"It's not what you say, it's how you say it"

This expression holds true for songwriting as well. Just think about how many times you understand the words in songs on the radio, yet you often understand the meaning of the songs. This week I worked with Ben Senterfit on creating colors with my voice and lyrics. Here are some of my take home points

- Low density (breathy) vs. high density (resonate, bassy) - Low density creates a sense of vulnerability. Deep and resonate singing shows more confidence. A great example of low density is Van Morrison's Crazy Love (he's got a whisper tone to his singing). For high density, just listen to anything by Frank Sinatra.

- Singing high vs. low - High notes tend to impart more energy and be used to be more aggressive. Low notes are more laid back and somber.

- Lots of words vs. few words in the same time - More words yield a faster pace. Less words a slower pace.

These are neat ideas, now all I have to do is apply them to my songwriting.