ABOUT US
What do we do?
Whether it’s the fast tapping beat of an anxious foot or a stressful sigh at the end of the day, every person has an internal orchestra of emotions and thoughts that can be transformed into music. We all know listening to music has the power to MOVE us. We help you create music that moves you towards where you want to be.
How does it work?
Music moves everyone, and Moving Melodies is designed to help ANYONE who has the desire to create, express, and empower themselves through the process of making music. We bring instruments and recording equipment to your location, you come to our studio, or we meet virtually to write, perform, and record a song together. Our team consists of a Board Certified Music Therapist and Award winning songwriter!
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OUR PROCESS
Identify our Intention: In a collaborative Moving Melodies session we will define our purpose in the songwriting process. What do we want to say? How do we want to feel? It might be a song about letting go of past mistakes, or maybe a head over heels love song, or it could be a fantasy song about living life on a tropical island. Every song has a meaning. This is where we get creative! We can be direct, or we can be abstract. There are no rules in music. In this process we will share feelings and ideas and start finding words and phrases for our lyrics.
Move the Melody: After we have established our intention, we will find our musical direction. Will the song be melancholy? Will it be triumphant? This is where we can tune in to the music and find our movement of melody (style). Will it lift us up, bring us down, or hold us in limbo? It is here that we will also explore sounds and produce beats. Our on-site music equipment is recording studio quality, so whether we want orchestral strings, synth-pop leads, electric guitar, or programmed hip-hop beats, we will find the sounds that resonate with our intentions. We can follow a standard music genre or create our own! In this process we will also teach instruments in real-time to group members for our performance. You can learn guitar, piano, drums, or even how to sequence a rhythm pattern.
Create and Connect: Once we have the basis of our song started, with music and lyric ideas, we will begin to piece it together. This is where we connect with each other and the music as we play it, and get in touch with our creativity. As we perform and listen to our song, more words or ideas may come, and we will turn those words into song lyrics. Usually this is where most of the group creativity happens, as we are inspired by the music that we are creating and seeing the pieces come together. We will continue to encourage the creative process and help cultivate the lyrics and music until we feel there is enough content for our song. We will also arrange our parts and rehearse the song from start to finish until we are ready to record.
Ready to Record: Once all of the pieces are assembled and we are ready, we will record the final performance of our song! Not only did we move through a creative songwriting process, we now have a tangible recording of what we made. Each group member will receive a copy of the track and able to share it with the world!