Phil leans into Lydian for his songwriting challenge answer
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For our second host-answer episode for our Songwriting Challenge 2023, Phil shared the process behind his answer to the challenge to write a song in the Lydian mode. Our good friend Susan Cattaneo joined in.
We talked about:
- How Phil experimented with various scales before landing on Lydian for his song
- How working in Lydian gave Phil a “back foot” transition into his chorus, which is usually more of a jump
- Using a pedal point bass in the verses
- Leaning into the intervals that define the identity of the mode
- Using different line lengths in your verses
- Playing around with the point-of-view in your song as a way to engage your listener
- The episode on writer’s block we did with Susan

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