Clint W.

In these lessons I will provide a comprehensive walk through of practical Song Writing methods and techniques. Starting from the ground up we will discuss your knowledge of music theory and songwriting with your instrument. I will provide short lecture coupled with examples on the guitar, in your or my DAW, and thru email pdf which I will provide as reference for your own personal songwriting. Expect to learn about such topics as: chord progressions, triads, chord scales, submediant chords, subdominant chords, open chords, extended chords, modulation techniques, intervals, the Nashville Number System, themes, melody, harmony, motifs, and how to apply all that and more to write great songs. You'll be writing your own tunes in no time!

In these lessons we will expand your knowledge of your own DAW, recording, and music theory. If you do not have a DAW NOTE: you will need a computer, I will show you where you can find several FREE TRIAL versions to test out for yourself, allowing you to later choose which one suits you the most. In these lessons I will teach you about: production techniques, how to apply music theory, songwriting techniques, how to use audio and MIDI effects, building buses and racks, making effects chains, MIDI clips, splicing, sampling, mixing, beat making, creating your own sounds, VST's, automation, and much more. This will all be leading up to where you will make three of your own full tracks, from scratch, from start to finish. Where I will walk you through my entire process for writing a Low Fidelity Hip Hop track, a Chill Step track, and an Acoustic track with open air recordings which you will then mix and export it out to the world, if you so choose!!

In these lessons we will discuss from the beginning your experience as a guitar player, your knowledge of music theory, your techniques, what styles you can play, and what styles you'd like to be able to play. From there we will begin by exploring the major scale and its many relationships, alterations, and applications and how to practice effectively. We will discuss intervals, scales, chord types, chord scales, triads, arpeggios, the circle of fifths, time signatures, counting odd meter, note groupings, the modes, the cage system, the three note per string system, extended chords, modes, fret board visualization, how to write riffs, how to solo, how to use embellishments, making your own licks, sweep picking, crossing picking, hybrid picking, pick slanting, finger picking, phrasing, improvisation, and much, much more. You'll be on your way to fret board freedom in no time!