Songwriting: Creative Lyric Writing Approaches

AMSOnline structures this course around four weeks of creative lyric work. Sensory writing leads into collecting inspiration, storytelling and finishing a song. Conversations and exercises give learners several routes into a draft rather than prescribing a single formula for every genre or treating inspiration as something to wait for.

What you will learn

• Develop sensory language for lyrics
• Collect and shape songwriting inspiration
• Revise a story into a finished song draft

Who this suits

A fit for a beginner wanting structured writing prompts, or an existing songwriter interested in refreshing how they notice details and develop a narrative idea.

Before you enroll

The official description identifies this as a free course. It requires a journal, pen and headphones, with no prior knowledge specified. About two hours and 29 minutes of video are listed, last updated July 2020. Free access does not imply a Udemy completion certificate or professional songwriting qualification.

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Put it into practice

Use one sensory prompt to draft a short scene, then adapt it into a verse. Write a contrasting chorus and describe which details you kept, removed or changed during revision.

Source and review

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