Songwriting Course
Songwriting Weekend - build a band or solo
The Jampro Weekend Experience
Course size : Up to 10 participants
May Include (Depending on Plan) : Songwriting Advice and Guidance, Jamming Opportunities, Collaboration Experience, Performance, Recording and Production Experience, and a CD of your track/s to take away.
Costs: For 1 = £400 2 = £450 3 = £480 4 = £500 5 = £500 6 = £600 7 = £700 8 = £800 9 = £900 10 = £900
Currently including Friday and Saturday night free in the Bunkhouse (own kitchen).
Or book your own b and b.
Staffing - 2 staff for up to 6 participants, 3 staff for 7-10 participants.
To book: contact the studio to find the next available weekend or buy a one-to-one songwriting day / two days here
More details below. Or just call.
The Jampro Weekend Songwriting Course is a unique and exciting opportunity for you to extend your songwriting and production skills in the company of professional songwriters and performers at a commercial recording studio. The price includes two nights at the Llanfyllin Bunkhouse with its own self-catering facilities.
What will we do?
The group is introduced through a jam session managed by professional songwriters. After this session, you can start to determine your project with guidance. You may be working alone or in a group, or you may have a song plan which needs to be laid down before others join you. You may plan to have several songs or just one. Leaders may be attached to one group/ individual in particular or may circulate.
The emphasis will be on creating a song and either performing it yourself or having it recorded. Tracks may also be videoed and uploaded to Youtube, depending on your project plan. The studio is fully commercially equipped, and those with an interest will be able to continue through a music production phase also. There are a variety of instruments available as well as instruction with Cubase for this purpose. Professional musicians will be on hand to help you develop and record your music.
During every weekend session there will be opportunities to record and produce your track/s and to perform them or play the results depending on the session plan which will be agreed prior to the weekend. If you are not a singer, we can tune your vocals, or, for a small additional fee we can bring in a professional singer for the right group, although this isn't usually required.
Is it the right course for me / us?
This course is suitable for all: you could be professionally involved with music, or just someone with a song idea in their head or a melody, lyrics and and harmonies to work with, and anywhere in between. If you want to book the weekend to yourself, this can be done at a cost of £400 including bunkhouse accommodation. If you come with mates, the rates drop massively. If you just want to put your toe in the water you could just try out a single songwriter experience day at £250 instead.
You can book as a group or just attend as an individual, this is largely up to you. Group bookings can be great fun and often result in something highly unique. Solo bookings are obviously much more intensive. The fantastic location is great to work in and you can have the full run of the recording studio and at least two highly qualified writers and producers to work with. With bigger groups, and additional producer joins the group.
The workshop is practically focused and you can have the option of a more performance related course or a more production-based experience. If you are unsure about what the weekend would consist of or would like to discuss that in advance of booking, please just get in touch.
More Detail:
The weekend can start as early as Friday night with a musical and social gathering in the bar, getting to know each other.
After a brief introduction, the course proper starts on Saturday with a rotating jam session. After this session, the group determines its projects in conjunction with group leaders. You may be working alone or in a group, or you may have a song plan which needs to be laid down before others join you. You may plan to have several songs or just one. Leaders may be attached to one group/ individual in particular or may circulate.
By the middle of Saturday, all groups and writing plans will be made, and the rehearsals will be well under way. The emphasis will be on performance /recording technique depending on your preferences. Those with an interest will be able to continue through a music production phase also.
At the end of the session there will be a chance to record your track/s and/or to perform them in a joint session.
This course is suitable for all from those professionally involved with music to those with either with a song idea in their head or a melody, lyrics and and harmonies to work with, and anywhere in between.
The workshop is practically focused and you can have the option of a more performance related course or a more production-based experience.
The course is accessible to most parts of the Midlands, Central England and Wales, at postcode SY225LD. It is particularly ideal for anyone seeking a songwriting course in Shropshire, Cheshire or Birmingham. Large car park available
HOW TO BOOK
You can book a Songwriting Weekend for one (£450 - accommodation not included) under the Pro Recording Section at this link . For anything more complicated, please enquire here for dates or more details.
