I recently talked to a gentleman in Nashville on a free call- basically to feel out if he would be a good mentor for me. I got off the call SO discouraged. I was tempted to give up all together. This weekend I determined I wasn't going to let that stop me, but I really felt like I needed some mentoring and wasn't sure how I would get it. My husband and I are building a house currently so funds are tight. I have followed you for a while and found your material VERY helpful. But I knew I couldn't afford a retreat or anything for quite a while. This was heaven-sent timing for me. Thank you so much for offering this free resource. I will soak it all in.
Now you see, that is called writing. @lauraharper9583 expressed an honest feeling with a truthful narrative context. Everyone read this comment felt the story. And because they felt the story, they felt the thanks she offered. @lauraharper9583 you already are a writer. Waiting for your work to be published so the world can see.
Wow! What timing… I’ve just arrived at an air BnB to spend a week writing songs… not something I’ve ever really done before. Your instagram posts are invaluable - such clear guidance and pearls of wisdom… Now to have this is incredible! Thank you! Can’t wait to see what I can come up with! 🙏❤😊
This is fantastic. Just what I needed on a cold, damp Monday morning to lift my spirits! Getting prepped for FAWM this is perfect timing too. If anyone fancies working through this together, pm me.
I’m glad to hear this was just what you needed and that the timing worked out so well for you. Fantastic idea of collaborating through this process-this is truly a great time to connect with others and share ideas.
Right on 👍😎 Thank you miss Andrea! I dig listening to your songwriting advice, it really helps a lot, especially with the image writing. I took a month off researching my lineage, gathering wood if you will and the blood goes back along ways and so many continents, from Scotland to Ireland, to England then over to Austria then Poland...so many stories Now I just wanna do an album themed in all that history It all started with researching the history of music and where our music here in America came from and I guess it's mostly blues inspired but I wanted to go deeper, cause they got in from somewhere, so I was like, well dang! What did my peeps listen to and what did it sound like, and did anyone in my family play an instrument or write poems or songs...cause it seems I'm the only one in my family that does. So I'm on the hunt! Thx again 👍😎🎸🎶🎵
What a tremendous offering in a time where we need our creative selves more than ever. Deep appreciation and gratitude for all of your sharing over the years and this amazing offering to the world. Deep bow Andrea!! I have already learned so much from you.
i really wish i had found myself and had the realization that being an artist is a possible successful career. i wonder what school i would've applied to, the professors i would've met, and the people i would've formed a community with. thank you for your graciousness and providing this video for free. its so beneficial for at home artists
Holy crap this is the best songwriting course out there. I literally sat down and took pages of notes!! Ive always struggled with finishing and releasing songs and you really every lesson i need to improve on! Im starting ro get motivated to keep writing, thank you so much Andrea :)
Thank you Andrea. I am really looking forward to working through this course. How generous of you ❤ I read your book and review my notes from your previous courses quite often over the years. They are filled with insights and tips. Wishing you and everyone lots of musical inspiration 🎶 for 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words and support over the years. It means the a lot to me to know that the book and course have been a meaningful part of your journey. I’m so glad you’re diving into Becoming a Songwriter!
Very giving of you - this is the course the world of songwriting needs! You've taught me so much through your book "Popular lyric writing : 10 steps to effective storytelling," then your IG videos (which I was one of your first 500 subs) and now *this*. Thanks a million! I hope it all comes back to you exponentially...
Thank you so much for your kind words and unwavering support. It truly means a lot to hear that the book, videos, and now this course have been helpful to you on your songwriting journey. Knowing you've been with me since those early days on IG makes it even more special. I’m grateful for your encouragement and hope that the tools and insights you’ve gained continue to inspire your creativity.
andrea, the immense person u are! my time in your mentorship is my most treasured time of life. unparalleled! it’s so beautiful of u share your tools for inspiring the artist in all of us. truly making the world better- in a time where we are in desperate need of it. thank u for this gift❣️
I am so glad that you have taken the time to put so much of your wisdom into this one place, and I look forward to focusing and learning from it in the near future!
1:39:52 This vocal melody is staying “chill” because it’s using only 2 notes in the scale. It’s then opening up and beginning to “move” because it’s using 4 or more notes in the scale. I personally always have a way to record as I write and arrange. My instrument of choice is a guitar. Acoustic it great but even an unplugged electric works on those quiet mornings. Use those contrasting melodies wherever you want within your song. Try a monotone delivery in the Chorus with 8th note delivery and maybe a more melodic whole note delivery during the verses. There are no rules in songwriting but structure and repetition are key if you want people to listen. Write On! #godvious
I'm less than ten minutes in and already learning lots :) I value introspective poetic lyrics with hypnotic rhythms, syncopation, atmospheric production, and an emphasis on expressive vocals using unconventional melodies. I spent several hours today compiling my list and noticing patterns. Thank you so much!
