Happy Leap Day everybody! 

Wow. An extra day ... to watch all the Songwork videos you've been planning to catch up on, right? The good news is that this week's videos aren't very long. Pat's, part 2 of the "Point of View with Pat Pattison," series, is under 20 minutes; and Bonnie's "Theory with Bonnie: Part 10," is under 10. 

If you haven't had a chance to check out Bonnie's "Theory" series, it's an inviting and informative set of 10 short videos covering basic music theory topics for songwriters. In classic Bonnie style, she just makes it all sound so simple and easy to understand. 

We hope you enjoy this week's new videos, and please don't hesitate to let us know what you think. 

Sincerely,

Jonelle Vette 

Editorial Director at Songwork.com

Point of View with Pat Pattison: 1st Person, Part 2

Instructor: Pat Pattison

Dive deeper into the lyric writing topic "Point of View" in this multiple part lecture series with Pat Pattison. Throughout the series, Pat dives into both "1st" and "2nd person," "direct address" and more, resulting in a comprehensive lecture series covering the most common points of view found in song lyrics. In this video, Pat continues to provide examples and suggest ways to think about and use "1st person" in your songs.

Theory with Bonnie Part 10: More on Minors

Instructor: Bonnie Hayes

For every major key, there are actually 2 minor scales, or modes, which are diatonic to that major scale: the aeolian and the dorian. Learn more about these two forms of the minor - how they sound and where they are on the piano and guitar. Let them influence your harmony choices in your new songs.