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It ain't me, it's my daughter.....

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My daughter, Cayce is a freshman in high school. She's been going through the usual "deep emotional angst" stuff the last year or so. In the process, I told her to write some freakin' songs so that she'd at least come out of this stuff with something worthwhle.

To my eternal shock, she did. At the link above is her first self-penned tune. Please...give it a listen and let us know what you think.

Much thanks........
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I'm a bit tired and recovering from illness, so I'm not at my best in terms of...well, coherence, but I'll try my best.

The lone fact that a freshman actually went out and wrote a song apparently on her own impresses me. It's a level of follow-through I'm not accustomed to from a high school crowd, certainly.

Her overall vocal tone is quite suited for Pop, and fairly well adjusted considering her age, but she could stand to brighten her vowels a bit. Just be careful not to fall into the ultra-bright, breathy, airy stuff that's oddly common today. She's got a few moments hinting at something more substantial than that. She sounds like she could have something of a powerful voice if she focused more from her diaphragm.

As a bit of an aside, the vocals could use a little more emotional...oomph. They get the point across well enough, but some of the extemporaneous things("ooh"s after the first chorus, for example) felt a little forced. Somewhat lacking in soul, if you will.

Her diction kinda surprised me. The lyrics were pretty well-articulated; I didn't feel obliged to use the cheat sheet, so that's certainly a plus. However, her vowels could stand to be tightened up. Some of the pronunciations threw me off slightly. The lyrics themselves are fairly standard adolescent musings. That's not meant as any sort of put-down, of course; she's an adolescent, and that sort of material is to be largely expected. You've gotta write what you know, after all.

Anyway, I hope my sick/sleepy ramblings are somewhat helpful.
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As the dad/producer, the vocal thing is on me. Simply put, I had her sing the thing a couple of times so I could throw some vocals on there and have something to guide me in the last couple of instrumental tracks. We'll likely have another go at the vocals when she's not got nasal blockage. It took a little work just to get the open sense of some of the vocals in there as it is, because she's never really had any training at singing correctly.

So consider the piece, at this point, an uncompleted demo. And thank you for your comments.....we'll be sure to keep them in mind when we work on it some more.

Oh....get some rest, man. Hope you feel better soon.
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Holy crap! Very impressive! Pretty much the same comments as Shmun, but with an added dash of "not bad for a first song!" Definitely encourage Cayce to keep with it.

Oh, since the style wasn't neccessarily my bag (or intelligent comments regarding music in general), I had my wife listen to it as well. Barring a little vocal training, my wife said she wouldn't turn the radio station. For what that's worth...
post #5 of 5
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Thanks LQ. I'll get her some vocal training and then call in Carlos Santana for the lead guitar gig and we'll rule the airwaves for about seven minutes.

Seriously....thanks for the actual feedback here. She's just getting her head into the game a bit, and I'm doing what little I can to further her interest and abilities. We'll keep working. She's been motivated to write lately, so odds are this next year will see a bunch of tracks for her coming out of my studio.

Again...any and all comments and feedback are appreciated, guys.
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