Would anyone like to write something together? A poem? A song?

[arslongavitabrevis]

Maybe just a line each or something...?
No pressure but it could be nice to share ideas with no great pressure and then perhaps when we have enough lines I can write some music for it and we can share it?
Anyway, I'm in need of a project.

 

[TheAmazingCriswell]

What kind of music do you write and how do you write it?

 

[arslongavitabrevis]

What kind of music do you write and how do you write it?

It really depends on the mood the lyrics take I suppose. I'm versatile and open to try new things and play around.

 

[TheAmazingCriswell]

I am merely asking because I am very old-fashioned, both in terms of music and lyrics. I used to write music as well, but my background is mainly in classical music, although I have also acquired a taste for jazz, swing and bossa nova.
I have asked about your process, because (and this will probably sound very arrogant) I wouldn't want to work with a musician who can't read music and doesn't have at least a basic understanding of music theory (please excuse my bluntness).
Besides, I believe that it is wiser to write the music first and then set words to it, because the melodic phrases dictate the rhyming scheme and length of the lines (unless one is writing an art song).