Your Songwriting Task
Theme: Birds
Guideline: Use an element of whistling
Time Limit: 1 hour
Listening Guide: Can you hear any whistling in these songs, or imagine where whistling may have existed in the original demo?
Carry Me
Songwriter – Danielle Caruana (Artist name: Mama Kin Spender)
“I wrote Carry Me when I was in a difficult time. I remember turning up to my hour not knowing what to write. The word prompt was ‘bird’. I had the feeling of being nestled in a bird’s chest – I just wanted to hide in the feathers of a bird’s chest and the song was born from that idea.” This song is from Mama Kin Spender’s “Golden Magnetic” album that was nominated for a 2019 ARIA Award.
Bird In Your Tree
Songwriter – Dingo Spender (Artist name: Mama Kin Spender)
This song was a single from Mama Kin Spender’s “Golden Magnetic” album that was nominated for a 2019 ARIA Award.
Phoenix Rising
Songwriter – Francesca de Valence
Founder of I Heart Songwriting Club, Francesca de Valence released “Phoenix Rising” as a single in 2017. She says, “the enthusiasm from my group members for this song was next level”.
