Music is a wonderful way to share messages of positivity with our friends, families and communities. A simple song or piece of music has the power to put a smile on anyone’s face, to make them laugh or to remind them how much they are loved and appreciated.
We invite you to enter our ‘Love from Glasgow’ competition with your own isolation creation!
Your challenge is to write a song or a piece of music, record it and send it as a message to someone – think about friends or family that you are unable to visit right now, or those people in the community that you would like to thank for what they are doing to help us. Follow the instructions below to enter the competition!
To get started…
Visit the CREATE Instrumental Music Service Youtube channel where our team have been sharing their tips and tricks for song writing and creating music at home.
Using technology
Explore apps like GarageBand to create chord progressions for backing tracks or to add a variety of instruments to your composition.
Writing music down
Don’t know how to write music? That’s ok! You can improvise and record as you go or create a graphic score using lines, shapes and pictures.
Writing lyrics
A great place to start could be using the structure and melody of an existing song and writing your own lyrics. Our videos have more tips for lyrics, rhyming and structure.
Making instruments
If you don’t have any instruments at home, make some! Be creative with what you have – watch our videos and learn how to create rhythms with boxes and wooden spoons!
To enter the competition:
✓ Record a video of your creation (max 2 mins) and post it on Twitter
✓ Tell us who your musical message is for and why
✓ Tag @GlasgowCREATE
✓ Use #LovefromGlasgow and #GetGlasgowComposing
Deadline for entries: Friday 19th June 2020
Prize vouchers for 1st (£150) 2nd (£100) 3rd (£50) place kindly donated by Haydock Music.
