What I've Been Thinking (EP)

For my capstone project, I created a collection of two original songs and one cover that represent the teenage experience in the worldwide quarantine. Each song is meant to showcase a different period in the year of 2020, beginning with the start of lockdown and moving into the present day. The audience for this project is college students and other teenagers affected greatly in quarantine; more specifically, those who suffer from anxiety. I want my audience to feel seen and heard in these difficult times, as this is the goal I had for myself over the course of this project. Whereas the albums I drew inspiration from have mostly touched on an artist’s personal feelings, I wanted to also gauge a variety of perspectives that I was able to channel for my music so it was possible for more people to relate to it. In order to do this, I conducted a survey through Google Forms to collect information on other college students and their experiences throughout quarantine. Then, I used methods that I learned in the songwriting workshop I took last semester to successfully write the lyrics for my songs using keywords from the survey. Finally, I used a one-take method when using GarageBand to produce my songs.