Thank you! I love hearing about your process and focus, it sounds so creative and unique. I’m thrilled the course is already resonating with you. Keep exploring and creating!
Andrea I haven't watched the video but I'd like to say a tremendous thank you for posting it even before watching. I've been reading your books and they are awesome and I can't wait to dig into this one. Cheers from Hungary.
Wow dear Andrea! It is so generous of you to share the whole course here! You will touch many lives! I have read two books from you and both of them were extremely helpful, encouraging and inspiring. I am looking forward to taking this course this weekend. But I wanted to say a big THANKS before that. Much love to you from Germany!🥰🥰
Andrea, after reading many books on songwriting, I have to say that your two books - Popular Lyric Writing, and Beginning Songwriting: Writing Your Own Lyrics, Melodies, and Chords - and simply the best! The videos or reels that you post are great too, not to mention the dozens of fantastic articles on your website blog. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to going through your course. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind words and support! It's great to hear you’ve found the books, videos, and articles helpful. I hope you enjoy the course.
I love you for this Andrea.♥ I've been following you ever since i discovered you. I've seen most of your videos and Instagram reels where you are sharing valuable lessons. You are not just a good teacher but a good human being sharing your years of experience & knowledge to the world. I can not thank you enough for this one especially. I'm going to keep this one particularly forever inside my heart and will keep revisiting it time to time when i think i'm unable to create. Thank you very much! ❤🤟
What a great production and camera work behind this video. My first impression on this was that everything has been very well thought and executed. And it's rare to get someone to talk normally and calmly on youtube, very refreshing. Great content and nice view points. I think there's room for raising the sound level a notch on the future videos, but then again I have a volume knob I can turn :) Having everything in one video makes it easy to watch it on one go or to get back to the same video all over again. Whenever I see videos that are 1hr or more, then I'm usually interested, because those videos normally have something extraordinary detailed information. Thank you for the video and sharing your knowledge with other people. This is so much more than just a teaser, which I really appreciate.
Thank you so much! As an aspiring songwriter I am still in my journey and your videos on IG and from the Berklee channel have truly upgraded my skills in the past. Can't wait to watch this full course. I love that you truly care about songwriting and helping people 🎉
My problem has always been that im a lyric-heavy songwriter, so my melodies dont always sound the best. I can have a good chord progression as well, but my melodies have always seemed to fall short of their full potential. Ill definitely be doing the excercises you spoke about in the vudeo to help me improve on them 💚
Thank you Andrea. It is very big hearted of you to offer this course for free. I am juggling so many musical projects that I keep putting off song writing. This course will give me an opportunity to fit lessons in and practise the art of songwriting over a longer stretch. In particular, I struggle with lyrics. Perhaps I over think things and need to learn to have a clear story in mind. Also, I’m a little resistant to tried and true formulas as I consider pop songs end up sounding very samey (not a word) to me. I have some musical and compositional theory behind me and would like to explore different ways of structuring and thinking about songs. I’m not really seeking the hit single and would rather carve out a new niche.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I’m so glad this course can help you carve out time for songwriting. I hope the course inspires you to create in your own unique way!
I would say its worth mentioning that the chord progressions in “Sheryl Crow’s” strong enough sound the way they do because the song is in 6/4 (or 3/4, but it sounds more like 6/4 to me, ie. it’s not a waltz 😂). The natural lilt of 6/4 lends itself to a more interesting rhythm of chord changes.
The best 2 1/2 hours I have had the pleasure to spend on RUclips ever.
I recently talked to a gentleman in Nashville on a free call- basically to feel out if he would be a good mentor for me. I got off the call SO discouraged. I was tempted to give up all together. This weekend I determined I wasn't going to let that stop me, but I really felt like I needed some mentoring and wasn't sure how I would get it. My husband and I are building a house currently so funds are tight. I have followed you for a while and found your material VERY helpful. But I knew I couldn't afford a retreat or anything for quite a while. This was heaven-sent timing for me. Thank you so much for offering this free resource. I will soak it all in.
Keep doing what you love.
i would be interested in what he told you, or what your questions were ?
