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- Ready to record? 7 videos to watch before you head to the studio - 5/31/16
- Stephen Webber: Knowing the Differences Between Mics (0:23:06)
Stephen Webber: Choosing Mics for Singers (0:16:43)
Stephen Webber: Pre-Production Arrangement and Instrumentation (0:32:09)
Stephen Webber: Techniques for Recording Acoustic Guitar (0:22:02)
Bonnie Hayes: Producers, Part 1: What is the Role of a Producer? (0:05:35)
Bonnie Hayes: Producers, Part 2: How to Choose a Producer? (0:06:53)
Bonnie Hayes: Producers, Part 3: Working With Your Producer (0:06:37) - Spring cleaning for songwriters - cleaning up old habits to get new life from your songs - 4/30/16
- Steven Memel: Breaking Patterns (0:24:13)
Randall Williams: Choosing a Key That Works For You (0:17:13)
Randall Williams: Integrated Pick-Strumming for Guitarists (0:10:57) - Exploring and experimenting to get the most of your songs - 3/31/16
- Bonnie Hayes: Journey of a Song: The Things You Left Behind (0:15:02)
Steve Seskin: Rewriting (1:31:16) - Improve your songs by leaps(!) and bounds - tips from Steve and Pat - 2/29/16
- Song Session - Eclipse
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Phrasing
Phrasing, Part 1: Front-Heavy, Back-Heavy Lines
Phrasing, Part 2: Strong-Bar, Weak-Bar
Phrasing, Part 3: Number of Bars
Emotional Consequences of Phrasing: Part 1
Emotional Consequences of Phrasing: Part 2
Rhyme Types - Resolve to make 2016 your best songwriting year yet -1/31/16
- Bonnie Hayes: Quick Tips: Process (0:05:36)
Steve Seskin: Fact vs. Truth: Basing a Song on Real Life Events (0:10:56)
Pat Pattison: Writing from a Title (0:33:52) - Ring in the new year with these friendly, fun, informative videos - 12/31/15
- Song Sessions with Steve and Pat:
No More Runnin' - Ellis
Nobody Here to Blame - Patrick Nagel
Not Pretending - Mark Lee
Take Me Back - Christine Loder - Unlock the magic of chords - 10/31/15
- Bonnie Hayes: Writing Emotional Songs, Part 3: Chords (0:24:11)
Steve Seskin: Using Chords (0:42:22)
Bonnie Hayes & Steve Seskin: Quick Tip: Inversions And Magic Chords (0:14:55)
Steve Leslie: Chords As Adjectives: Part 1 (0:36:40)
Steve Leslie: Chords As Adjectives: Part 2 (0:20:24)
Randall Williams: Coloring Chords With Open Strings (0:08:05)
Randall Williams: Chord Function and Substitution (0:24:13) - Phrasing - the body language of your song - 10/2/15
- Pat Pattison: Phrasing, Part 1: Front Heavy, Back Heavy Lines (0:46:56)
Pat Pattison: Phrasing, Part 2: Strong Bar, Weak Bar (0:27:32)
Pat Pattison: Phrasing, Part 3: Number of Bars (0:23:34)
Steve Seskin: Phrasing - Quick Tip
Pat Pattison: The Emotional Consequences of Phrasing - Part 1
Pat Pattison: The Emotional Consequences of Phrasing - Part 2 - Song structures: Getting the most from every part of your song! - 8/31/15
- Steve Seskin: Hooks, Titles, and Payoffs (0:33:37)
Steve Seskin: Journey of a Song (1:12:48)
Steve Seskin & Bonnie Hayes: Quick Tip: The Pre Chorus (0:08:57) - Getting Unstuck - Tips for Getting Your Creative Juices Flowing - 7/31/15
- Steve Seskin: Creativity and Inspiration (0:25:36)
Steve Seskin: Where songs come from (0:29:02)
