Learn two distinctly different approaches to lyric writing. In the video you will watch as the instructor takes one idea and creates entirely different songs just by using different styles of lyric writing.

Learn three more methods of lyric writing. Follow along as Alan talks you through three more songs he wrote out of the single idea which began in the previous video.

Simple introduction to the course and instructors.

After this video you will be filled with confidence to fully dive into the following material. Your teachers for this course have worked with top talent in the industry, have all taught for a minimum of 20 years, and know how to get you writing better songs.

After this lesson you will learn a few approaches to how best you can use the course to improve your skills.

Here you will be guided through a concise list of guiding principles to follow while writing your songs. We advise you to write these down and keep them close to where you compose. Memorize and follow these tenets/principles regularly to write better songs.

After learning the list of mistakes compiled by three pros with over 60 years of combined experience you will know how to check your songs and fix the mistakes you're making.

This is simply a fun way to introduce rhythm. After watching the video any doubts you may have regarding your instructors knowledge and ability will disappear. This will help ease your mind and prepare you to dive into learning more about rhythm.

Learn the two ways available to divide your beats and create rhythmic patterns. After this lecture you will be able to make more informed choices on how to use rhythm in your melody and accompaniment.

This lecture covers the rhythmic pattern that doesn't quite fit into triple or duple: swing. Swing is not just a music genre it is a way to perform. Swing is a great third option to writing music that usually only had 2 options. You'll be able to understand and use swing in your music.

Learn how to enhance your music with contrast. You'll learn what this term means for musicians and how to use it yourself. This is the musical equivalent to shading in a drawing. Your songs will stand out more as you master this skill.

This is a fun and effective way to internalize rhythm. Taking a silly name allows you to focus more on the ability to create rhythm. Follow along with Colin as he shows you how to subdivide (5 star vocabularyword covered in class).

Take control of your song by understanding the importance of where beats fall in your music. You will understand the difference between strong and weak beats, down and up beats, where to place your melody for maximum effect.

This is a more detailed continuation of the lesson on contrast. You must take the lecture on contrast before you watch this lecture. You will learn how to combine quick short notes with long slow notes to create better songs.

Learn how to get started writing a melody. We know that the hardest steps are the first ones. Most people don't even take the first step. We guide you through how to best get started. We want you to be inspired to get writing right away.

You learn the truth behind melody writing: there are only two ingredients. After the lesson melody writing should be less scary and much easier for you.

First, you will learn what top lining is. Alan then "walks the walk" in this incredible video. Watch a master songwriter compose a melody to a track he had never heard before. Watch how he uses different approaches to create a melody. You will leave this video inspired to create your own top lines.

From Bach to Bruno Mars; every great songwriter and composer has used this technique. After the lesson, you will too!This lesson will help you create infinite music ideas from a single melody line.

The title may be misleading if you are new to music. The term is defined in the video along with how you can use it to enhance your music and write better songs.

We introduce you to an area of music that gets complicated in a hurry. This lecture prepares you for learning the upcoming material.

The lecture and materials guide you through harmony beginning with a music scale. Everything begins with the scale or key you choose your song in. You'll learn the basics and prepare for increasingly complicated techniques.

This lecture is a more advanced dive into music theory. If the supporting materials are confusing or if you don't read music; you will still learn a ton about harmony. Gain new insight into how harmony shapes your song and options on fixing a part of a song that sounds stale. You'll have multiple options you can use immediately to compose better songs.

Alan uses real world examples from songs you have most likely heard in the past. He focuses on two songs and shows you what the artists are doing to enhance their lyrics and melody by adding a vocal harmony line.

Powerful in-depth lecture on how to create a vocal stack. Learn the term and the function. Learn how to use it in your own music so you can write better songs.

Learn even more ways to write your lyrics. This is the final video covering the many ways lyrics can be written.

After learning the core approaches to lyric writing you are ready to begin learning rhyme schemes.

Would you prefer 6 options to rhyme a word or 60? Regardless of what genre you write in, taking a deep dive with Jeff will drastically improve your lyric writing.

A deeper dive into creating lyrics that flow together.

This lesson shows you how to quickly increase your rhyme options exponentially.

Learn how to sound more like the artists you admire by learning how best to structure your song.

Parts of a song are broken down and you learn how to arrange your song's parts to write better songs.

You will learn an often overlooked aspect of songwriting which is the use of quiet and loud sound. Learn how a listener is effected when you are loud and when you are soft

Learn helpful tips to one of the most dreaded parts of songwriting: choosing a title.

This helpful video shows you ways to improve yourself and your approach to music which will result in you writing better songs.

This is where we wish you well on your way and recaps what was taught in the course.