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The Craft of Songwriting
Before We Begin...
What Makes A Good Song? (4:59)
Who Are You Writing For? (2:54)
Traditional vs Modern Songwriting Styles (4:16)
How Different Genres Approach Songwriting (5:36)
1. Introduction
Introduction (1:28)
Meet Your Instructor - Mary Spender (1:35)
Meet Your Instructor - Rachel K Collier (1:23)
Course Objectives (1:33)
What Do You Need? (0:53)
2. Harmony and Rhythm - The Basics
Intro to Harmony and Rhythm (0:18)
Harmony - The Basics (7:58)
Basic Voicings & Choosing a Key - Piano (6:02)
Chords, Chord Structure & Progressions - Piano (6:48)
Basic Chords - Guitar (16:56)
Chords Progressions - Guitar (8:48)
Introducing Rhythm (5:55)
The Percussive Nature of Guitar (12:26)
3. Harmony and Rhythm - Generating Ideas
Intro to Generating Ideas (0:25)
Chord Generator (8:42)
Alternate Guitar Tunings (7:22)
Generating Chord Ideas - Part 1 (3:18)
Generating Chord Ideas - Part 2 (5:05)
Working with Midi Chord Progressions (5:21)
Writing on the Guitar - Noodling (4:42)
Writing on the Guitar - Notes Between The Chords (2:43)
Software - Intro to Logic Drummer (9:40)
Software - Intro to Superior Drums (5:42)
Generating Rhythm With Ducking FX (3:34)
Generating A Beat (4:03)
Generating A Beat Using XO (2:50)
4. Melody
Intro to Melody (0:26)
What is a Melody? (2:14)
Melody Techniques (2:57)
Improvisation / Singing Scales (6:22)
Being Vulnerable (1:36)
Demonstration = Finding the Hook (5:41)
Creating A Melody (8:50)
Instrumental and Sample Driven Choruses (7:10)
5. Lyrics
Intro to Lyrics (1:28)
Inspiration From Real Life and Stories (3:21)
Lyric Writing Using Pinterest and ChatGPT (8:57)
Rachel's Lyric Writing Summary (3:08)
Developing Lyrics (11:09)
Mary's Lyric Writing Summary (13:01)
Songwriting Exercises To Inspire You (3:03)
6. Structure and Instrumentation
Intro to Structure and Instrumentation (0:26)
How Should You Structure Your Song? (1:31)
Structuring Mary's Song (5:17)
Rachel's Take on Song Structure (3:38)
Rachel's Take on Instrumentation (1:24)
Instrumentation First Steps (2:44)
Structuring Rachel's Song (5:40)
7. Your Tools and Production
Intro to Your Tools (0:23)
Voice Notes (4:02)
What is a DAW? (1:37)
Mary's Workspace (16:21)
A DAW For Beginners with RKC (2:32)
A DAW For Beginners with Mary - Garageband (11:45)
Ableton Live Session View (5:35)
Virtual Instruments (2:50)
Hardware Instruments (1:53)
Creative FX (11:22)
8. Vocal Production
Intro to Vocal Production (0:24)
Recording Vocals (7:01)
Vocal Processing - The Basics (4:11)
Vocal Processing - RKC's Chain (10:27)
Vocal Arrangement (13:52)
Creating Ad-libs (6:42)
9. Finishing Your Demo
Intro to Finishing Your Demo (0:29)
Mary's Songbook Process (11:07)
Arrangement (13:12)
Quick Mixing Tips (11:35)
Mastering Assistant in Logic Pro (5:11)
Mastering Chain in Ableton Live (7:24)
10. The Final Chapter
Listening to Mary's Song (10:59)
Listening to Rachel's Song (9:53)
A Final Word From Mary and Rachel (0:38)
11. Bonus Chapter
Ordering Your Tracklist for an EP or Album (21:46)
Creating Ad-libs
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