7 Secrets To Hit Songwriting

Veteran Motown writer teaches you how to master the art of Hook, Verse, Melody writing & more. Secrets finally revealed!

What you'll learn
By the end of this course you will learn the secret elements that Motown used to make their songs magnetic and timeless.
You will learn the "Power of the HOOK", How to write a catchy Title, How to Hum out a Melody, How to Paint pictures with words and MORE…
Requirements
Note Pad, Pen/Pencil, Recording device
You do not have to be able to play an instrument or have any recording software. Desire is all that is required.
Description
When Clay Drayton instructs songwriters, he comes from a place of experience and longevity. He doesn't want you to be a “1 Hit Wonder”. You will learn the secrets of writing songs that have the potential to become Classics. What many songwriters today are missing are mentors (Seasoned writers who have "Been there, Done that!") to help them develop their songs with tried and proven methods of creating Hit songs. Clay will give you examples, templates and tools to use in your songs. He will be your mentor. He will help you write songs that everyone will want to hear and singers will want to cover. Not only will Mr. Drayton instruct you, but he will consult with, critique and collaborate with his students.

Overview

Section 1: Before You Start

Lecture 1 COURSE SUMMARY

Lecture 2 GOALS & REQUIREMENTS

Section 2: Welcome

Lecture 3 Welcome

Lecture 4 7 Secrets intro

Lecture 5 You don't need to know how to play an instrument

Lecture 6 Taylor Swift's co-writer doesn't play an instrument

Lecture 7 Songwriting Tools

Section 3: Preparation H.I.T.S.

Lecture 8 Preparation for Writing

Lecture 9 How to find Inspiration

Lecture 10 Beat the Clock!

Section 4: SECRET #1 A Great Title

Lecture 11 Great Titles Intro

Lecture 12 What makes a Title GREAT?

Lecture 13 Intro to Spotting Great Titles

Lecture 14 Finding titles in Cliche's

Lecture 15 Finding Hot Titles on Social Media

Lecture 16 Finding GREAT Titles on Signs

Lecture 17 Finding Titles in Conversation

Lecture 18 Finding Titles on TV & Movies

Lecture 19 Titles in Life Experiences

Lecture 20 Titles beginning with "YOU"

Lecture 21 Slicing & Dicing your title

Lecture 22 GOOGLE your Title

Lecture 23 My Title Google Search

Section 5: SECRET # 2 A Powerful Hook

Lecture 24 Hook Intro

Lecture 25 What is a HOOK?

Lecture 26 List of SHORT HOOKS from hit songs

Lecture 27 My Hook

Lecture 28 Well known BASS HOOKS

Lecture 29 How to create a Hook from a Drum Beat

Section 6: SECRET #3 The Chorus

Lecture 30 The Chorus Intro

Lecture 31 CHORUS VS HOOK (What's the difference?)

Lecture 32 Pre-Chorus

Section 7: SECRET #4 A Great Melody

Lecture 33 Great Melody Intro

Lecture 34 What is the Melody?

Lecture 35 The Process of Making Melodies

Lecture 36 Exercise: How to compose a Melody for your Title

Lecture 37 Exercise: Composing a Hook from a Track Melody

Lecture 38 Exercise: How to compose a Hook from a Music Track

Lecture 39 Exercise: Composing a Melancholy Hook

Section 8: SECRET #5 Writing Greating Verses

Lecture 40 Intro to writing great Verses

Lecture 41 Building Blocks Intro

Lecture 42 Building Blocks to help create your Verses

Lecture 43 Building Blocks pt2

Lecture 44 Building Block example #1

Lecture 45 My Building blocks

Lecture 46 Good storyline

Lecture 47 Storyline Builders 5Ws

Lecture 48 Verse writng using the 5 Senses

Lecture 49 WRITING WITH PASSION

Lecture 50 Intro to the 1st Verse

Lecture 51 Creating the 1st Verse

Lecture 52 The 1st Line of the 1st Verse

Lecture 53 Verse Kick Starters

Lecture 54 My 1st Verse

Lecture 55 The Lyric Writing Process

Lecture 56 Metaphors and Simple phrases

Lecture 57 My Pre-Chorus

Lecture 58 Second Verses

Lecture 59 My 2nd Verse

Lecture 60 What is a BRIDGE?

Lecture 61 My Bridge

Lecture 62 Surprise twist

Section 9: SONG STRUCTURE - Putting all the pieces together

Lecture 63 Song Structure (Showing lists of the order of a song)

Lecture 64 Creating the INTRO

Section 10: SECRET #6 Collaborating

Lecture 65 Intro to Colllaborating/ Co-Writing

Lecture 66 The Benefits of Collaborating/Co-Writing

Lecture 67 Stories Behind the Collaborating/Co-Writing of Hit songs

Section 11: SECRET #7 Rewrite…Rewrite…REWRITE!

Lecture 68 Rewrite Intro

Lecture 69 REWRITE!…REWRITE!…REWRITE!

Section 12: THE BUSINESS of the Music Inducstry

Lecture 70 Copyright Organizations

Lecture 71 Should I SELL my song?

Lecture 72 Performance Rights Organizations

Lecture 73 Songriting Networking Groups

Section 13: Legendary Songwriters Speak out

Lecture 74 The Motown Legends

This class is for those who have a desire to write their first song or those who would like to take their songwriting to the next level.