Progressions: Songwriting
Section 1 -Getting Started
Week 1
"You write a hit the smae way you write a flop" - Alan Jay Lerner
Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Tuesday - Introduction
- How to navigate this course
- Key chart
- Rhyming dictionary
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- The Songwriting Process
- The Audience
- Finding Inspiration
Thursday - Doing the work!
- Habits to develop
- Show up to the easel
- Your writing habits
- Obstacles
Section 1 Writing Prompts
Class Recordings
Tuesday
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Week 2
"I started being a songwriter by pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could." - James Taylor
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Week 3
The more time you spend writing the "luckier" you will get.
Tuesday, September 13th, 2022
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
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Week 4
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” - Thomas Edison
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022
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Resources
Books and Magazines
-1000 Songwriting Ideas - By Lisa Aschmann
- American Songwriter
- Poets and Writers
- Songwriting Magazine
Websites and Blogs