How to Write Songs - Creating a Great Chorus 

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A great chorus is more than just the bit where the lyrics repeat. This video dives deep into the craft of finding and writing great chorus lyrics.
We look at what a great choruses really do (beyond merely repeating), and look deeply at one of the most important concepts in great chorus writing: RECOLOURING. We reveal our favourite writing prompts for getting to a great chorus idea, and play a song that shows these ideas beautifully.
NOV 24/25 2022 ///LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP: HOW TO WRITE A GREAT CHORUS\\\
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CONTENTS:
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - What is a chorus?
03:13 - Chorus writing prompts
08:47 - Song example: "Stranger in His Kiss" by Lori McKenna
16:23 - Seeking emotional clarity
18:18 - What is a song good for?
NOTES:
* You can a PDF of the chorus prompts here: howtowritesongs.gumroad.com/l...
* Some of the chorus writing prompts I learned from taking Robin Frederick's online lyric writing course. You can find out more here: robinfrederick.com/workshops/
* Learn more lyric writing gold from Pat Pattison here: patpattison.com
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ABOUT KEPPIE:
I'm Keppie. I'm a professional songwriter and songwriting teacher. I've been teaching song and lyric writing for over 10 years now for some of the best contemporary music colleges in the world. I teach for the Berklee College of Music (online, from beautiful Sydney, Australia), for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Open Academy, as well as for the Australian College of the Arts. At other times, I've taught for the Australian Institute of Music, as well as the LA School of Songwriting.
My goal is to help people write better songs! My experience in the classroom, with thousands of students at this point (many going on to find careers and success in music), is that your songwriting, like all things, can get better with meaningful, deliberate practice. My intention is to share the skills, knowledge, information, and ideas that I've gathered with anyone who wants to improve their songwriting.
ABOUT BENNY:
Aside from being a killer lap-slide player, Benny is a founding member of one of Australia's best and most bearded country-bluegrass-folk bands, THE GREEN MOHAIR SUITS. He is the Founder and Head Producer at SILAMOR STUDIOS, releasing contemporary music and collaborating under the name SILAMOR.
Benny studied Guitar and Composition under Jim Kelly at Southern Cross University before receiving a Postgraduate Diploma in Composition for Film & Television from AFTRS.
He currently lectures at JMC Academy and composes instrumental music for film, advertising, games, and other visual media.
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MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO:
"Stranger in His Kiss", by Lori McKenna and Dean Fields
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Intro and outro music by our very own Benny Romalis! You can find more here: www.silamor.com/music
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