An exercise to practice and learn more about song structure, arrangement, vocals and harmonies.

If I were a boy
Even just for a day
I’d roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted then go
Drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I’d kick it with who I wanted
And I’d never get confronted for it
‘Cause they’d stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man
I’d listen to her
‘Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
‘Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it’s broken
So they’d think that I was sleepin’ alone
I’d put myself first
And make the rules as I go
‘Cause I know that she’d be faithful
Waitin’ for me to come home
To come home

If I were a boy
I think I could understand, oh-ooh
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man
I’d listen to her
‘Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted (Wanted)
‘Cause he’s taken you for granted (Granted)
And everything you had got destroyed

It’s a little too late for you to come back
Say, it’s just a mistake, think I’d forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
You thought wrong

But you’re just a boy
You don’t understand (Yeah, you don’t understand, oh)
How it feels to love a girl
Someday, you’ll wish you were a better man
You don’t listen to her
You don’t care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
‘Cause you’ve taken her for granted
And everything you have got destroyed

But you’re just a boy

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I liked the look of this guy, Bjorgvin, and what he was saying in an ad Facebook and his free video persuaded me to buy his book.

I am aiming to

• Learn to get organised and simplify my mixing process to create more mixes that sound better in less time
• Learn practical EQ tips to make all of my instruments fit in your mix
• Learn to use compression to create punchy and tight mixes
• Learn to use reverb and delay to add space and depth to my mixes without cluttering up the song and making myself sound like an amateur
• Learn everything you need to know about saturation to add that secret sauce to my songs that make people take notice of my skills
• Learn an invaluable process to getting my mix to translate to any speaker or sound system

I already know quite a bit but Logic Pro X is daunting and simple book concentrating the basics and using only five plug-ins to start with sounds ideal at the moment.

The book is

Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plug-ins
Paperback – Illustrated, 9 May 2019
by Bjorgvin Benediktsson (Author),  James Wasem (Editor)

I am really quite enjoying it and finding it useful so far. I will add an update here when I have finished it.

Premiered on 22 Oct 2022

This piece of music was inspired by a chord progression, The Big Assed Ballad, from my video on YouTube presenting 23 chord progressions.

An engaging string Quartet for two violins, a viola, and a cello suitable for educational or concert use. The music is of moderate difficulty, very tuneful, and makes excellent teaching material. This download includes individual scores for all four instruments plus a condensed piano overview of the piece. This piece is for intermediate plays. It is written in C major to be played at 115bpm and is two and a quarter minutes long. 

Download and Print City Bustle from Sheet Music Direct
(Includes all the separate individual parts)

A Squirrel in the Woods is part 4 of 4 of The Woodland Animal Suite. A piece for Flute, Cello, and Piano in C Major visiting G Major and 3/4 time with a crotchet equal to 95 BPM making the piece just over two minutes long.

Download and Print A Squirrel in the Woods from Sheet Music Direct
(Includes all the separate individual parts)

A Pony in the Woods is part 3 of 4 of The Woodland Animal Suite. An engaging piece for flute, cello, and piano suitable for educational or concert use. The piece is of moderate difficulty, very tuneful, and makes excellent teaching material and is in C Major and 6/8 time with a dotted crotchet equal to 65 BPM making the piece about a minute long.

Download and Print A Pony in the Woods from Sheet Music Direct
(Includes all the separate individual parts)

A Fox in the Woods is part 2 of 4 of The Woodland Animal Suite. An engaging piece for flute, cello, and piano suitable for educational or concert use. The piece is of moderate difficulty, very tuneful and is in F Major and 4/4 time with a crotchet equal to 88 PM making the piece 1:05 minutes long. 

Download and Print A Fox in the Woods from Sheet Music Direct
(Includes all the separate individual parts)

A Deer in the Woods is part 1 of 4 of The Woodland Animal Suite. An engaging piece for Flute, Cello, and Piano suitable for educational or concert use, in C Major and 3/4 time with a dotted crotchet equal to 64 BPM making the piece about a minute long.

Download and Print A Deer in the Woods from Sheet Music Direct
(Includes all the separate individual parts)