35. Polar Expresso and the Cycle of Fifths

Fan Mail PortalOn this episode we take a little adventure to the other side of the globe. I take a "walk" around a far far away town and create a songwriting exercise using the Cycle of Fifths:F, C, G, D, A, E, BFat Charlie Gets Drunk After Eating BlueberriesAnd then we think of five things about a town and write a song using repetion and relaxing!Write using a land formation - a mountain, a river, a natural landscape as the theme. I wrote this song using the Cycle of Fifths asthe first part of the song uses the chordsF, C, G as major chords, and then it goes on to Dminor, Aminor, Eminor. As minor chordsThe Words! are:Part 1:On Badger Road, at the Polar Expresso,The sun is setting low, the sun is setting low. Part 2:That rivers got a long way to go, if it's searching for the sea, that rivers got a long way to go, if it's searching for me. And we try to add a Drone Harmony note on the second part. Hope you enjoy and Lotsa love to all the folks that live at North Pole, Alaska!Thanks for listening. xxShellyThats all.  The Northern Rivers Conservatorium approached me to write a fundraising song. I found myself reflecting on my year studying there — running barefoot between classes, learning music theory and discovering my voice as a musician.https://www.givenow.com.au/eofy_nrc_fundraiserhttps://www.shelly.com.au/music/light-a-candle/Support the showhttps://www.patreon.com/Shelly_Brownwww.shelly.com.auhttps://www.instagram.com/shellybrownmusic/