Songwriting for the Soul: An Intuitive Approach to Singing, Piano, and Guitar

Learn to play an instrument while using the therapeutic and creative process of songwriting! 

Are you interested in learning how to play an instrument while developing a therapeutic creative process? Many people take piano or guitar lessons as children that leave them dreading playing the instrument rather than loving it! The traditional, strict, classical teaching style isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay. To improve at an instrument, you have to enjoy playing it! This teaching approach comes from a place of inspiration and personal expression FIRST, before diving into technicalities. 

This course offers a way for you to foster a positive association with playing an instrument while also cultivating a healthy, creative outlet for processing emotions that you can use for your entire life. 

It is the perfect course for:

• The absolute beginner wanting to learn piano, guitar, or voice
• The musician looking for meaning - Someone with technical skills who wants express themself through music 
• Anyone who wants to strengthen their musical confidence

We will pull back the curtain and I will share my personal songwriting process, teach basic chords on both piano and guitar, explore lyric writing, and work on how to get into a flow state where we can write without fear or judgement. 

In this course you will learn:

• Beginner-Intermediate chords for songwriting on piano and guitar
• Beginner vocal techniques for writing and singing your own songs
• Basic song structures 
• How to work through fear and judgement when it comes to writing about personal topics
• How to create a song that conveys your emotions both sonically and lyrically
• Skills for practicing and performing your songs

For this class you will need an instrument (piano, guitar, or simply voice!), a notebook and pen/pencil, and a phone to take a video and/or audio recording of your final project.

Links you will need for the class:

• "Smoke Signals" by Phoebe Bridgers
• "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
• "Sunman" by CLOVER - Spotify and Music Video
• "I Don't Use Your Name by CLOVER - Spotify and Lyric Video

Let’s make some music!

• Introduction
• Class & Project Overview
• Guided Meditation
• Choosing Your Song Topic
• Writing Lyrics
• Major & Minor Chords
• Piano Chords
• Guitar Chords
• Song Structure
• Vocal Warmups
• Vocal Melody
• Writing Out Your Song
• Practicing & Recording
• You Made It!