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Songwriting 1Week 1

Introduction

Megan Berry

megan.berry2@wintec.ac.nz

Facebook: Megan Berry Mediarts

Phone: 07 834 8800 ext 3291

Learning Outcomes

By the end of today’s session, students will be able to:

1. Understand the assessment methods for this course

2. Identify and describe 2 different daily writing exercises

3. Use object writing as a tool for finding their unique voice

Admin

Moodle Overview

Course Outline

Weekly Schedule

Required Materials

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

Songwriter mingling

Who are your 5 favourite songwriters?

Write them down, find someone who has at least one of the same answers

Discuss: What makes them so good in your opinion?

Share your findings with the class.

Create 2 SMART goals for yourself for this semester

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic

Time-based

What’s the difference between a professional and a hobby writer?

Professional Hobby

Craft ‘Talent’

Active learner/listener Isolated

Perspiration Inspiration

Versitile One-trick pony

9-5 Sporadic

How do we become

professional writers?

–PJ Harvey

“If you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard at it. It doesn’t just fall

from the sky. I work every day at trying to improve my

writing, and I really enjoy it. Nothing fascinates me more than putting words together,

and seeing how a collection of words can produce quite a

profound effect.”

–Nick Cave

“Inspiration is a word used by people who aren’t really doing anything. I go into my office

every day that I’m in Brighton and work. Whether I feel like it

or not is irrelevant.'”

Daily Writing Exercises

Why is it important to write daily?

What are some daily writing activities you have tried?

Artists Pages

Julia Cameron

Write 3 pages by hand every morning.

Can be about anything

If you don’t know what to write about - write that

Object Writing

Pat Pattison

10 minutes only every morning

Pick an object and focus your senses on that object - write for 10 minutes, keeping sense-bound and free flowing.

Senses

Sight

Hearing

Smell

Touch

Taste

Organic

Kinaesthetic

Workshop

Object writing - 10 minutes

Read out 5 examples

Object Writing Party

8 minute object writing

Read in small groups

5 minute object writing

Read in small groups

Review

What are the two assessments for this course?

What are two different daily writing exercises?

How does object writing work?