ASSIGNMENTS:
Watch the following VIDEOS.
1. Introducing Mike Reid
3. Introducing Gordon Kennedy
2. Mike Reid - Finding Inspiration
4. Gordon Kennedy - Inspiration: All Around You
READINGS
Songwriters on Songwriting - Interview of Bob Dylan – What does he mean by writing from an “unconscious frame of mind?”
The Craft of Lyric Writing - Chapter 3 - The Features of a Winning Lyric
DOWNLOADABLE PDFs - What’s a Hook book? • So Where Do Songs Come From? • What is “free writing”?
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS
• Create, reorganize, add to your hook book.
DAILY
At least 10 minutes of free writing. Set a timer. Put it away for later.
• Choose opening lines from five favorite songs; describe where they come from.
• Write at least two sentences summarizing songwriting wisdom and insight from each reading and video viewed.
This completes Lesson 1 of the Songwriting U Master Class.
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