Course Description

This course features...


Essays That Encourage Creative Action & Discourage Creative Meandering

Surveys That Illuminate the Natural Tendencies of the Songwriter In You

Engaging Visual Writing Prompts

Strong Examples of the Featured Songwriting Techniques

Mobile Phone Compatibility

Office Hours For Every Chapter (for questions, discussions and peer reviews)

Instructor

Jonathan Diggs Duke

Through my personal efforts to write and perform creative songs, I have developed practices that simplify the songwriting process. Perhaps, you would like to learn about some of these practices?

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    The Creative Reserve

    • Essay: Borrowing from the Creative Reserve

    • Survey Instructions

    • Survey

    • Office Hours
  • 3

    Collaboration

    • Essay: The Musician As An Instrument

    • Example: "The Poet"

    • Survey

    • Office Hours
  • 4

    Honesty & Style

    • Essay: You're Only The Medium

    • Survey

    • Writing Prompt 1: Visual Inspiration

    • Writing Prompt 2: Genre Is A Sedative

    • Office Hours
  • 5

    Simplicity & Repetition

    • Essay: Anti-Romanticism

    • Essay: To Inspire A Line Of Thought

    • Writing Prompt

    • Example: "We Are Who We Are"

    • Office Hours
  • 6

    Noticing A Moment, Writing A Moment

    • Video

    • Writing Prompt

    • Office Hours
  • 7

    Translation

    • Instructions

    • Original Text

    • Office Hours
  • 8

    Final Review

    • Final Review

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