Online songwriting workshop with Elliot Racine
Dusty Strings Presents Songwriting from Start to Finish with Elliot Racine
Register at store.dustystrings.com/p-9643-sept-11-songwriting-from-start-to-finish-with-elliot-racine.aspx
Saturday, September 11 via Zoom
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM PST
$50
Registration deadline: Wednesday, September 8. After you register, you will receive an email from the teacher within a few days prior to the start of the class. It will contain the Zoom link to attend and any other notes from the teacher.
Learn the fundamentals of good songwriting, from idea to construction to finished product. In this workshop, you'll explore:
Song form and structure: verses, choruses, bridges, intros, outros, A sections, B sections, and more Ways to start writing a song: starting from a title, subject, lyric, melody, rhythm, and more Ways to finish writing a song: chipping away until the song feels great, listening to your gut, and getting to the place where any change makes the song different (but not necessarily better!) Using sensory information, similes, and metaphors Using rhymes and near-rhymes Connecting lyrics to music and/or music to lyrics Songwriting exercises and how to practice writing: stream of consciousness free-write, writing about what you see in front of you, writing at least one line every day for a week, and more exercises to spark your creativity
$50