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Songwriting

Find your Sound

Our instructors will help you develop skills in melody, harmony, lyric writing and arranging as well as creative approaches to gain the skills for writing commercial songs. Through the study of masterpieces of the famous songwriters, you will gain the critical skills necessary to recognize and discuss quality elements in musical and lyrical structure with the help our faculty, who are all Berklee College of Music graduates.

Coursework

What Inspires You?

Songwriters State of Mind

How Songwriters Write

Song Form and Contrast

Harmony and Groove

Chord Colors (Major, Minor)

Common Chord Progressions

Building Song Sections

Rhythmic Variations of Progressions

Harmonizing Melody Notes

Modulation in Songs

Lyric Writing

Commercial Songwriting Techniques

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