Songwriting Lessons
- Have you ever created a chord progression that sounded really good, but you didn’t know how to complete it?
- Do you want to write songs but have no clue as to how to do it?
- Have you ever tried to write a song but could not find the right melody to fit the chords? Or the right chords for your melody?
- Do you know how to add layers and other different elements to enhance your song?
- Can you consistently create new ideas for songs or does it “just” happen to come to you “sometimes”?
- Are you a beginner, intermediate or advanced at songwriting but would love to explore and learn how to create cool songs that you like?
- Have you already tried to write some songs but are not happy with the result?
- Do you have “incomplete” songs and you don’t know what to do with them?
- Or maybe you already know how to write songs but just want to strengthen your songwriting skills?
Experiencing Songwriters Block? No more.
Writing and composing songs is not just about becoming the next rockstar or to sell music to millions of fans. If you have already written songs then you know how its like.
There is just something inside you that you feel the need to be creative and create music. Its totally awesome to be able to create your own music and there is nothing more fulfilling than seeing a song grow from a single note to a complete piece.
But sometimes its just so difficult, and you’re not sure what to do or where to go. The only method you probably know how to write songs is using the ‘trial and error’ method. Unfortunately, if you use this songwriting approach exclusively, it is very limiting and often results in hitting road blocks. I know, because I have been there! Trying to write something and make everything ‘fit’, not knowing what to do and feeling alone. It sucks!
Songwriting Finesse
What if there was a way to learn how to create the exact emotions in your songs? What if you could instantly create a chord progression that projects the feeling you want to express? Imagine if you knew exactly what to do and how to create the sounds that you want. Imagine if you knew how to write a melody for your chords and lyrics. Writing songs would just come easy to you, and you would be churning out songs like a songwriting machine!
There is a BIG difference between noodling around trying to write a song by ‘fluke’ and actually knowing what to do to achieve the sounds that you want. You may get brilliant ideas by noodling around on your guitar, but if you don’t know how to use your ideas and turn them into cool songs, what’s the point?
Here’s what you get
Guitar players often think that in order to write songs they need to be extremely experienced on the guitar and have a deep understanding of music theory and learn to use music notation to write songs. However, there are many different ways to write songs (music notation is only one of them). The more methods you know, the more creative you can be. Songwriting Finesse will to take you through these techniques, methods and concepts, but ensures that you know how to use it in practical application.
This is not just a ‘theory only’ program – we have hands on training and application!
- You will learn how to write songs in the style(s) that you like
- You will learn beginner to advanced songwriting concepts
- You will learn how to create chord progressions with emotion
- You will learn how to take a tiny idea and grow it into a complete song
- You will learn topics like chord progression and retrogression, cadences, voice leading, modulation and dynamics
- You will learn how to create specific emotions in your music
- You will learn how to use the 7 elements of music to write awesome songs
- You will learn how to compose solos, build riffs, hooks, easily modulate and transpose songs in different keys, how to change key mid-song and really cool songwriting tips.
- You will learn to analyse songs and break them down component by component, so you understand exactly what you like about a song and why you like it. Then you can use those elements in your own song!
- Learn about the use of alternate tunings and how you can use them to create super unique songs.
- Join a community of like-minded guitar players who love to write song, collaborate and get inspired to work on writing songs
- Exchange ideas and massively improve your skills as a musician, by tying in everything that you know how to do on the guitar.