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Flexibility: Our songwriting courses are very flexible, however, and if necessary, we can guide you on any of the elements listed.
1. Successful song components.
2. Traditional and evolving song structure and song structures from different ethnic perspectives.
3. The chorus, the verse, the bridges, the middle eight and the introduction.
4. The hook and how to write an effective hook. Where the hook fits within the song structure.
5. Key signatures, scales, progressions and time signatures.
6. The purpose of the song and effective time signatures or rhythms in achieving that purpose.
7. Music theory as it applies to songwriting.
8. Extended chords, arpeggios and harmonisation evolving from them.
9. How to write a bass line and how the bass line determines the mood of the song.
10. Using a bass line to add movement and fluidity to a song. The bass contrasted with the voice.
11. Using music theory to write songs
12. Chord sequences for Songwriters
13. How a chord sequence builds tension or other emotions.
14. To resolve or not resolve. How a songwriter uses harmonies to resolve a song or to create other effects
15. Unexpected and unusual harmonies and harmonisation in songwriting.
16. Key changes within a song
17. Melodies and melody development. The relationship between melody and lyrics.
18. Melody and harmony.
19. The relationship of melodies and chord sequences, the importance of suspense and discord within a song. 20. How to write memorable lyrics.
21. Scanning and phrasing of song lyrics.
22. Rhyming structure.
23. Finding a hook lyric.
24. Songwriting from a title or theme, or writing to a sentiment.
25. Where to find inspiration for your song.
26. Great and original song ideas.
27. Writer's block.
28. Music Production for Songwriters.
29. Commercial Songwriting.
30. Writing songs for a live audience - showtunes, musical theatre and pantomime.
31. Writing a song for recording studio production.
32. Writing band songs.
33. Preparing your song for a competition.
34. Preparing your song for demonstration to artists and musicians.
35. Songwriting demo preparation.
36. Selecting a showreel of your songs.
37. Working with a music producer.
38. Song production and music production for specific purposes.
39. General information on copyright and collection agencies (PPL and PRL). (Legal advice should always be sought)
40. Royalties on your songs and compositions.
May Include (Depending on Plan) : Songwriting Advice and Guidance, Jamming Opportunities, Collaboration Experience, Performance, Recording and Production Experience, and a CD of your track/s to take away.
Costs: For 1 = £400 2 = £450 3 = £480 4 = £500 5 = £500 6 = £600 7 = £700 8 = £800 9 = £900 10 = £900
Currently including Friday and Saturday night free in the Bunkhouse (own kitchen).
Or book your own b and b.
Staffing - 2 staff for up to 6 participants, 3 staff for 7-10 participants.
To book: contact the studio to find the next available weekend or buy a one-to-one songwriting day / two days here
More details below. Or just call.
The Jampro Weekend Songwriting Course is a unique and exciting opportunity for you to extend your songwriting and production skills in the company of professional songwriters and performers at a commercial recording studio. The price includes two nights at the Llanfyllin Bunkhouse with its own self-catering facilities.
What will we do?
The group is introduced through a jam session managed by professional songwriters. After this session, you can start to determine your project with guidance. You may be working alone or in a group, or you may have a song plan which needs to be laid down before others join you. You may plan to have several songs or just one. Leaders may be attached to one group/ individual in particular or may circulate.
The emphasis will be on creating a song and either performing it yourself or having it recorded. Tracks may also be videoed and uploaded to Youtube, depending on your project plan. The studio is fully commercially equipped, and those with an interest will be able to continue through a music production phase also. There are a variety of instruments available as well as instruction with Cubase for this purpose. Professional musicians will be on hand to help you develop and record your music.
During every weekend session there will be opportunities to record and produce your track/s and to perform them or play the results depending on the session plan which will be agreed prior to the weekend. If you are not a singer, we can tune your vocals, or, for a small additional fee we can bring in a professional singer for the right group, although this isn't usually required.
Is it the right course for me / us?