Now you see, that is called writing. @lauraharper9583 expressed an honest feeling with a truthful narrative context. Everyone read this comment felt the story. And because they felt the story, they felt the thanks she offered.
@lauraharper9583 you already are a writer. Waiting for your work to be published so the world can see.
Wow! What timing… I’ve just arrived at an air BnB to spend a week writing songs… not something I’ve ever really done before. Your instagram posts are invaluable - such clear guidance and pearls of wisdom… Now to have this is incredible! Thank you! Can’t wait to see what I can come up with! 🙏❤😊
How exciting to have a week dedicated to songwriting. Wishing you lots of inspiration!
@ thank you Andrea… so far so good!
Someone oughta write a song about your incredible generosity! 😉🙏
Andrea, ur an angel incarnate. Thank you!!🙏
❤
Gonna drop a comment so I can watch later 😃
This will go down as one of the most valuable video content to humanity ever made!
Yet it is free!
Thank you, Andrea, for your generosity 🙏❤
This is fantastic. Just what I needed on a cold, damp Monday morning to lift my spirits! Getting prepped for FAWM this is perfect timing too. If anyone fancies working through this together, pm me.
I’m glad to hear this was just what you needed and that the timing worked out so well for you. Fantastic idea of collaborating through this process-this is truly a great time to connect with others and share ideas.
Hi Andrea. Great to see you getting this out there...
Right on 👍😎 Thank you miss Andrea! I dig listening to your songwriting advice, it really helps a lot, especially with the image writing.
I took a month off researching my lineage, gathering wood if you will and the blood goes back along ways and so many continents, from Scotland to Ireland, to England then over to Austria then Poland...so many stories
Now I just wanna do an album themed in all that history
It all started with researching the history of music and where our music here in America came from and I guess it's mostly blues inspired but I wanted to go deeper, cause they got in from somewhere, so I was like, well dang! What did my peeps listen to and what did it sound like, and did anyone in my family play an instrument or write poems or songs...cause it seems I'm the only one in my family that does.
So I'm on the hunt!
Thx again 👍😎🎸🎶🎵
How generous. Looking forward to working my way through your class.
WOW! Longtime follower and fan here. What an amazing gift!!! Thank you, Andrea!!!
What a tremendous offering in a time where we need our creative selves more than ever. Deep appreciation and gratitude for all of your sharing over the years and this amazing offering to the world. Deep bow Andrea!! I have already learned so much from you.
Thank you so much for your kind words and support. Wishing you continued creativity and inspiration!
@@andreastolpe You bet, off to share this gift with the world. So generous.
i really wish i had found myself and had the realization that being an artist is a possible successful career. i wonder what school i would've applied to, the professors i would've met, and the people i would've formed a community with.
thank you for your graciousness and providing this video for free. its so beneficial for at home artists
Holy crap this is the best songwriting course out there. I literally sat down and took pages of notes!! Ive always struggled with finishing and releasing songs and you really every lesson i need to improve on! Im starting ro get motivated to keep writing, thank you so much Andrea :)
Thank you Andrea. I am really looking forward to working through this course. How generous of you ❤ I read your book and review my notes from your previous courses quite often over the years. They are filled with insights and tips. Wishing you and everyone lots of musical inspiration 🎶 for 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words and support over the years. It means the a lot to me to know that the book and course have been a meaningful part of your journey. I’m so glad you’re diving into Becoming a Songwriter!
Big fan of both of your books. Excited to explore this class as well
Very giving of you - this is the course the world of songwriting needs!
You've taught me so much through your book "Popular lyric writing : 10 steps to effective storytelling," then your IG videos (which I was one of your first 500 subs) and now *this*.
Thanks a million! I hope it all comes back to you exponentially...
Thank you so much for your kind words and unwavering support. It truly means a lot to hear that the book, videos, and now this course have been helpful to you on your songwriting journey. Knowing you've been with me since those early days on IG makes it even more special. I’m grateful for your encouragement and hope that the tools and insights you’ve gained continue to inspire your creativity.
Thank You!!!!!! Andrea -You are amazing❤🔥
So very appreciated, and as others have said, a wonderful gift!! Thank you Andrea!!💞
Thank you so much for sharing this course! You´re amazing
Thank you for your generosity to share this full course Andrea. I love how clearly, passionately and warmly you explain songwriting concepts
Can't believe content so high-quality like this is available here. Very insightful and inspiring. Thank you!
