For our second day of IL we learned about refrains and how to use them in a song. With our new-found knowledge of refrains we began to create our own short “songs” using refrains within them. Everyone was working diligently on their songs, and we were told to think of a melody we wanted our song to have.
I chose my melody to be similar to “Prayer” by Kendrick Lamar; it is an RnB beat that sets the mood for storytelling. We had more time to work on our songs after lunch, but we also learned about chord progressions and the use of technology in songwriting. Overall I believe that we are progressing well in our journey of song development, and I can speak for all of us when I say that we are ready for more.