Wildfire and Prayer Words

- DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com  

As a child, I loved the horse song WILDFIRE. 

Years of "life" changed my dire thoughts about that word. 

Especially after our beautiful family reunion cabin in Pigeon Forge, TN, USA

burned down in 2016  -- because two teenage boys wanted to play Hero reporting

the fire they'd started.... but it grew faster than they had dreamed....

and DESTROYED ACRES and LIVES.....

WILDFIRE isn't a pretty word to me anymore.

 

As a child, I dutifully prayed "Now I lay me down to sleep 

I pray the Lord my soul to keep."  Years of "life" changed my dire thoughts about that word PRAYER.

PRAYER is no longer boring but a DELIGHT to me now!

 

Ohhhhh, how I need Him.  Prayer is more than just a word now... 

 

SONGS, old hymns often hold the words that our minds cannot think to pray. About 100 psalms set to music inspired by God are on my HYMNS tab,

https://dianadeeosbornesongs.com/PSALMS-and-Prophets.php

All free MP3 downloads... both with singing & piano only for churches to use during worship services.  MORE hymns whether adding new style to an old one or making a NEW song are always welcome!  

Psalm 96... Oh, SING to the LORD a New Song!

Much joy to you in growing your music! - DdO:)

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PHOTO CREDIT:    WildfireToday.com

 

FREE personal usage; see website.  CCLI.com  songwriter #P272655

SOME of these blogs also published on Facebook page for Website,

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SEE ALSO:

(1 )  FACEBOOK PARABLES IN LIFE    FacebookParablesInLife.blogspot.com

(2)     "LYRICS FOR YOUR MUSIC" =   MUSIC AVAILABLE for Musicians to use.. -- already formatted with TIMING,  Copyrighted; contact for Rights & permissions.  FREE download-able PDFs @ FUTURE tabs on website below.

DEVOTIONS versions at BLOG:  LyricsForYourMusic.blogspot.com

 

(3) FREE  music website with  ALMOST  700 MP3 audios + ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS  & downloadable music sheets, at   http://www.DianaDeeOsbornesongs.com/
           No registration needed to use music website OR to download songs!

 HOW TO CONTACT = 

(1) via website CONTACT TAB-- Add PERSONAL SUBJECT & NAME in FROM box,  OR (2) BEST = via Facebook MESSAGE at   https://www.facebook.com/dianadee.osborne

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God Is Big Enough Audience

- DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com  

Are you   FEELING  LIKE  A  FAILURE

because the usual definition of  

"success" = high numbers

of people whom you reach with the work you do for God...

the music you do out of LOVE for Him, wanting to serve?

The size of your music audience or Facebook Ministry or

 <fill in the blank> 

does not matter when  

all you truly care about is pleasing 

your ever-present Audience of One... 

Who gifted you in the first place.... 

 

This is a COMFORT amidst a world that tries to measure our worth with Statistics of "Success". 

Colossians 3:17, "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

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Much joy to you in growing your music

focused on God, not your "numbers"! - DdO:)

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©2021   by DianaDee Osborne (all material),  all rights reserved.  

PHOTO CREDIT:    www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/m7khy5/an_audience_of_one

 

FREE personal usage; see website.  CCLI.com  songwriter #P272655

SOME of these blogs also published on Facebook page for Website,

https://www.facebook.com/DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com 

 

SEE ALSO:

(1 )  FACEBOOK PARABLES IN LIFE    FacebookParablesInLife.blogspot.com

(2)     "LYRICS FOR YOUR MUSIC" =   MUSIC AVAILABLE for Musicians to use.. -- already formatted with TIMING,  Copyrighted; contact for Rights & permissions.  FREE download-able PDFs @ FUTURE tabs on website below.

DEVOTIONS versions at BLOG:  LyricsForYourMusic.blogspot.com

 

(3) FREE  music website with  ALMOST  700 MP3 audios + ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS  & downloadable music sheets, at   http://www.DianaDeeOsbornesongs.com/
           No registration needed to use music website OR to download songs!

