Vote for the Jan/Feb 2014 "Theme/Genre" festival

[64Guitars]

It's time to vote for our next two festivals which will run from January 1 to February 28. Voting starts now and runs for 7 days. You can change your vote any time until the closing of the poll on December 30/31 (depending on your time zone). To do so, click "Remove vote" to cancel your previous vote, then vote again.

This poll is for the "Theme/Genre" festival. There is a separate poll for the "Artists/Covers" festival here:

https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=20109.0

Please vote in both polls.

As always, we encourage you to write an original song for the Theme/Genre festival, but covers are welcome too.

[64Guitars]

No Strings - Must use non-stringed instruments only (keyboards, drums/percussion, woodwinds, brass, Kaossilators, phone apps, vocals, etc.) No guitars, bass guitars, ukuleles, violins, cellos, etc. If you use a keyboard or phone app, you can't use patches that emulate stringed instruments (violins, cellos, etc.)

ResponseFest - Original songs that are a reply/response to an existing song. For example, a response to "Help Me Rhonda" by The Beach Boys ("help me Rhonda, help me get her out of my heart") would be a song from Rhonda's perspective replying to a guy who is basically asking her to be a rebound.

JingleFest - Write an advertising jingle for any product or service; real or imagined. Or cover your favourite jingle.

[danieldesete]

And what's an odd time signature ?

[Oldrottenhead]

i assume no strings also includes pianos and harpsichords etc

[steelguitar]

 

And what's an odd time signature ?

I am agree with Daniel : what is a "odd time signatures" fest???

[Flash Harry]

3/4, 5/4, 7/4, 5/8, 7/8, etc.

[Hook]

NO STRINGS!!!NO STRINGS!!!NO STRINGS!!!NO STRINGS!!!NO STRINGS!!!NO STRINGS!!!NO STRINGS!!!

[64Guitars]

And what's an odd time signature ?

I am agree with Daniel : what is a "odd time signatures" fest???

Odd time signatures are also known as complex, irregular, unusual, or asymmetric (Mesures asymétriques).

Most of the songs posted here at Songcrafters are in 4/4 time and sometimes 3/4. The idea of odd time signature fest is to get away from those common time signatures and try something different like 5/4, 7/8, etc.

Examples of popular songs in odd time signatures are Pink Floyd's "Money" (7/4 except for the guitar solo section which is in 4/4), Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" (also 7/4), and Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Take Five" (5/4). Of course, you don't have to do a cover. Original songs in odd time signatures are most welcome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_signature#Complex_time_signatures

[Hook]

So if we indeed have a 3 way tie, rather than do each fest individually over 6 months we should do a no strings, odd time signature drinking song fest? Or every one can change their vote to No Strings

[Hook]

OK maybe a no strings, odd time signature surf music fest...sounds like a challenge!