French teacher, composer and musician shares the stories around his music.
In the continuing series of his music, Jean-Yves Ragot has a new take on the chicken or egg question. I am often asked whether I write the lyrics or the music first. With Jonathan Livingston Seagull, you could follow the creation of a rhythm. Today, let me tell you the story of a song with lyrics…
Using three different examples, Jean-Yves Ragot explains how songs can evolve and where they can come from. The song version 1991/1992 I was an active member of the association Aide à Toute Détresse (ATD) (Help in Need) Quart-Monde for a long time. For a certain period, I was one of the animators of the Wednesday Club for…
How does inspiration become a song?Jean-Yves Ragot has an anecdote. Here is the story of a song. We go back…35 years! Is it possible? January 1985… Once upon a time… there was a dishwasher and a rhythm that was running through my head. So, I started to sing this rhythm by tapping on the tray…
Blowing in the Wind with Jean-Yves Ragot. Retired French Literature teacher and musician, Jean-Yves Ragot, raises the curtain on some of his songs. As his thoughts go “Blowing in the wind”, they land on my desk. However, I quickly discover that you need to do more than just “Listen to the music” to understand about…
Frank frets over an unusual encounter. I can thank my lucky stars that the man was a teacher. This thought is my lifeline, my safety net to the experience I am about to embark upon. But, as is with most good stories, there is an overture. Had Jean-Yves Ragot’s wife not taken part in one…