 HOW TO CONTACT = 

(1) via website CONTACT TAB-- Add PERSONAL SUBJECT & NAME in FROM box,  OR (2) BEST = via Facebook MESSAGE at   https://www.facebook.com/dianadee.osborne

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This blog ©2010-2021 DianaDee Osborne (all material), all rights reserved. 

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Why I Write This Songwriter Blog

 - DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com  

Why do I post on this page for my website full of songs? **NOT** just for "marketing" over 1,200 FREE downloads of God's songs thru me... for almost 700 recorded songs.

 

 

 

 

No:  I created this Blog because 

Encouragement is never overly abundant in life... 

 

I enjoy sharing a few words to help others like you remember: 

 

You are NOT alone in trying to decide 

whether the Joy of writing & playing outweighs the 

disappointment when we don't see "Fruit"... 

James 1:5. God loves to give you wisdom, when you ask.

 

Encouragement for you: The Joy  IS  a delightful Fruit!

Much joy to you in growing your music! - DdO:)

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©2021  by DianaDee Osborne (all material),  all rights reserved.  

PHOTO CREDIT:    In photo - DailyVerses.net

 

FREE personal usage; see website.  CCLI.com  songwriter #P272655

SOME of these blogs also published on Facebook page for Website,

https://www.facebook.com/DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com 

 

SEE ALSO:

(1 )  FACEBOOK PARABLES IN LIFE    FacebookParablesInLife.blogspot.com

(2)     "LYRICS FOR YOUR MUSIC" =   MUSIC AVAILABLE for Musicians to use.. -- already formatted with TIMING,  Copyrighted; contact for Rights & permissions.  FREE download-able PDFs @ FUTURE tabs on website below.

DEVOTIONS versions at BLOG:  LyricsForYourMusic.blogspot.com

 

(3) FREE  music website with  ALMOST  700 MP3 audios + ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS  & downloadable music sheets, at   http://www.DianaDeeOsbornesongs.com/
           No registration needed to use music website OR to download songs!

 HOW TO CONTACT = 

(1) via website CONTACT TAB-- Add PERSONAL SUBJECT & NAME in FROM box,  OR (2) BEST = via Facebook MESSAGE at   https://www.facebook.com/dianadee.osborne

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Easy Improved Vocal Tracks ... by DianaDee Osborne

MARCH 16, 2015

I'm going back in time... finding songs I recorded
years ago, and gradually re-recording vocals for songs where my voice was rather weak,
or I'd made some mistakes that I never remembered to
"GO AND FIX" since I record a 5-year average of 
60 songs per year....

I'm finding that since I have not practiced and practiced recently, as I did then,
that there are often "NO  CLUES IN THE MUSIC" for when to come in for 
verses or the chorus or bridge. Thus... I  GET  LOST  when recording to just the music.

EASY SOLUTION:
  1.  Listen a few times to your old vocal track,  and mark the music where you'd sung the wrong words (or those you're now changing), or got off the beat.

  2.  Create a new vocal track.  Sing WITH the original vocal,   with your now stronger voice.
However: The wrong timing or different words might throw you off.
     That's OK!!  Just do the right timing and words as best you can.

  3.  Create a 3rd vocal track.  Sing WITH the NEW vocal,    having muted the original vocal track. 
Because your 2nd vocal was so much better  (and because you've had an excellent practice!)
        This 3rd track will be SO much better! Right in time with the original music.
             And of course you can always do a 4th, 5th track 
with or without the earlier vocal track that may no longer be needed.

  4.  Now just delete all of your old vocal tracks,  Of course: for FUN,
you might want to keep the original just so you can
keep enjoying the reminder of how much
you've improved over the years!
Fun memories of how NERVOUS you were in your
early years of recording vocal tracks!

