Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics by Coursera
Course Highlights
- Define and identify the point of view, form, and the "who, what, where, when, and how" in a song
- Identify whether a lyric is stable or unstable through the use of line lengths, number of lines, stressed and unstressed syllables, and melody
- Utilize the various rhyming techniques to evoke specific emotions in a song and define the difference between Assonance and Consonance rhyme
- Use phrasing to clarify your ideas
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
5 Topics
A Note From Pat
Connect with Your Classmates
Course Resources
Earn A Course Certificate
What Are Your Goals?
11 Topics
Point of View
Boxes: Your Development Engine
Six Best Friends
Song Form
Lesson 1 Suggested Reading
Lesson 1 Song List
Developing an Idea from the Title
"Fool's Gold" Development Example
Point of View and The Development Engine
Reflection: Developing an Idea from the Title
Share Your Ideas and Provide Feedback
11 Topics
Prosody
Practice: Stable or Unstable?
Five Compositional Elements
Effects of Number of Lines
Length of Lines
Effects of Length of Lines
Lesson 2 Suggested Reading
Lesson 2 Song List
Stopping and Going
Unstable To Stable
Lesson Discussion
17 Topics
Rhyme Scheme Part 1
Rhyme Scheme Part 2
Perfect Rhyme
Family Rhyme
Finding Family Rhymes
Additive and Subtractive Rhyme
Assonance Rhyme
Consonance Rhyme
Using Rhyme to Generate Ideas
Organizing Your Ideas by Developing Rhyme Schemes Part 1
Organizing Your Ideas by Developing Rhyme Schemes Part 2
Stable and Unstable Tones Part 1
Stable and Unstable Tones Part 2
Lesson 3 Suggested Reading
Lesson 3 Song List
Sonic GPS—Mapping Your Song with Rhyme
Stable To Unstable
16 Topics
Multi-Syllable Words
One-Syllable Words
Stressed vs. Unstressed Syllables
Rhythm
Developing an Idea Through the Boxes
Master Class: Melodic Rhythm and Lyric Rhythm Part 1
Master Class: Melodic Rhythm and Lyric Rhythm Part 2
Master Class: Melodic Rhythm and Lyric Rhythm Part 3
Master Class: Melodic Rhythm and Lyric Rhythm Part 4
"Pieces" Part 1
"Pieces" Part 2
"Pieces" Part 3
Lesson 4 Suggested Reading
Making It Move
Writing the Song
Lesson Discussion
Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics
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