This course is suitable for all: you could be professionally involved with music, or just someone with a song idea in their head or a melody, lyrics and and harmonies to work with, and anywhere in between. If you want to book the weekend to yourself, this can be done at a cost of £400 including bunkhouse accommodation. If you come with mates, the rates drop massively. If you just want to put your toe in the water you could just try out a single songwriter experience day at £250 instead.
You can book as a group or just attend as an individual, this is largely up to you. Group bookings can be great fun and often result in something highly unique. Solo bookings are obviously much more intensive. The fantastic location is great to work in and you can have the full run of the recording studio and at least two highly qualified writers and producers to work with. With bigger groups, and additional producer joins the group.
The workshop is practically focused and you can have the option of a more performance related course or a more production-based experience. If you are unsure about what the weekend would consist of or would like to discuss that in advance of booking, please just get in touch.
More Detail:
The weekend can start as early as Friday night with a musical and social gathering in the bar, getting to know each other.
After a brief introduction, the course proper starts on Saturday with a rotating jam session. After this session, the group determines its projects in conjunction with group leaders. You may be working alone or in a group, or you may have a song plan which needs to be laid down before others join you. You may plan to have several songs or just one. Leaders may be attached to one group/ individual in particular or may circulate.
By the middle of Saturday, all groups and writing plans will be made, and the rehearsals will be well under way. The emphasis will be on performance /recording technique depending on your preferences. Those with an interest will be able to continue through a music production phase also.
At the end of the session there will be a chance to record your track/s and/or to perform them in a joint session.
This course is suitable for all from those professionally involved with music to those with either with a song idea in their head or a melody, lyrics and and harmonies to work with, and anywhere in between.
The workshop is practically focused and you can have the option of a more performance related course or a more production-based experience.
The course is accessible to most parts of the Midlands, Central England and Wales, at postcode SY225LD. It is particularly ideal for anyone seeking a songwriting course in Shropshire, Cheshire or Birmingham. Large car park available
HOW TO BOOK
You can book a Songwriting Weekend for one (£450 - accommodation not included) under the Pro Recording Section at this link . For anything more complicated, please enquire here for dates or more details.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Flexibility: Our songwriting courses are very flexible, however, and if necessary, we can guide you on any of the elements listed.
1. Successful song components.
2. Traditional and evolving song structure and song structures from different ethnic perspectives.
3. The chorus, the verse, the bridges, the middle eight and the introduction.
4. The hook and how to write an effective hook. Where the hook fits within the song structure.
5. Key signatures, scales, progressions and time signatures.
6. The purpose of the song and effective time signatures or rhythms in achieving that purpose.
7. Music theory as it applies to songwriting.
8. Extended chords, arpeggios and harmonisation evolving from them.
9. How to write a bass line and how the bass line determines the mood of the song.
10. Using a bass line to add movement and fluidity to a song. The bass contrasted with the voice.
11. Using music theory to write songs
12. Chord sequences for Songwriters
13. How a chord sequence builds tension or other emotions.
14. To resolve or not resolve. How a songwriter uses harmonies to resolve a song or to create other effects
15. Unexpected and unusual harmonies and harmonisation in songwriting.
16. Key changes within a song
17. Melodies and melody development. The relationship between melody and lyrics.
18. Melody and harmony.
19. The relationship of melodies and chord sequences, the importance of suspense and discord within a song. 20. How to write memorable lyrics.
21. Scanning and phrasing of song lyrics.
22. Rhyming structure.
23. Finding a hook lyric.
24. Songwriting from a title or theme, or writing to a sentiment.
25. Where to find inspiration for your song.
26. Great and original song ideas.
27. Writer's block.
28. Music Production for Songwriters.
29. Commercial Songwriting.
30. Writing songs for a live audience - showtunes, musical theatre and pantomime.
31. Writing a song for recording studio production.
32. Writing band songs.
33. Preparing your song for a competition.
34. Preparing your song for demonstration to artists and musicians.
35. Songwriting demo preparation.
36. Selecting a showreel of your songs.
37. Working with a music producer.
38. Song production and music production for specific purposes.
39. General information on copyright and collection agencies (PPL and PRL). (Legal advice should always be sought)
40. Royalties on your songs and compositions.