Hello Songwork Members! 

Hope you are enjoying all the new (and previous) content we have on the site for you so far. I have watched almost every video more than once, and still, I continue to benefit from all of them. 

This week's videos from Bonnie Hayes and Steve Seskin continue to address emotion in songwriting. Bonnie shows you how to "strike an emotional chord" (ha ha) in people by using Magic Chords! And Steve finishes up his very short Quick Tips series on Preachiness. 

Enjoy this week's new videos, and please don't hesitate to let the Songwork team know what you think!

Sincerely,

Jonelle Vette 

Editorial Director at Songwork.com

Theory with Bonnie, Part 8: Magic Chords

Instructor: Bonnie Hayes

Have you ever heard songs that inexplicably make you want to cry? Well, it probably has to do with magic chords - those chords that simply make you feel the most. In this class, start to step outside the box of basic music theory to try some things with chords that could really add a lot more emotion, prosody and magic to your songs.  

Preachiness, Part 2

Instructor: Steve Seskin

The second and final part of Steve Seskin's Quick Tips series on "preachiness" - which refers to songs that become too heavy handed for the average listener. So, in this very brief video, find out who you can say it to without coming off as "preachy." Make your listener an eavesdropper!