Valentines Music Sets the Mood
You should know that Valentines music sets the mood. Music plays a significant role in every romantic setting and what better way to show your love than by creating a compilation CD for your loved one with all of the songs that remind you of them.
Well, ok maybe a CD and maybe a usb stick, but you get the idea. Either will work. We will go with CD for the rest of this article, but a stick is a more modern version. You choose which you will undertake. I kind of the like the CD option because you can make a nice jacket , per below.
Recording Messages
With the accessibility of audio technology, you could record a special message at the beginning or end of the CD that describes what they are about to hear OR inject special messages in between songs that describe why that specific song reminds you of them, and what they mean to you.
Your computer will have a microphone built in that you can use. That makes recording your voice a fairly simple task. However, depending where you are with technology, it may be a chore. One program that I use for videos is called Audacity. There is a small learning curve and you can record, edit etc. as you wish. Then take the saved audio file, an MP3, and load it on your music storage. I’ll leave a link at the bottom of the page for you to check out Audacity.
Personalized Cover
Purchase printable CD covers from your local store and create a personalized cover for your CD. Add their name to it and the date and year, so that you can both remember the exact Valentine’s Day in which it was given. If you are a little bit techy, grab some jpegs or pngs from your camera and print them on the cover. Maybe you did some activity together and had a ‘song’ for it. If you have a matching picture, then you are golden!
Song Choice
The songs don’t have to be just the regular old songs either. Create a more personalized version of your CD by including songs from movies you’ve watched together, or from your first date.
What was the song that was playing on the radio when you had your first kiss? First dance?
If you’re married, include music from your wedding, from the birth of your children.
Music is part of all of our lives and it lives in the backdrop of our memories. Bring it to the forefront, show them you have been paying attention and give them a homemade gift that they will always remember.
Consider slipping the CD in their car for a fun surprise and make sure to wrap it up in pretty red paper!
Click here to download Audacity.
Click here to check out an Audacity tutorial from YouTube.
