Sample Outline
Here’s some of the topics what we will cover:
PURPOSEFUL SONGWRITING:
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Getting Started - where do song babies come from?
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Who (or what) am I writing for?
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Personal Inspiration – but can I borrow some from you?
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Staying in the Creative Stream – come on in…the water’s fine!
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SONG WRITING: (lessons from my writing travels)
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My Go-To Song Writing Tools
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Pitfalls I fell into…and how I climbed out
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Stuck in the Mud: When a killer opening line leaves you stuck for a second verse.
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Co-writing – how to write a beautiful song together…without killing each other!
BASIC SONG CONSTRUCTION:
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Songwriting styles (there’s a bunch!)
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Lyric, Hooks and Melodies – will they ever get along?
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Meter and Rhyme Schemes (you gotta feed the meter!)
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Which Comes First – the lyrics chicken or the melody egg?
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Verses Versus Chorus
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Stuck in the Mud: When a killer opening line leaves you stuck for a second verse.
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The Bridge: Build a bridge and get over it…or burn it down!
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Basic Commercial Song Structure
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Writing for a target audience