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Songwriting 1Week 1
Introduction
Megan Berry
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?