrics later.
4. The best song that I have written is the one that I am working on now. I used the method about to write it. I have
the music written but am not satisfied with the lyrics. The reason that I like the song that I am working on is because
I don't usually like the ones that are finished and an unfinished song has such great potential.
5. I would say 50/50
6. 4
7. 40 years
8. I don't teach music but was the interim music minister at my church for a while and led the choir.
9. My musical genre interests are not very wide. I have the greatest desire to write and sing praise and
worship music. Even though I listened to rock when I was younger and a little country I am most influenced by
Christian music.
10. Technology has made it 100% easier for me. BIAB is what I use to write all my music. Even though I play a little
guitar I was limited to the chords that I knew and write much.
11. With technology I have the ability to put a song in BIAB and have it find the chords for me. Then I change it as
needed. Without that ability I would be limited in my writing.
12. No. There are still many different methods to create a song and pluggins to make it sound unique. IMO is has given
many people a way to release the music that has been bottled up inside them.

Steve