Much joy to you in growing your music! - DdO:)

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** But feel free to print with copyright info, & share for nonprofit usage!
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Examples, music sheets, and Additional encouraging resources at 
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Avoiding Blah Tunes .... by DianaDee Osborne

       An old game show "Name that Tune" tested people's ability to remember old songs. Another game show could be "Name that BAND." Musicians tend to have favorite chords and progressions and sound mix textures.

If you want to bring amazing FRESHNESS into your songs,
Don't just start a song with a melody:
   STOP.... LISTEN... Not just a cliche:

Go outdoors and listen to sounds:
The birds, the wind in the trees, traffic noise, the overhead jets...
       the cadence of people talking and  laughing.
Go indoors and listen:  Washing machine swirling, the fan's spin,
the undulation waves of the refrigerator motor....


Drum out beats with your hand on any surface-- from your lap (low beat) to
crunchy leaves.
Sometimes REST awhile in the percussion of the
world around you.... and wait for the melody
      to come into your head.

EXAMPLE:
Combinatoric Waves Peace
FREE MUSIC LINK ©2012 DianaDee Osborne:      CLICK HERE 
FREE LYRICS and MUSIC sheet LINKs:     DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com
  
SONG HISTORY:

Ocean waves were crashing against a pointed rock barrier, coming from two directions. One day I noticed something “different” in the sound as I stood by the water at dawn. I closed my eyes... listened... realized that 

 to my left, the water was like the usual 4/4 time   with a heavy hit on the rocks as “Count 1” and a lighter hit on “count 3” and then repeating the pattern at the end of each 4 counts.

BUT -- on my RIGHT side, the water took longer between “count 3” and the heavy  repeat on Count 1. 

The Music of the Water was in 5/4 time as it hit the rock barrier at a different angle.

I charted out what I heard in the sand, and later created a spreadsheet to study my observation. After talking with a couple of mathematicians, I learned that the word for this combination of two different series is “Combinatoric”.

This and over 375 other songs with music sheets available free for private use at http://dianadeeosbornesongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php

No registration needed.  Much joy to you in growing your music!

©2014 DianaDee Osborne;  all rights reserved - BUT feel free to share with copyright info.

End Songwriting Jams with Jams ... by DianaDee Osborne

When your ideas are blocked, invite some music friends.

Using a voice recorder if away from a music recording studio:
Take turns playing "anything".   Easiest if you pick a MINOR key...
Out of 12 notes, all but 11 will fit
      (the 12th being the flatted third that would turn it into a major key) -
AND other notes like 7th chords can add a blues or jazz or grunge rock feel!

Two basic EASY methods:
1. One person plays for about 3 minutes. Then the others play their instruments
to do fills. SURE- some things won't work!
But OH, the creativity that can come out of the pieces that do!
And it's so much fun to laugh at how HORRIBLE some experiments are!

2. Each person takes turn being the lead, with the others playing fills --
In Jazz Jams, the person who will lead often quickly pats their head :)

LATER:
Feed the recorded music into your computer program and edit pieces you really like,
building new pieces around them.

Much joy to you in growing your music!

©2014 DianaDee Osborne;  all rights reserved - BUT feel free to share with copyright info.

JOY of Pseudo Rhymes in Songs ... by DianaDee Osborne

We learned it around 3rd grade:
           Make your poem rhyme,  above all.
We kept remembering it after high school:
           When writing songs, make the lyrics rhyme, above all.

EXCITING NEWS!  You don't have to make true rhymes in songs!
No more struggles to rhyme the next song line with 
               "The /  orange flow- er /  bulb _ _ / ....
Pseudo rhymes work fine in songs especially...
     the music helps to obscure the lack of perfect rhyme.

So in the above example, your 3/4 time song can continue,
               "The /  orange flow- er /  bulb _ had /
                           the wrong la-   /  bel,  __ so
                           in the spring    /  it bloomed  hot
                           pink."  __  __  /  __  __  __    :)     
 obviously a humor song!                    

Much joy to you in growing your music!

©2014 DianaDee Osborne;  all rights reserved - BUT feel free to share with copyright info.