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Songwriting: Creating Harmonies that Tell a Story

In this class, you will learn how to start writing your own songs by building chord progressions that are both engaging and accessible. This class is designe...
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CourseMarks Score®

8.0

Freshness

9.2

Feedback

8.9

Content

Platform: Skillshare
Video: 34m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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8.9 / 10

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9.2 / 10
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Content Score

8.9 / 10
Video Score: 7.6 / 10
The course includes 34m video content. Courses with more videos usually have a higher average rating. We have found that the sweet spot is 16 hours of video, which is long enough to teach a topic comprehensively, but not overwhelming. Courses over 16 hours of video gets the maximum score.
The average video length is 12 hours 59 minutes of 17 Harmony courses on Skillshare.
Detail Score: 9.1 / 10

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Extra Content Score: 10.0 / 10

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Description

In this class, you will learn how to start writing your own songs by building chord progressions that are both engaging and accessible. This class is designed for those with a preliminary understanding of music basics, but those with no musical knowledge or prior experience can still benefit from and enjoy the class. The skills taught in this class are useful for anyone who wants to make original music for creative, professional, or personal use. You’ll need access to either GarageBand on Mac or Pro Tools First on PC. Using a digital piano or guitar is encouraged, but not required.

You will learn

Using GarageBand or Pro Tools First, you will create a backing track for your original song, including a chord progression, bass line, and drum track. The final project will be comprised of three tracks. Each track will be created using a combination of original material and loops from the provided library. As you go along, share your works-in-progress with your class community! When the project is complete, export the project as an mp3 and share in the class project gallery.

Requirements

There is no prerequisite, anyone can begin this course.. This course is also great for beginners without any Harmony knowledge.

This course is for

This course is suitable for beginners.

How much does the Songwriting: Creating Harmonies that Tell a Story course cost? Is it worth it?

The course costs $Free trial, then $32/month.
The average price is $10.9 of 17 Harmony courses. So this course is -100% more expensive than the average Harmony course on Skillshare.

Does the Songwriting: Creating Harmonies that Tell a Story course have a money back guarantee or refund policy?

There is no money-back guarantee with Skillshare, but you can start with a free one-week trial to learn without risk. With the subscription, you can download classes to your tablet or phone using the Skillshare app.

Are there any SCHOLARSHIPS for this course?

At the moment we couldn't find any available scholarship forSongwriting: Creating Harmonies that Tell a Story, but you can access more than 30 thousand classes for $8/month on Skillshare, including this one!

Who is the instructor? Is VM Studio a SCAM or a TRUSTED instructor?

VM Studio has created 1 courses that got 4 reviews which are generally positive. VM Studio has taught 166 students and received a 4.8 average review out of 4 reviews. Depending on the information available, VM Studio is a TRUSTED instructor.
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Platform: Skillshare
Video: 34m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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