Songwriting for Everyone

Songwriting for Everyone, available at $39.99, has an average rating of 4.3, with 16 lectures, based on 165 reviews, and has 5922 subscribers.

You will learn about Compose a song in any style or genre without needing to read or write music, and without needing to play an instrument. This course is ideal for individuals who are ANYONE interested in songwriting, from total newcomers to experienced and even professional musicians. It is particularly useful for ANYONE interested in songwriting, from total newcomers to experienced and even professional musicians.

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Summary

Title: Songwriting for Everyone

Price: $39.99

Average Rating: 4.3

Number of Lectures: 16

Number of Published Lectures: 16

Number of Curriculum Items: 16

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 16

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Compose a song in any style or genre without needing to read or write music, and without needing to play an instrument.

Who Should Attend

ANYONE interested in songwriting, from total newcomers to experienced and even professional musicians.

Target Audiences

ANYONE interested in songwriting, from total newcomers to experienced and even professional musicians.

This is a songwriting course for everyone, whether you’re already a musician, or someone with no training at all but the desire to create music.

Think of composers such as Paul McCartney, who admits to no formal training in music. Or singers, who even at an early age can sing in perfect pitch. The ability to create music is in everyone.�

Have you ever seen Behind The Music or an interview with a famous composer or band on how they actually write their songs? They almost always play chords on a guitar or piano which generates melodies in their mind.�

In this course you will learn how melodies are generated in the mind as chords are played. You will see how musical phrases are joined into sentences, and then combined into sections, which form songs. Throughout the course I use real world examples of contemporary hit songs such as Rihanna’s “Stay” and Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself.” I also discuss and demonstrate the application of basic songwriting techniques and song elements in classic rock songs from Led Zeppelin to Nirvana.

These sections – Introduction, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus and Bridge – are the main elements of today’s modern music. At the end of this course you will be able to compose as many songs as you wish, in any style or genre!

This is an interactive course, where I play chord progressions on the guitar as you sing melodies. By the end of this course you will have written your first song, and you will be able to compose as many songs as you wish, in any style – pop, jazz, rock, country, and more!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Section 1: Musical Phrases – the Foundation of all Musical Composition

Lecture 1: Intro: Welcome & Getting Started

Lecture 2: 1: Creating a Musical Phrase

Lecture 3: 2: The Construction of Two Musical Phrases

Lecture 4: The Various Methods Utilized to Create Three Phrases

Chapter 2: Section 2: Connecting Musical Phrases Into Sections

Lecture 1: Review of Musical Phrases and Chord Progressions

Lecture 2: The Creation of the Verse and Its Importance In the Development of the Song

Lecture 3: Continuation of the Verse Development and Ideas on Construction

Chapter 3: Section 3: Completing the Main Body of Your Song

Lecture 1: The Pre-Chorus

Lecture 2: Chords and Keys

Lecture 3: The Role of the Chorus as the Main Body of the Song

Lecture 4: Review: Intro, Verse, Pre-Chorus and Chorus

Chapter 4: Section 4: Other Sections (Bridge, More)

Lecture 1: The Importance and Function of Repetition in All Music

Lecture 2: The Bridge: a Brand New Section Used in Many Modern Songs

Lecture 3: Review

Lecture 4: The Completed Song

Lecture 5: Summing Up – Final Thoughts on Songwriting

Instructors

Joseph Lilore
Music Instructor, Arranger, Composer and Author

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 9 votes
2 stars: 7 votes
3 stars: 29 votes
4 stars: 52 votes
5 stars: 68 votes

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