Steve Seskin: Curse of the Second Verse (0:53:11)
- Recording-where to start, what to do, who to do it with! - 6/17/15
- Stephen Webber: Pre-Production, Instrumentation and Arrangement (0:32:09)
Stephen Webber: Choosing Mics for Singers (0:16:43)
Bonnie Haye: Producers, Part 1: What is the Role of the Producer (0:05:35) - The art of co-writing - tips from co-writing pros - 5/29/15
- Steve Seskin: Collaboration, Part 1 (0:35:56)
Steve Seskin: Collaboration, Part 2 (0:11:11)
Bonnie & Steve: Collaboration Scenarios (0:11:16) - How to write relatable and emotionally powerful songs - 5/15/15
- Bonnie Hayes:
Lyrics, Emotional Songs Part 1 (0:30:51)
Notes, Emotional Songs Part 2 (0:23:16)
Chords, Emotional Songs Part 3 (0:24:11)
Andrea Stolpe:
Writing without Limits, Part 2: Toggling (0:32:52) - Breathe your way into your best performance - 5/5/15
- Steven Memel: Breathing (0:36:21)
Steven Memel: Breaking Patterns (0:24:13)
Randall Williams: Breath and Body (0:11:13) - The Best of the Best Part 2 - Pattison's Greatest Hits - 4/17/15
- Object Writing (26:27)
Prosody Part One: Introducing Prosody (22:45)
The Three Boxes: Part 1 (31:41) - Rule of Twos-Rule of Twos-Change it up-Rule of Twos - 4/3/15
- Nobody Here to Blame (0:21:33)
Rule of Twos (0:21:38)
Journey of a Song: The Things You Left Behind (0:15:02) - The Best of the Best Part 1 - Seskin's Greatest Hits - 3/20/15
- Writing Lyrics (0:45:27)
The Curse of the Second Verse (0:53:23)
Using Chords (0:42:22) - Music theory - the whys and wherefores (and how to get started)! - 3/6/15
- Introduction to Theory with Bonnie (1:48)
Part 1: Chromatic Scale and Names of the Notes (5:21)
Part 2: Major Scales and Keys (5:17)
Part 3: Intervals, the distance between. . . (7:25)
Part 4: Chords and Triads (10:04)
Part 5: Diatonic Chords (9:25)
Part 6: Circle of Fifths (9:06)
Part 7: Chord Functions in Keys (9:25)
Part 8: Magic Chords (10:37)
Part 9: Relative Minors (7:39)
Part 10: More Minors (6:08) - Top Tricks of the Trade: Tunings and Transposition - 2/14/15
- Choosing a Key that Works for You (0:17:13)
Intro to Transposition: Easier Progressions (0:15:10)
Open Tuning and DADGAD (0:29:38)
Coloring Chords with Open Strings (0:08:05) - Heart & Craft: A Roadmap to Your Best Song Ever - 1/23/15
- Steve Seskin: Heart vs. Craft, Or Both (0:08:14)
Pat Pattison: The Three Boxes: Part 1 (0:31:41)
Pat Pattison and Steve Seskin: Song Sessions: "I'll Keep Trying" (0:33:10) - The Songwork Instructors & 9 Great Videos to Start 2015! - 1/12/15
- Steve Seskin: Creativity and Inspiration (0:25:36)
Pat Pattison: Object Writing (0:26:27)
Bonnie Hayes: Writing Emotional Songs, Part 1 (0:30:51)
Randall Wiliams: Open Tuning and DADGAD (0:30:27)
Steven Webber: Pre-Production, Arrangement and Instrumentation (0:32:09)
Steve Leslie: Chords as Adjectives, Part 1 (0:36:40)
Andrea Stolpe: Writing Without Limits, Part 1 (0:18:39)
Jimmy Kachulis: Advanced Harmony Ideas for Songwriters (1:19:34)
Steven Memel: Breathing (0:36:21) - 2014 Video Releases - 12/19/14
- Journey of a Song: "Have A Heart"
Quick Tip: Inversions And Magic Chords
Quick Tip: The Pre Chorus
Song Session: "Avery" by Stoddy Blackall
What Kind of Writer Are You?
