Tag Archives: seasonal change

THIS FEELS SO WRONG

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Judy

My post title is a line of lyrics from my song “The Unknown.” My song changed the direction of my life because it led me to divorce my husband after 31 years of marriage. Continue reading →

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It was eighteen years since I had last moved. My art studio held many areas for me to sort through. I dreaded the process of packing, and I found many excuses to put it off. Initially, it was excruciatingly difficult to tear myself away from working on my audio book and songs. I was so close to finishing everything. But packing was the only way I would be able to move forward so I could exit the tunnel I was in. Finally, I had to accept that I would not finish my book before moving. Continue reading →

Tagged Aging Parents, Art and Illustration, Caregiving, child's death, composing, creativity, dementia, divorce after a long marriage, Friendship, gray divorce, inspiration, lovesong, lyric development, lyrics, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother's illness, moving with divorce, Music, Ordinary Life, original songs, seasonal change, separation, singing, songwriting | 2 Comments

EVERY SEASON YOU COME BACK TO ME-PART 1

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Judy

It is momentous for me that I wrote a completely, new song last week. My song addresses my grief, which always reappears with my child’s approaching birthday and death day. After many years, I accept that my child is truly dead. However, I feel like he is still with me in a different way, and that gives me comfort. After many years, I cannot wait to wake up because I love my writing and my music. There are so many things I want to express. Continue reading →

Posted in Grief Poetry | Tagged acoustic guitar, child loss, child's death, compassionate friends, composing, creativity, death, death of a child, Every Season, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, guitar, inspiration, instrumental music, loss, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, Music, music healing, music poetry, musical comfort, musical inspiration, original music, original songs, seasonal change, seasons, singing, songwriting, voice lessons | 1 Comment

YOU ALWAYS RETURN

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Judy

What words could she write? She always began to write lyrics by scrawling anything that came to mind. She searched for words to explain how her “ache” felt and they came to her. The new lyrics held exquisite rhymes, never an easy feat for a songwriter. She always avoided clichés whenever possible. Her song was born! She felt amazement that no chords or melody had ever existed for this song before; it was completely new. She had a lot of difficulty playing her song without crying.
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Tagged "sandwich generation", acoustic guitar, Aging Parents, Caregiving, child's death, composing, creativity, death, death of a child, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, guitar, inspiration, loss, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, Music, original songs, parenting, seasonal change, singing, songwriting, the seasons, voice lessons, writing | 3 Comments

AUTUMN RECOLLECTIONS & ALONE

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Judy

It turns out that the songs I’ve decided to record last are musically the most unusual and interesting. When I went into George Reich’s studio, I decided to arrange two songs together: Autumn Recollections and Alone. Both songs are among my earliest compositions; I was seventeen years old when I wrote them. I decided to exercise creative freedom by connecting the songs; they are short and similar in style. Each has dissonant chords, as well as three stanzas without a chorus. Three strings of the last chord on Autumn Recollections carries over into Alone, even though they are in different keys. Continue reading →