This post focuses on the somewhat strange practice of humming to compose music.
At some point in my songwriting process I got tired of the pressure of trying to perform parts as I composed them. Ever since I was a kid I would hum and form musical parts with my mouth by vocalizing what, in effect, were the sounds of drums, guitars, brass and whatnot. Surprisingly , this can be a very effective improvisation method when documenting musical ideas.
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