under water by andrewJFS

Began guitar at age 17...I think. I play frequently. I began doing improvisation music with a friend at age 18. That was my basic practice. We would go to random locations in the city (Toronto) and create music for however long we could, until one of us couldn't function anymore -- usually me. During nearly a one year period we created hundreds of unrehearsed songs. At that time I did solo improvisation music. At age 19 or 20, I was in a popular music song writing course taught by John Capek that inspired me. I wrote some songs but I've continued to feel extemporized music more naturally. I have created hundreds of solo improvisation songs. This one song is a most recent expression of my life, at 22 years. By creating unrehearsed music (and recording it) I believe I capture the most sincere form of music possible. I use Audacity to edit the music after recording it. That is why you'll hear echo's in this song (I did not sing those parts twice, they are copies). Also I recorded the guitar and vocal tracks subsequently. It happens subsequently because of how the music comes from me, I will try to describe that and how it is related to my experience with music. Until some time when I created music I would sing while playing. Then I began sensing my guitar different and became engaged to only play guitar to improve. Soon my music became mostly instrumental, I did not feel or think enough to sing (I remember feeling like I did not have anything meaningful to sing). I began mixing instrumental music by playing an instrument then listening to the recording and playing a different instrument with it. I play cello, piano, clarinet, and drum...because those are at my house -- I will play anything that can produce noise. Most recently, I began singing again but not while playing other instruments. Also, I do not listen to the recording while singing after an instrumental experience. Rather, I let the movement of the instrument (usually guitar) continue in my voice by my thoughts, a capella. I naturally feel how long each musical segment was and the result is two distinct segments of music that can be mixed. Aligning the distinct segments to create a coherent musical piece is fun. I also like drawing quick pictures for each song. In 'under water' I created some echos by copying parts of the vocal segment. That was a new experience for me. I think music expresses my greatest parts. I try to live dynamically, recognizing how forward each moment can be. I create extemporized music for those reasons... My musical experience is a continuous thing. The greatest thing I am learning is where music is from. Listen to your surrounding, if anywhere, there you will know your place.