Overview
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Discover a more productive songwriting process. Learn how to set up your space, reduce distractions, develop your chords and lyrics, work with a cowriter, and publish your songs.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- The songwriting process
- What you should know before watching this course
- Keep a running list of song titles and ideas
- Keep a file of unfinished songs
- Do your research
- Set up your writing space
- Schedule an appointment to write
- Prepare for your cowrite
- Eliminate distractions
- Keep a recorder running
- Put your lyrics up on the screen
- Write out a chord chart
- Concentrate on the flow
- During your cowrite
- Register the song with your performing rights organization (PRO)
- Don't copyright your song yet
- Decide whether the song is demo worthy
- Make a plan to pitch
- Schedule your next writing appointment
- What's next