Hanna Christianson Masterclass
Hillary Reynolds Masterclass
Journey of a Song: the Things You Left Behind
"Sleep Soundly" by Chris Brandes Part 1
"Sleep Soundly" by Chris Brandes Part 2
Quick Tip: Producers Part 3
Fall Into the Groove by Henry Leitzinger - Songwork New Video: Song Session: Fall Into the Groove - 12/6/14
- Pat Pattison - Song Session: Fall Into the Groove
Steve Seskin - Point of View
Pat Pattison - Point of View
Steve Seskin - Journey of a Song: "As a Friend" - Show, don't tell...most of the time! - 11/21/14
- Pat Pattison - Object Writing
Andrea Stolpe - Writing Without Limits, Part 1: Destination Writing
Andrea Stolpe - Writing Without Limits, Part 2: Toggling - Songwork New Video: Bonnie Hayes on Producers - 11/7/14
- Bonnie Hayes - Quick Tip: Producers Part 3
Bonnie Hayes - Producers part 1, The Role of the Producer
Bonnie Hayes - Producers part 2, Choosing a Producer
Stephen Webber - Pre-production Arrangement and Instrumentation - Everybody sing slong! All about choruses - 10/24/14
- Bonnie Hayes, Steve Seskin: How to Write a Chorus
Steve Leslie: Part 1, Writing the Big Chorus
Steve Leslie: Part 2: Writing the Big Chorus
Pat Pattison: Writing from a Title
- New Songwork Video: Pat Pattison Masterclass (Part 2 of 2) - 10/10/14
- Pattison Masterclass: "Sleep Soundly" by Chris Brandes Parts 1 & 2
Steve Seskin: Phrasing
Seskin & Pattison Masterclass: "Take Me Back" by Christine Loder
Steve Seskin: Comfort Zones - New Songwork Video: Pat Pattison Masterclass (Part 1 of 2) - 9/26/14
- Pat Pattison Masterclass: "Sleep Soundly" by Chris Brandes
Randall Williams: Time Signatures
Pat Pattison: Phrasing, Part 1: Front Heavy, Back Heavy Lines
Steve Seskin: Prosody - New Songwork Video: Bonnie Hayes: Journey of a Song - 8/1/14
- Bonnie Hayes: Journey of a Song
Journey of a Song - Steve Seskin
Writing the Big Chorus: Part 1 - Steve Leslie
Introduction to Theory with Bonnie: Part 1 - Bonnie Hayes
- New Songwork Video: Hillary Reynolds Masterclass - 6/29/14
- Hillary Reynolds Masterclass - Pat Pattison
Sections of Song - Steve Seskin, Bonnie Hayes
The Three Boxes: Part 1 - Pat Pattison
The Emotional Consequences of Phrasing: Part 1 - Pat Pattison - New Songwork Video: Hanna Christianson Masterclass - 6/7/14
- Hanna Christianson Masterclass - Pat Pattison
Point of View: Quick Tip - Steve Seskin
Point of View, 1st Person: Part 1 - Pat Pattison
Point of View, 2nd Person: Part 1 - Pat Pattison - New Songwork Video: What Kind of Writer Are You? - 5/17/14
- What Kind of Writer Are You? - Bonnie Hayes & Steve Seskin
Goals For Writers: What are Yours? - Steve Seskin
Preachiness Part 1 - Steve Seskin:
Preachiness Part 2 - Steve Seskin
- Song Session "Avery" by Stoddy Blackall - Apr 25, 2014
- Song Session: "Avery" by Stoddy Blackall - Pat Pattison
The Order of Things - Steve Seskin
The Journey of a Song - Steve Seskin - The Pre-Chorus - 3/22/14
- Quick Tip: The Pre Chorus - Steve Seskin, Bonnie Hayes
- Inversions and Magic Chords - 3/1/14
- Quick Tip: Inversions And Magic Chords
- Where is your song taking you? Journey of a Song: Have a Heart - 2/7/14
- Journey of a Song: Have a Heart - Bonnie Hayes
- Road Trips: Establishing a journey in your song - 7/4/13
- Establishing a Journey - Steve Seskin
- Toggling for impact, chord choices, the chromatic scale - 6/1/13
- Writing Without Limits, Part 2: Toggling - Andrea Stolpe
Using Chords - Steve Seskin
Theory with Bonnie: Part 1: The Chromatic Scale - Bonnie Hayes - Discipline, Songwriting Goals, and the Creative Process - 5/21/13
- Writing Discipline - Steve Seskin and Bonnie Hayes
Goals For Writers: What are Yours? - Steve Seskin
Where Songs Come From - Steve Seskin - Getting Your Songs Heard - 5/13/13
