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October 5, 2023 29 mins

Listen in on a creativity lesson with a guitar student who's wondering how to begin writing songs.

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A Songwriting lesson: 0:00 Can't learn how to ride a bicycle from a book, alone 0:39 Unlock your confidence by practicing 2:43 Free association 3:35 Change one string, top E to C 4:13 Catch your ideas in a notebook 5:02 Writing, "Sometimes"    • Sometimes   9:00 Pick what you like 9:16 The Beatles, the entrance way in. 11:07 Sincerity, conviction, how to get where you want to go as a writer !3:38 What would John Lennon say here? 14:55 Ask yourself good questions 15:53 "How's it Gonna End" came from object writing about a window 16:39 "Give yourself permission to write the worst s---in America." ~ Natalie Goldberg (Writing Down The Bones) 16:59 B string down to A "How's it Gonna End"    • How's It Gonna End   18:18 The Truman Show, button 20:04 Life is big 21:00 two syllable words that start with b, found a pattern 21:26 Creating is like making a puzzle 21:55 Pick your favorite things and choose what feels right to you. 22:47 You're a wizard, an alchemist, find what you love and share it. 26:06 "The Dishwasher Song"    • The Dishwasher Song   26:47 George Harrison, open a book 27:37 "Bellabye" 3 mics picking up the voice and guitar    • Bellabye  

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