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SHORTCUTS TO GREAT SONG LYRICS: Self-paced

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INTRODUCTION

READ: A Note From Robin

GET STARTED - MUSIC GENRES

WATCH: Music Genres & You: FREE PREVIEW (7:34)
READ: Your Guide to Studying Lyrics in a Genre

SECTION ONE: START YOUR CREATIVE ENGINE

WATCH: Your Core Idea (7:32)
READ: Explore Core Ideas
WATCH: Finding Core Ideas (4:11)
WATCH: Develop Your Core Idea (11:15)
READ: Explore Situations & Peak Moments
WATCH: Creative Rhyming (8:49)
READ: Explore Creative Rhyming

SECTION TWO: BUILD IT AND THEY WILL LISTEN

WATCH: Create a Solid Structure (10:19)
READ: Explore Song Structure
WATCH: Build a Great Chorus Lyric (6:48)
READ: Explore Chorus Content
READ: Write a First Draft of Your Chorus
WATCH: Create a Development Path (7:29)
READ: Development Paths You Can Use

SECTION THREE: USE THE POWER TOOLS

WATCH: Images & Actions (8:25)
READ: Explore Images & Actions
WATCH: Comparisons (6:25)
READ: Explore Comparisons
WATCH: What Is a Universal Lyric? (4:00)
WATCH: Video Examples of Film & TV Songs (11:17)
WATCH: Add Emotion to a Universal Lyric (8:37)
READ: Explore Universal Lyrics

SECTION FOUR: BRING IT ALL HOME

WATCH: Rewrite Your Lyric (3:29)
READ: Your Rewriting Checklist
READ: Tips for Lyric Speed Writing

BONUS VIDEOS

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WATCH: Second verses. Chorus lyrics. Changing lyric habits. Finishing songs. (6:21)

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