- How To Get Songs Heard - Steve Seskin
Pre-Production Arrangement and Instrumentation - Stephen Webber
Producers, Part 1: What is the Role of a Producer? - Bonnie Hayes - More on structure: Song forms, Phrasing, Chorus - 5/6/13
- Songforms - Steve Seskin
Phrasing, Part 3: Number of Bars - Pat Pattison
How to Write a Chorus - Steve Seskin and Bonnie Hayes - Songwriting Choices: Phrasing and Chords: 4/29/13
- Phrasing - Steve Seskin
Phrasing, Part 2: Strong-Bar, Weak-Bar - Pat Pattison
Chords As Adjectives: Part 1 - Steve Leslie - More Ways to Evoke Emotion - 4/20/2013
- Rule of Twos - Steve Seskin
Phrasing, Pt 1: Front-Heavy, Back-Heavy Lines - Pat Pattison - How Do They Do It? - 4/13/13
- BFD - Steve Seskin
Writing Emotional Songs: Part 1: Lyrics - Bonnie Hayes
Rhyme Types - Pat Pattison - 3 Approaches to Creating a Great Performance - 4/8/13
- Creating a Great Set List
Breaking Patterns
Breath and Body - 3 Approaches to Getting to the Emotional Truth of a Song - 3/29/13
- Fact vs. Truth: Basing a Song on Real Life Events - Steve Seskin
Object Writing - Pat Pattison
Writing Without Limits, Part 1: Destination Writing - Andrea Stolpe - Depth of Understanding: The Interplay of Songwriting Techniques - 3/20/13
- Sections of Songs - Steve Seskin and Bonnie Hayes
Point of View with Pat Pattison: 1st Person Narrative, Direct Address & More - Pat Pattison
Finding the Right Angle for Verses: Specific vs. General - Steve Seskin - Songwork News March 11, 2013
- Not Pretending
No More Runnin'
I'll Keep Tryin' - Songwork News March 1, 2013
- Journey of a Song
Focus
Wrong
As A Friend - Songwork News February 13, 2013
- Songwriting Surprises:
Surprises in Songs
Writing from a Title
Writing Outside the Box
Using Cliches in Titles
Comfort Zones - Songwork News February 5, 2013
- Writing Emotional Songs: Part 1: Lyrics
Imagery and Emotion in Songs
The Emotional Consequences of Phrasing: Part 1 - Songwork News January 26, 2013
- The Order of Things
What do I have? What do I need?
Preachiness Part 1
The Bridge - Songwork News January 19, 2013
- Randall Williams' Videos:
Music Theory Videos
Guitar Technique Videos
Performance Videos - Songwork News January 11, 2013
- Stephen Webber's Videos:
Pre-Production Arrangement and Instrumentation
Knowing the Differences Between Mics
Choosing Mics for Singers
Techniques for Recording Acoustic Guitar
Fundamental Concepts of Mixing - Songwork News January 5, 2013
- Jimmy Kachulis' Advanced Harmony Ideas for Songwriters
- Songwork News December 28, 2012.2
- Steven Memel's Breaking Patterns
Steven Memel's Breathing - Songwork News December 21, 2012
- Andrea Stolpe's Writing Without Limits Series
Part 1: Destination Writing
Part 2: Toggling
Part 3: The Chorus
- Songwork News December 14, 2012
- Steve Leslie's Writing the Big Chorus Series
Steve Leslie's Chords as Adjectives Series - Songwork News December 10, 2012
- Bonnie's Music Theory Series
Writing Outside the Box
Pop vs. Country
- Songwork News November 29, 2012
- Pat Pattison's Favorites:
Prosody Series
Point of View Series
Maureen McMullin Masterclass - Songwork News November 20, 2012
- Steve Seskin's Favorites:
Rewriting
Establishing a Journey
Pat Pattison's Phrasing Parts 1 & 2 - Songwork News November 13, 2012
- Writing Lyrics (Seskin)
The Three Boxes: Part 1 (Pattison)
Writing Emotional Songs: Part 1 Lyrics (Hayes)
Surprises in Songs (Seskin) - Songwork News November 3, 2012
- Phrasing Series
Part 1: Front-Heavy, Back-Heavy Lines
Part 2: Strong-Bar, Weak-Bar
Part 3: Number of Bars
Amelia (Song Session) - Songwork News October 28, 2012
- Creativity and Inspiration
Prosody (Part 1: Introducing Prosody) - New Videos July 14, 2012
- Producers, Part 2: How to Choose a Producer?
