Beginning to write music for the Keyboard

[TheSambassador]

Hi there,

For a long time I've wanted to go a little further with music. I'm a 3rd year college student studying Psychology, but I've always wanted to be able to write and play music on the keyboard/piano. Eventually I'd like to either play with a band or compose music on some sort of music software (I have Reason).

I've kind of hit a wall though - I don't know what to do to start moving towards that. I'd say that I'm Intermediate in my playing skill. I had piano lessions in 3rd grade for about 6 months, and then played on and off (mostly off) up until now. At some points I'd practice every day, but I'm not consistent. I know basic chords and scales, and I understand music theory, but I don't know what's necessary to start actually doing it.

Should I just start writing songs, however bad they are? I have a lot of music in my head, but I seem to lose it when I start trying to figure out the specific notes. Should I practice more and improve my technical playing? Are there good intermediate songs that anybody can recommend that are fun to play but not too frustrating?

I just need some advice on a place to go from here. Has anybody else been here?

-Sam

 

[evergreenthompson]

Hey someone else with music stuck in their head! Welcome to the forum.

Head on over to the Let's talk about songwriting... thread. torry's web site (mentioned in the thread) has been of some help to me.

 

[TheSambassador]

Thanks for the info! Those are some really helpful sites!