Songwriting

This eBook on songwriting is written specifically for high school teachers and students. This pdf and video resource gives you lots of ideas for the conception, refinement and production stages of the songwriting process.

This resource contains in depth discussion and exercises for lyrics writing, chordal development, textural and timbral writing and music production. This resource has been written generically so that songwriters of any age or stage will find it useful.

Every chapter in this eBook has a video where top young songwriters are interviewed about their songwriting process. All the songwriters have developed their unique approach to songwriting that has been hugely successful which I'm sure your students will identify with.

Purchasing this eBook gives you a licence to print as many copies as you want, for as many years as you want, within your school only.

Here is some of the feedback we have had since release:

"It's a bloody fantastic e-book!!" - Mike Chunn (formerly of Split Enz).

"... this is a most comprehensive and logically organised songwriting course (let's be honest, it's more than just a book). There are plenty of ideas to allow student songwriters to unblock their creative processes, including a range of really inspirational videos of young songwriters unpacking their craft". - Delysse Glynn (National Moderator, NZQA).

“The skill of songwriting is a beautiful one to learn. The Songwriting Resource from Learning Ideas provides students with the tools to create their own art and encourage their creative flow. It caters towards all areas of songwriting, including classical compositions. The E-Book ensures the students fully understand the skill of songwriting in the music theory section, which explains why a chord progression may work with a melody, and how to create your own. As a songwriter myself, there are many thought-provoking exercises in this resource that have influenced my writing, and I would definitely recommend it to young musicians.”  - Maryanne Leigh (Baradene College student who has been on the Lion Foundation Play It Strange album twice).