- New Videos July 7, 2012
- Quick Tip: Producers Part 1
- New Videos July 1, 2012
- Point of View (again)
- New Videos June 23, 2012
- The Emotional Consequences of Phrasing: Part 2
- New Videos June 16, 2012
- The Emotional Consequences of Phrasing: Part 1
- New Videos June 9, 2012
- Changing Motifs in Verses
- New Videos June 2, 2012
- Writing Lyrics
- New Videos May 19, 2012
- The Three Boxes, Part 2
- New Videos May 12, 2012
- The Three Boxes, Part 1
- New Videos May 5, 2012
- Quick Tip, Process
- New Videos April 28, 2012
- How to Get Songs Heard
- New Videos April 19, 2012
- Collaboration Scenarios (Quick Tip)
- New Videos April 11, 2012
- How to Put Songs to Good Use Besides the Hit Parade
- New Videos April 04, 2012
- Living A Writer's Life
- New Videos March 28, 2012
- Goals For Writers: What Are Yours?
- New Videos March 21, 2012
- Point of View with Pat Pattison: 1st Person Narrative, Direct Address and More
- New Videos March 14, 2012
- Point of View with Pat Pattison: 2nd Person, Part 2
- New Videos February 29, 2012
- Point of View with Pat Pattison: 1st Person, Part 2
Theory with Bonnie Part 10: More on Minors - New Videos February 22, 2012
- Point of View with Pat Pattison: 1st Person, Part 1
Theory with Bonnie Part 9: Relative Minors - New Videos February 15, 2012
- Writing Emotional Songs, Part 3: Chords
Chord Function and Substitution - New Videos February 8, 2012
- Chords As Adjectives: Part 2
Open Tuning And DADGAD
Open G Tuning
Open C9 Tuning - New Videos February 1, 2012
- Surprises In Songs
Why do Some Chords Have Numbers? - New Videos January 25, 2012
- Theory with Bonnie, Part 8: Magic Chords
Preachiness, Part 2 - New Videos January 18, 2012
- Phrasing, Part 3: Number of Bars
Preachiness, Part 1 - New Videos January 11, 2012
- Theory with Bonnie: Part 7: Chord Functions in Keys
Hearing Progressions in Other Songs - New Videos January 04, 2012
- Phrasing, Part 2: Strong-Bar, Weak-Bar
Journey of a Song: One Drop of Water - New Videos December 28, 2011
- Changing the Words in a Chorus
Journey of a Song: BFD - New Videos December 21, 2011
- Writing the Big Chorus: Delayed Gratification and the Power of One, Part 2
Journey of a Song: Love is All That Matters - New Videos December 14, 2011
- How to Write a Chorus
Take Your Love - New Videos December 7, 2011
- Writing without Limits, Part 3: The Chorus
Changing Motifs in Verses - New Videos November 30, 2011
- Using Cliches in Titles
Whatever - New Videos November 23, 2011
- Writing From a Title
New Orleans - New Videos November 16, 2011
- Writing Without Limits, Part 2: Toggling
- New Videos November 9, 2011
- Finding the Right Angle for Verses: Specific vs. General
Quick Tip: Focus - New Videos November 2, 2011
- The Curse of the Second Verse
Quick Tip: The Chorus - New Videos October 26, 2011
- The Fabulous AABA Song
- New Videos October 19, 2011
- Creating a Great Set List
Journey of a Song: Wrong - New Videos October 12, 2011
- Prosody: Part 3: Rhythm of Lines
Quick Tip: The Order of Things - New Videos October 5, 2011
- Fact vs. Truth: Basing a Song on Real Life Events
Quick Tip: Point of View - New Videos September 28, 2011
- More Transposition: Harder Progressions
Easy New Sounds: Multiple Capo - What!? - New Videos September 21, 2011
- Using Humor in Songs That Aren't Funny
Phrasing - New Videos September 14, 2011
- Intro to Transposition: Easier Progressions
Creating Progressions For Your Songs - New Videos September 7, 2011
- Prosody Part 2: Length of Lines
Journey of a Song - New Videos September 7, 2011
- Prosody Part 2: Length of Lines
Journey of a Song - New Videos August 31, 2011
- Heart vs. Craft, or Both
Quick Tip: Rewriting Part 1
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