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Songwriting Hit Mastery with Melissa Peirce

This course will teach you the crafting tools and practices used in professional songwriting for creating great song ideas, writing common themes, understanding song structure, basic hit chord progressions, and crafting elevated lyrics and melody. We'll dive into core music business topics for songwriters such as collaborating, breaking into the industry, resources for networking and how songwriters make money.

 

Course Includes:

  • 3.5 hours of on-demand video

  • 22 Downloadable Resources

  • 73 Video Lectures

 

Lessons Included:

  1. What You Will Learn About Songwriting / Welcome
  2. Who Am I?
  3. The Genie
  4. What's Your Story?
  5. Introduction to Ideas
  6. Where Ideas Come From
  7. Writing Great Ideas
  8. Keeping an Idea Book
  9. Write What You Know
  10. Helping Artists Execute Their Visions
  11. Exercises for Ideas
  12. Song Themes
  13. Exercises for Developing Themes
  14. Parts of a Song - Part 1
  15. Parts of s Song - Part 2
  16. Song Structure
  17. Irving Berlin's Songwriter Checklist
  18. Exercises for Song Structure
  19. Introduction to Chord Progressions
  20. The Most Popular Chord Progressions
  21. Other Magic Songwriting Chords
  22. Exercises for Chord Progressions
  23. Introduction to Lyrics
  24. Crafting Tools
  25. Outline Your Song
  26. Organize Song Sections
  27. Be Efficient With Words
  28. Opening Line Showstoppers
  29. Show Me, Don't Tell Me
  30. Show Me, Don't Tell Me (cont.)
  31. Supporting Your Lyrical Hook
  32. Elevated 2nd Verse
  33. Tone and Tense
  34. Rhymes - Part 1
  35. Rhymes - Part 2
  36. Common Rhyme Schemes
  37. Word Mapping
  38. My Lyric Tips
  39. Rewriting and Editing Lyrics
  40. Resources for Songwriters
  41. Exercises for Lyrics
  42. Introduction to Melody
  43. Getting Started
  44. Use Melody to Communicate Emotion
  45. Melody Lines and Sections
  46. Classic Melody Patterns
  47. Use Repetition
  48. Melody Range
  49. Melody Lifts
  50. Signature Licks
  51. Expect the Unexpected
  52. Modulations or Key Changes
  53. Tension and Release
  54. BPM and Time Signature
  55. Rewriting and Editing Melody
  56. Work Tape vs Demo and Copywriting
  57. Melody Exercises
  58. Hit Song Dissection Exercise
  59. Introduction to Music Business
  60. When to Co-Write/Collaborate
  61. Co-Writing Tips
  62. Breaking Into the Music Industry
  63. Resources for Networking
  64. How I Did It, and the Advice I Received
  65. Explanation of Co-Writing and Stories Behind the Songs
  66. What to Expect in a First Songwriter Deal
  67. How a Songwriter Makes Money
  68. Mechanical Royalties and DDMR
  69. Performance Royalties
  70. Sync Licenses
  71. Works for Hire
  72. Mind Map Exercise
  73. Thank You