This is such a gift and an amazing surprise. Thank you so much! Already getting so much out of the first exercise
andrea, the immense person u are! my time in your mentorship is my most treasured time of life. unparalleled! it’s so beautiful of u share your tools for inspiring the artist in all of us. truly making the world better- in a time where we are in desperate need of it. thank u for this gift❣️
Andrea. . . I've missed you. .. thank you for this offering. . . Can't wait to review and fully digest this.
Vocabulary of feels -Develop that right hand. Awesome. Your every downstroke shakes my soul, your every upstroke pulls me whole. Thank you.
Dear Andrea, Great to see you always out there on the cutting edge. Thank you from all songwriters!
I am so glad that you have taken the time to put so much of your wisdom into this one place, and I look forward to focusing and learning from it in the near future!
I hope you enjoy diving in and find the course inspiring!
Wow, thank you 🙏 so much, Andrea❕️
I've already watched your talks and have been applying that knowledge to my songwriting. I'll surely complete this course 😍
This is incredibly generous of you Andrea. Thank you! I am looking forward to working with you in person in April ❤
Great course, this really helped a lot! Thank you for sharing!
This is so valuable! Thanks!
You're so welcome and I’m glad you find it valuable.
Andrea, thank you so much for this, I really appreciate it. You are the best!
Thank you. Hope to make it to your class one day. Happy New year!
So excited to review my songwriting journey with you again Andrea!
Minnesota Donna :)
Wooooot! You rock, Andrea. :) TY for sharing your deep well of knowledge with the world, through your lens. It makes for better music everywhere.
Thanks a lot for this, Andrea. We appreciate it.
This is such a gift! Thank you Andrea! Can’t wait to go through it!
1:39:52 This vocal melody is staying “chill” because it’s using only 2 notes in the scale.
It’s then opening up and beginning to “move” because it’s using 4 or more notes in the scale.
I personally always have a way to record as I write and arrange. My instrument of choice is a guitar. Acoustic it great but even an unplugged electric works on those quiet mornings.
Use those contrasting melodies wherever you want within your song. Try a monotone delivery in the Chorus with 8th note delivery and maybe a more melodic whole note delivery during the verses.
There are no rules in songwriting but structure and repetition are key if you want people to listen.
Write On! #godvious
God bless you Andrea for who you are as a person, you are truly the best!!
THANK YOU. Perfect timing right before NAMM.
I'm less than ten minutes in and already learning lots :) I value introspective poetic lyrics with hypnotic rhythms, syncopation, atmospheric production, and an emphasis on expressive vocals using unconventional melodies. I spent several hours today compiling my list and noticing patterns. Thank you so much!
Thank you! I love hearing about your process and focus, it sounds so creative and unique. I’m thrilled the course is already resonating with you. Keep exploring and creating!
Wow. Thank you so much! You are the best!
Wow Andrea, you are extraordinary, not ordinary, just like a great song by sharing something as valuable as this. Love your channel 🖤🥀
You are such an incredible gift to the songwriting community, thank you Andrea 💙🙏
Thank you ❤
Andrea I haven't watched the video but I'd like to say a tremendous thank you for posting it even before watching. I've been reading your books and they are awesome and I can't wait to dig into this one. Cheers from Hungary.
Wow dear Andrea! It is so generous of you to share the whole course here! You will touch many lives! I have read two books from you and both of them were extremely helpful, encouraging and inspiring. I am looking forward to taking this course this weekend. But I wanted to say a big THANKS before that. Much love to you from Germany!🥰🥰
Thank you so much! I’m so glad the books have been helpful and inspiring for you, and I hope you enjoy the course this weekend.
Andrea, after reading many books on songwriting, I have to say that your two books - Popular Lyric Writing, and Beginning Songwriting: Writing Your Own Lyrics, Melodies, and Chords - and simply the best! The videos or reels that you post are great too, not to mention the dozens of fantastic articles on your website blog. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to going through your course. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind words and support! It's great to hear you’ve found the books, videos, and articles helpful. I hope you enjoy the course.
Look forward to seeing it! Thanks:)
Wow,this course really teaches a lot,like the "lens" lecture.
Really well presented and interesting course Andrea, with lots of interesting insight and suggestions to help us songwriters. Thank you!
Very Helpful
THAT GENEROSITY CONTINUES as someone in LA and aspiring songwriter THANK U THANK U ILL SHARE EVERYWHERE !!
Thank you so much!
Grateful for your generous gift! I've taken your songwriting course online. Thank you. You inspire me with your heart for serving songwriters. ❤🎹🎙
Thank you, Andrea!
