We Combined Our Top 2 Courses into 1 Value-Packed Adventure!
A once-only opportunity!
"The S-Factor"
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"Clarifying Creative Characters"
In This Special Edition CrashCourse:
We've lined up Grammy-winning & #1 songwriters...
- Mark Irwin
- Liz Hengber
- Joe Leathers
- Jason Duke
to battle to have YOU and your song idea on their team!
When the dust settles, you will have a pro songwriter coaching you through the entire process of turning your song idea into the best song it can be!
Hands-on Pro Coaching through each writing phase...
- Idea development
- Song mapping
- Melodic development
- Moving past writing blocks
- Finishing strong, and more!
Each Pro will work with a small group of writers throughout the 3 weeks. THIS is your chance to get direct back-and-forth coaching from multi-hit songwriters while having a great time writing your best song!
Note: Space is limited as pros will be giving feedback on your song each week—so don’t miss out!
How It Works
This is a fun-filled online class where, like the show “The Voice,” our songwriting pros will battle for YOU to be on their team!
Only they won’t be coaching your singing, they’ll coach your songwriting!
Week 1 : What's Your Angle?
- You submit 3 original song titles you’d like to write...
- The pros listen to your titles and battle to get you and your best title on their team!
- You work with your coach to explore various angles for your title and choose the best approach for your song.
You'll learn how to:
- Ask the right questions to open up possibilities for any title you explore
- Explore all the different emotions available to any given title
- Avoid getting stuck on one approach to a title
- Find the title angle that connects with the most listeners
- Discover the angle that will make an artist want to sing your song from the stage and leave the audience humming all the way home!
Weeks 2 & 3 : "The S Factor"
Now that you've chosen the best angle for your song...
- Your songwriting Pro will guide you each step of the way to help you write your best song.
- You'll post assignments in the SongTown forum, communicate with your pro for feedback/tips, and join discussions with your classmates.
- You'll work on your Lyrics in stages from start to finish. If you write music also, you'll cover Melodic Approach & Development.
- At the end of the 3-week session, you'll have a powerful song that will stand on solid "bones." Many of our students feel this was a turning point in their writing and resulted in their best songs.
Bonus Course
Clarifying Emotional Characters
Multi #1 songwriter Marty Dodson will be teaching a companion course for the first time on Clafifying Creative Characters!
During his one-on-one mentoring sessions Marty has discovered the biggest issue holding back potentially great songs... Confusing tone and characters are emotional kryptonite for your songs. He's come up with a plan for spotting and fixing the problem. This is a don't miss lesson for songwriters wanting to connect with artists to record their songs and audiences who stream songs.
Who Should Take This Class?
- Those new to songwriting.
- Those with experience who want to learn how Pro writers approach each step of the writing process.
- Songwriters who want to master taking a song idea and developing it into a completed killer song.
- You! Whether you’re writing for pure fun or pursuing a staff writing career.
Class Dates & Details
Classes are easy to view and participate in from your computer, laptop, or smartphone. All Zoom classes are available to watch on replay if you miss it live. We keep the video up for 3 weeks after your class so you can review at your leisure.
Class Schedule:
- Monday, July 8th (7pm CT)
- Monday, July 15th (7pm CT)
- Monday, July 22nd (7pm CT)
Class Fees:
- SongTown Members - $225
- Non-Members - $249 (includes one month of full access to the #1 songwriter community in the world!)
- Diamond Members can use one of their Free CrashCourse Credits!
**Tuition is non-refundable once class sells out or begins.
Limited Spots - Let's Do This!
Meet Your Pro Instructors...
Liz Hengber
Six-time #1 Songwriter
She has earned 6 Billboard #1’s and had over 100 songs recorded by Artists in Country, Pop and Bluegrass. In addition to writing, Liz is a teacher at the renown music program at Belmont College in Nashville.
Mark Irwin
Multi- #1 Songwriter
Mark's long list of hits written for include Taylor Swift, Bake Shelton, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Tyler Farr and Alan Jackson. He knows great songs and how to pull them out of you!
Joe Leathers
Multi-hit Songwriter
Joes hits include, “ Save The Roses” by Lee Brice, "Tough" by Craig Morgan, “Where I’m From” by Jason Michael Carroll, Tim McGraw's "Still" and Steve Holy’s “Love Don’t Run.” Joe also landed the title cut to the Kenny Chesney Platinum release “Hemingway’s Whiskey.”
Jason Duke
#1 Songwriter
Jason is a writer on Kelsea Ballerini’s #1 song “Dibs,” featured on Kelsea Ballerini’s album The First Time, “That Could Still Be Us” on Keith Urban’s Platinum-certified album RipCORD, and the Chris Bandi single “Man Enough Now,”
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