Originally Posted by BYOBand
Hello Andrew, this sounds really good. I love the playfulness of the tune and the tambourine on the chorus. Great lyrics as usual.
Hi Beth!
Firstly, my apologies for not replying sooner - somehow I missed your post.

I wanted to give the chorus a little zing, and while removing the ‘multi’ percussion from the drum track, I came across claps and the tambourine - the latter having just enough in it to sizzle a bit.

Re playfulness of the tune, I’m starting to settle on a style of singing where I am not so hung up about a bum note - trying to push on through like it is intentional. I hope the playfulness is also a reflection of using more interval jumps/drops in my melodies - as opposed to tone or semitone movements - I heard this on a YT tutorial that distinctive melodies come from larger intervals.

I think the playfulness also comes from my quirky nature and being prepared to look at my own weaknesses humorously. About quirkiness, I once created a spectrum of quirkiness - arranging words like odd, strange, weird, quirky, eccentric, enigmatic, unusual etc. into a spectrum ranging from normal difference to downright eck! Hmm … that sounds weird just writing it!

Thanks for listening!
Andrew

Regards,
Andrew D
Adelaide, Sth Aust
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