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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.
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!
Paul Corgan
Great! Best of luck to you!
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