Thank-you so much!
What an Angel you are…
👼 💕🎸🎶
I love you for this Andrea.♥ I've been following you ever since i discovered you. I've seen most of your videos and Instagram reels where you are sharing valuable lessons. You are not just a good teacher but a good human being sharing your years of experience & knowledge to the world. I can not thank you enough for this one especially. I'm going to keep this one particularly forever inside my heart and will keep revisiting it time to time when i think i'm unable to create. Thank you very much! ❤🤟
What a great production and camera work behind this video. My first impression on this was that everything has been very well thought and executed. And it's rare to get someone to talk normally and calmly on youtube, very refreshing. Great content and nice view points. I think there's room for raising the sound level a notch on the future videos, but then again I have a volume knob I can turn :) Having everything in one video makes it easy to watch it on one go or to get back to the same video all over again. Whenever I see videos that are 1hr or more, then I'm usually interested, because those videos normally have something extraordinary detailed information. Thank you for the video and sharing your knowledge with other people. This is so much more than just a teaser, which I really appreciate.
Fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing this, Andrea!
Thank you a million times ❤ 🎶
Wow, what a gift for you to offer such wisdom and experience for FREE. Thank you for putting this together!
Thank you so much! I’m happy to share and hope it inspires your songwriting journey!
Dear Andrea, thank you for such a beautiful gift. You are the best! 🥰
Now this is what Im talking about. thanks Andrea.
Thank you Andrea. I know you're not teaching production but without these principles I wouldn't have made a single beat. This is creative freedom
I'm listening as I'm driving to the farm to check on cows in this beautiful - 27 Minnesota morning.. The summers are great to :)
Thanks so much for doing this! I've been following you for several years and have your "Popular Lyric Writing" book. Very much appreciate it.
Thank you ❤
Many thanks!
I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Withers when I was 11. He was a great guy.
Thank you so much Andrea!! You’re so generous and I am so grateful to you and to have found you! 🤗
Thank you so much! As an aspiring songwriter I am still in my journey and your videos on IG and from the Berklee channel have truly upgraded my skills in the past. Can't wait to watch this full course. I love that you truly care about songwriting and helping people 🎉
Thank you for your kind words. I hope you enjoy the course and find it inspiring. Keep writing!
My problem has always been that im a lyric-heavy songwriter, so my melodies dont always sound the best. I can have a good chord progression as well, but my melodies have always seemed to fall short of their full potential. Ill definitely be doing the excercises you spoke about in the vudeo to help me improve on them 💚
Thank you Andrea. It is very big hearted of you to offer this course for free. I am juggling so many musical projects that I keep putting off song writing. This course will give me an opportunity to fit lessons in and practise the art of songwriting over a longer stretch. In particular, I struggle with lyrics. Perhaps I over think things and need to learn to have a clear story in mind. Also, I’m a little resistant to tried and true formulas as I consider pop songs end up sounding very samey (not a word) to me. I have some musical and compositional theory behind me and would like to explore different ways of structuring and thinking about songs. I’m not really seeking the hit single and would rather carve out a new niche.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I’m so glad this course can help you carve out time for songwriting. I hope the course inspires you to create in your own unique way!
Thanks for your generosity.
You are the best - thank you so much for this
I thank you very much, you are so generous
Thank you Andrea, I remember taking one of your workshops and it’s so good to find your teaching here!
Happy to share, and It’s great to reconnect! I hope you enjoy the course and create some amazing songs.
Truly a gift, Andrea ... thank you! It now remains with us to pay it forward!
Thank you you’re amazing
Thanks so much Andrea, I will be sharing this with my various songwriter groups.
All of them.
I would say its worth mentioning that the chord progressions in “Sheryl Crow’s” strong enough sound the way they do because the song is in 6/4 (or 3/4, but it sounds more like 6/4 to me, ie. it’s not a waltz 😂). The natural lilt of 6/4 lends itself to a more interesting rhythm of chord changes.
Thank you soo much - super generous and amazing.
WOW, THIS IS GREAT! thank youuu
Thank you so much Andrea! This is exactly what I needed today ❤
Thank you!!! ❤❤❤
🎉THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thank you for sharing this tasty Chocolate box of songwriting inspiration!
This is really great thank you
thank you so much
Thank you! 🙏
good stuff thanks for sharing!
Thank you soooo much!
Came from your IG announcement :)
thank you
very helpful .. thx a lot !!
Super cool
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