Pop Songwriting for Beginners

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    6. Writing Melody Over Chords for Piano
    A lesson with Paul Corgan
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    Do you come up with great chord progressions, but struggle with writing melodies? In this piano songwriting lesson, walk through right-hand melody writing.

    Writing Melody Over Chords for Piano
    with Paul Corgan

    Do you come up with great chord progressions, but struggle with writing melodies? In this piano songwriting lesson, walk through right-hand melody writing.

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    7. Piano Songwriting Starting with Chords
    A lesson with Paul Corgan
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    In this piano songwriting lesson, begin to apply what you've learned in this course about pop songs and start composing a song with the first step: chords.

    Piano Songwriting Starting with Chords
    with Paul Corgan

    In this piano songwriting lesson, begin to apply what you've learned in this course about pop songs and start composing a song with the first step: chords.

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    8. Practicing Writing Piano Melody Lines
    A lesson with Paul Corgan
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    In this piano songwriting lesson, continue writing a song with instructor Paul Corgan by adding melody over the chords you established for your song.

    Practicing Writing Piano Melody Lines
    with Paul Corgan

    In this piano songwriting lesson, continue writing a song with instructor Paul Corgan by adding melody over the chords you established for your song.

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    9. Adding Variation to a Pop Song
    A lesson with Paul Corgan
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    In this piano songwriting lesson, instructor Paul Corgan teaches how to add variation to your song so that listeners don't get bored at the two-minute wall.

    Adding Variation to a Pop Song
    with Paul Corgan

    In this piano songwriting lesson, instructor Paul Corgan teaches how to add variation to your song so that listeners don't get bored at the two-minute wall.

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    10. Lyrics, Collaboration & Songwriting Tips
    A lesson with Paul Corgan
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    Now that you've run through how to write a song with instructor Paul Corgan, get some "seat time" alone with help from these final songwriting tips.

    Lyrics, Collaboration & Songwriting Tips
    with Paul Corgan

    Now that you've run through how to write a song with instructor Paul Corgan, get some "seat time" alone with help from these final songwriting tips.

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    David B
    Great lessons. Really enjoy them. And thanks for being so descriptive cause I'm a blind user.
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    Paul Corgan
    Thanks for the comment, David! I'm glad my teaching style works for you! Thanks for watching! – Paul
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    Carrie L
    Thank you for teaching this course, I really enjoyed it and am inspired to write some songs!
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    Paul Corgan
    Great! Best of luck to you!
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