Songwriting 101: The Beginner’s 5-Step Blueprint

What You Will Learn?

• General Course Description.
• I have an idea for a song but where do I start? How can I turn my song from just a dream, into an actual piece that I can sing and play for people? There are so many things to take into account, so what should I put my focus on first?.
• These questions are extremely common for beginner songwriters. In fact, it’s entirely possible to be fluent in music theory, song structure and melody writing, but not know how to put those skills together to form a full and complete song..
• That’s where Songwriting: The Beginner’s 5-Step Blueprint comes in!.
• Gone are the days of scribbling ideas that amount to nothing, because this course will discuss step-by-step, how to take your song from just an idea, to a finished song..
• Among the topics we’ll look at are:.
• Plus, this course even comes complete with songwriting projects for each of the course’s lessons..
• Keppie and Benny also put the steps into real-time practice, demonstrating a song written start to finish using the 5-step process to show you that it really works..
• So, why wait? Join this course to turn your idea into a song today!.
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• Lesson 1: Introduction.
• Keppie and Benny briefly go through what will be covered in this course and why the course has been broken down into 5 specific steps..
• Lesson 2: Start With Chords.
• In this video, Keppie and Benny explain how to begin the songwriting process through chords. Among the topics covered are chord numbering, chord progressions and how to pick your chords..
• Lesson 3: Lyric Writing.
• Here, you will learn how to find a title, how to pick a topic to write about, how to make your lyrics connect with your audience, and more..
• Lesson 4: Melody Writing.
• This lesson covers the subject of melody writing. Aside from providing some simple tips on how to first start coming up with a melody, Keppie and Benny also go through how to ensure that your melody fits with the prosody of your song..
• Lesson 5: A Catchy Chorus.
• Keppie and Benny go through what makes a memorable chorus, as well as some tips to help ensure that your chorus really drives home the main point of the song..
• Lesson 6: Bridges Provide Departure.
• In this video, you will learn how to write a bridge that not only provides a departure to your song, but also adds extra dimension and depth to your song’s story. You will also be given some tips on how to make your bridge feel different from the rest of the song..
• Lesson 7: The Finished Song.
• Here, Keppie and Benny combine all the parts they had written from the previous sections, to create a complete song in the form of Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Bridge Chorus..
• Want some inspiration before signing up?.
• Download your FREE e-book with 5 amazing songwriting exercises here.
• You can find all our free tutorials here on our YouTube channel.