🎸Becoming a Songwriter – free course on YouTube + a free companion guide! Start here: Download your free songwriting PDF companion guide now: https://bit.ly/3Wl6pc2 – it’s packed with tools and exercises to support you throughout this course. This comprehensive course will help you strengthen your creative practice, explore new ideas, and create songs you truly love. Whether you’re just starting or refining your craft, you’ll find practical techniques and thoughtful exercises to meet you where you’re at. What You’ll Learn: 🎵 Melody, harmony, and lyric-writing techniques 🎵 Tools for song structure, editing, and finishing songs 🎵 Exercises for short and long writing sessions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎶Course Breakdown: 00:00 Welcome to the Course 01:23 Lesson 1: From Ordinary to Extraordinary 06:36 Lesson 2: Write What You Know 11:47 Lesson 3: How to Begin 16:57 Lesson 4: The Unity of Lyrics and Music 20:51 Lesson 5: Write with Your Senses 30:10 Lesson 6: Telling the Story 32:58 Lesson 7: Vantage Point 41:24 Lesson 8: The Lyrical Lens 46:32 Lesson 9: The Importance of the Title 52:20 Lesson 10: Point of View 59:31 Lesson 11: Chords and Emotion 1:08:47 Lesson 12: Rhythm and Feel 1:14:21 Lesson 13: The Message in Our Chords 1:25:40 Lesson 14: Contrasting Song Sections 1:33:41 Lesson 15: Elements of Melody 1:49:11 Lesson 16: The Melody-Lyric Message 2:00:18 Lesson 17: Building On a Theme 2:03:02 Lesson 18: Playing with Phrasing 2:07:40 Lesson 19: Alternating Melodic Themes 2:12:06 Lesson 20: Developing a Daily Practice 2:22:32 Lesson 21: Final Thoughts 2:29:12 Lesson 22: Continue Your Journey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📥Resources: * Download your free PDF guide to support your practice: https://bit.ly/3Wl6pc2 * Join my 30-day program to dive deeper into the tools and jumpstart your writing: https://bit.ly/40iNtMj * Join me on a retreat in New York, California, Nashville, or Texas: https://bit.ly/4ak757i * Work with me 1:1: https://bit.ly/4hqkVrz 🤝Connect with me: * Website: https://bit.ly/42iq0gJ * Instagram: @andreastolpeofficial * Facebook: @andreastolpeofficial * TikTok: @andreastolpeofficial ⭐️About Andrea Stolpe Andrea is a songwriter, speaker, and author with over 20 years of experience in the music industry, penning songs for artists such as Faith Hill, Jimmy Wayne, and Julianne Hough. She has worked with Universal Music Publishing, EMI, and Almo-Irving, and authored Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling, a staple text for songwriting programs at Belmont University in Nashville and Berklee College of Music. Andrea helped establish the songwriting courses at USC Thornton School of Music, and her educational work has earned Grammy nominations and a Gold Telly Award. She continues to mentor songwriters through retreats and speaking engagements in the US and abroad.