Comments on: Mindmapping Your Songwriting Ideas http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/mindmapping-your-songwriting-ideas/ Songwriting Tips, Songwriting Help and Songwriting Ideas in one Songwriting Resource Mon, 11 May 2009 18:28:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Editor http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/mindmapping-your-songwriting-ideas/#comment-277 Editor Mon, 11 May 2009 18:28:47 +0000 http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-277 Interesting article: however I would not agree that brain storming is very similar to Mind Mapping. Brainstorming or to be politically correct 'thought showers' is unstructured, Mindmapping is structured. As a designer I use brain storming to record every idea no matter how appropriate and inappropriate. As a professional MindMapper I mind map in a structure way. It is easy to get confused but I dont want people to be confused or mislead. Interesting article: however I would not agree that brain storming is very similar to Mind Mapping.
Brainstorming or to be politically correct ‘thought showers’ is unstructured, Mindmapping is structured.
As a designer I use brain storming to record every idea no matter how appropriate and inappropriate. As a professional MindMapper I mind map in a structure way.
It is easy to get confused but I dont want people to be confused or mislead.

]]> By: hoh http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/mindmapping-your-songwriting-ideas/#comment-256 hoh Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:31:13 +0000 http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-256 i'm going to send this to song writing friends! i keep telling them to write something that becomes world famous then they can do the music they really want to do - living off the royalties! oh i heard an old timer who helped barry alamo?manalow? or he said it in a history channel interview - that mass audiences love very very simple words that repeat a lot! it took him a long while to comply and only then did he take off and only then could he write and perform the songs he really really wanted to do! good luck all you song writers! as someone said if it's too loud you're too old! i’m going to send this to song writing friends!
i keep telling them to write something that becomes world famous then they can do the music they really want to do – living off the royalties!
oh
i heard an old timer who helped barry alamo?manalow? or he said it in a history channel interview – that mass audiences love very very simple words that repeat a lot!
it took him a long while to comply and only then did he take off and only then could he write and perform the songs he really really wanted to do!
good luck all you song writers!

as someone said
if it’s too loud you’re too old!

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]]> By: Making A Mountain Out Of A Molehill « Songwriting Zen http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/mindmapping-your-songwriting-ideas/#comment-109 Making A Mountain Out Of A Molehill « Songwriting Zen Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:20:55 +0000 http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-109 [...] start writing automatically and explore every tangent that comes to mind. I might even use a mind map to keep track of all the different paths that I come [...] [...] start writing automatically and explore every tangent that comes to mind. I might even use a mind map to keep track of all the different paths that I come [...]

]]> By: Corey Stewart http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/mindmapping-your-songwriting-ideas/#comment-48 Corey Stewart Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:42:53 +0000 http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-48 Hi Jennifer, Thank you for taking the time out to comment. I'm glad you liked the post. Yes you're right. I should have my mind maps up on my blog. What a great idea. I had a look at your "Yellow Submarine" mind map and I must say that you put a lot of colour into it. My mind maps tend to be more functional creatures rather than a page full of colour however, from looking through your website you've inspired me to look at my future mind maps as a creative part of my songwriting process rather than a means to an end. I wish you all the best in your guitar playing. Corey :) Hi Jennifer,

Thank you for taking the time out to comment. I’m glad you liked the post.

Yes you’re right. I should have my mind maps up on my blog. What a great idea.

I had a look at your “Yellow Submarine” mind map and I must say that you put a lot of colour into it.

My mind maps tend to be more functional creatures rather than a page full of colour however, from looking through your website you’ve inspired me to look at my future mind maps as a creative part of my songwriting process rather than a means to an end.

I wish you all the best in your guitar playing.

Corey :)

]]> By: Jennifer Goddard http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/mindmapping-your-songwriting-ideas/#comment-45 Jennifer Goddard Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:03:03 +0000 http://songwritingzen.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-45 I agree that Mind Maps are good for songwriting ideas - i am a novice guitar player and my focus has been on how you remember songs here is a Mind Map I created on how to remember Yellow Submarine by the Beatles http://www.fuzz2buzz.com/en/mex/mind-map/hand-drawn/84/yellow-submarine Can you load any Mind Maps up on your blog - would love to see one cheers Jennifer I agree that Mind Maps are good for songwriting ideas – i am a novice guitar player and my focus has been on how you remember songs

here is a Mind Map I created on how to remember Yellow Submarine by the Beatles

http://www.fuzz2buzz.com/en/mex/mind-map/hand-drawn/84/yellow-submarine

Can you load any Mind Maps up on your blog – would love to see one

cheers

Jennifer

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