Song Chasers by Full Circle Music Academy

Overview

This course is a full scale, complete look at the process of writing consistent, hit, commercial songs. Songwriting is a lifestyle; let's master it.

What's included?

122 videos

Contents

Welcome To The Course!

3 mins

Module 1: Course Introduction

Introduction: The Big Why

6 mins

The Reason For This Course

8 mins

Tools Not Rules

5 mins

Module 2: Inspiration & Mindset

Pros Are Fast And Write A Lot Of Songs

4 mins

It's All Subjective

3 mins

Your Calendar Will Tell Me If You're A Songwriter

9 mins

The Songwriting Lifestyle: You Are What You Eat

6 mins

Their Story, Your Song

3 mins

Writer's Block Is A Choice

7 mins

Module 3: Ideas For Starting

7 Ways To Start A Song

17 mins

The Hook

7 mins

Starting Lyrics

4 mins

Collect 3 Things

5 mins

Don't Doubt What You Initially Thought

1 min

Object Writing

5 mins

Steal Like An Artist

3 mins

6 Minute Songwriter Workout

6 mins

Topics That Always Work

9 mins

Last Piece Of Advice For Starting

1 min

Module 4: Melody Mastery

Before We Dive Into Melody

1 min

What Is Melody?

5 mins

How I Write Melodies

14 mins

Building Loops To Write To

13 mins

How To Analyze A Hit Song Melody

7 mins

Analyzing 4 Songs

2 mins

Katy Perry — "ET"

23 mins

Cory Asbury — "Reckless Love"

16 mins

High Valley — "Dear Life"

14 mins

Foo Fighters— "The Pretender"

16 mins

Wrapping Up The Song Analysis

3 mins

Melodic S.O.S.

8 mins

Creating Contrast In Melody

22 mins

Rhythmic Melody

4 mins

Non-Verbal Melody

4 mins

Final Thoughts On Melody

1 min

Module 5: Lyric Mastery

The Importance of the Title

7 mins

Song Compass

10 mins

Understanding Stressed Syllables

4 mins

Rhyme Like a Pro

10 mins

Rhyme Scheme

8 mins

Rhyming Resources

8 mins

Meter Mastery

4 mins

Evens, Odds, and Traffic Cops

4 mins

Metaphor and Simile

17 mins

Perspectives and Tenses

9 mins

Repetition

5 mins

Start With A Plan

9 mins

The Chorus

9 mins

The Verse

6 mins

Verse and Chorus Relationship

6 mins

Contrasts

5 mins

Solving the Verse 2 Problem

3 mins

Other Structural Elements

13 mins

Power Positions

4 mins

Universal Does Not Mean Generic

5 mins

Big Message Songs

5 mins

Don't Be Cliche

8 mins

Module 6: Developing The Whole Song

What Is A Complete Song

1 min

Prosody

9 mins

Song Structures

4 mins

Abandon The Structure

5 mins

Singable Pitfalls

4 mins

How Do You Know When You're Finished

9 mins

The Demo

6 mins

Emotional Impact

3 mins

Module 7: Art Of Cowriting

How To Find Cowriters If You Don't Know Any

10 mins

Even Splits

4 mins

How To Use Google Docs

6 mins

What To Bring To The Session

6 mins

Cowriting Code Of Conduct

9 mins

Module 8: Production with X O'Connor

Let's Make Music

3 mins

Tools of the Trade

6 mins

Setting Up Logic Pro X

7 mins

Recording MIDI

7 mins

Recording Direct Input

7 mins

Recording A Microphone

8 mins

Creative Starting Places

18 mins

Cleaning Up Your Audio

9 mins

Establishing Tempo and Key

5 mins

Building The Groove and Chord Changes

14 mins

Loops and Samples

13 mins

Arrangement

14 mins

Logic Drummer

4 mins

Building The Bridge

9 mins

Bringing On The Guitars

9 mins

Creating Transitions

7 mins

Recording Vocals

17 mins

Tuning Vocals In Logic Pro

9 mins

Setting Up The Mix

24 mins

Mixing Drums

13 mins

Mixing Instrumentation

12 mins

Mixing Vocals

17 mins

Bouncing

7 mins

Moving Forward with Music Production

3 mins

Module 9: Publishing with Stacey Willbur

Once A Song Is Finished

19 mins

What Is A Publisher?

14 mins

Organization and Copyrights

5 mins

Am I Ready?

20 mins

Expectations

10 mins

Module 10: Genre Songwriting Tips

CCM - Bart Millard

6 mins

CCM - Ryan Stevenson

2 mins

CCM - Wally

9 mins

CCM - Rebecca St James

5 mins

Country - Cary Barlowe

6 mins

Country - Jesse Frasure

16 mins

Country - Shane McAnally

13 mins

Pop - Dave Barnes

8 mins

Pop - Plumb

4 mins

Pop - tobyMac

5 mins

Rap - Tedashii

5 mins

Rock - As We Ascend

17 mins

Rock - Jen Ledger

4 mins

Rock - John Cooper

7 mins

Rock - Lzzy Hale

9 mins

Worship - Henry Seeley

6 mins

Worship - Mark Hall

7 mins

Worship - Matt Redman

12 mins

Module 11: Closing

Defining Success

2 mins

Staying Inspired

2 mins

The Realities of Being A Songwriter

3 mins

Songwriting Contract

4 mins

Full Circle Music Academy: The Products Area

Our mission is to empower those who are pursuing professional music careers through teaching and coaching. You can either learn from mistakes or from mentors. We would love to be your mentors.