Curated by Skillshare
3 Classes (4 hours 16 minutes)
- Materials
Writing tool. Instrument and/or recording device (optional)
- Final Product
Your own original song lyrics with basic melodies
- Level
Beginner
Level Up Your Lyric Writing: A Creative Guide to Songwriting Like a Pro
First, learn approachable techniques for writing compelling, honest lyrics that employ subtext, story, metaphor, character voices, tense, line lengths, syllable counts, and so much more!
Songwriting For Social Change: Creating Music with Purpose
Next up, dive into the authentic social and emotional purpose of the story you're telling with your song, as well as how to find your "hook" and title. You'll also get starter tips about the basics of recording and production.
Songwriting for the Soul: An Intuitive Approach to Singing, Piano, and Guitar
Lastly, dip your toe into putting your words to music! In this friendly, intuitive course, you will learn basic chords for songwriting on piano and guitar, beginner vocal techniques for singing your own songs; introductory song structures; and how to create a song that conveys your emotions both sonically and lyrically.
Congratulations! You’re All Done.
You did it! You’ve completed the full Learning Path. We can’t wait to see where these skills take you next.