How to write a good love song with Jesse Parent
Kitchener, Ontario-based singer-songwriter and storyteller Jesse Parent talks about the danger of his song “For a Moment” becoming a conventional love song, and how to avoid that! We talked about: How to do banter well when you’re performing How Jesse went from one-draft songs to editing all the songs “Write with your heart, edit with your brain” How easy it is to let your songs devolve into love songs, if you’re not careful How to play harmonica and guitar at the same time well (hint: if you can sing and play guitar, you can do this) Writing to an unconventional song structure Taylor guitars Download the lyrics to For a Moment to follow along.…
