songwriting – Oren Levine, jazz pianist and composer

Tunes on Tuesday: Old Men

Why this tune? This week’s tune started as a project from a songwriting program I attended in 2016. We were tasked to write music to a poem. I found a short poem by Ogden Nash, “Old Men,” a short and powerful meditation on aging and how we view the elderly. I tried a few optionsContinue reading “Tunes on Tuesday: Old Men”

Tunes on Tuesday: Early Start

Why this tune? This week I’m sharing a new song in progress. The FAWM (February Album Writing Month) community is inspiring me to write new songs at an accelerated pace this month. This song started as an idea about the pleasures of an early morning walk. I wrote a chorus pretty quickly, but then struggledContinue reading “Tunes on Tuesday: Early Start”

Tunes on Tuesday: This House Is Empty Now

Why this tune? This week we celebrate the life and work of the great American composer Burt Bacharach, who passed on Feb. 8, 2023. He’s best known for the many songs he wrote with lyricist Hal David in the 1960s, many performed first (and written for) Dionne Warwick. You’re sure to have heard “Walk OnContinue reading “Tunes on Tuesday: This House Is Empty Now”