
Moreover, the text thematises rituals, which hints at the presence of a ritualistic quality that is often linked with lyrical texts. These features are conventionally associated with lyrical poetry, rather than with narrative texts. The title story of the collection mainly experiments with formal conventions: it foregrounds rhythmic repetition and musicality, and deviates from grammatical rules. The stories challenge narrative conventions. He is currently developing two songwriting apps for the iPad platform, and is in pre-production as co-host/co-producer for “Studio Soundtrack,” a songwriting radio program for National Public Radio.Homunculi (1967) is the first short story collection by the Flemish-Belgian experimental writer Claude C. Shane writes for iSing Magazine, and is an internationally recognized songwriting lecturer and music production panelist. Shane is currently the featured composer for Fjor Films and has produced the music and scored several independent film projects, including Fortune Cookie (featured at both the Sundance and Hollywood Film Festivals).
Lyrical writing professional#
In 2013, Shane was named the Music Industry Professional of the Year by Chowan University, and in 2005 Shane earned the Tennessee-Songwriter-Association-International’s highest honor, the Hallman Award, for outstanding contributions to the songwriting community. Shane has served on the Hall of Fame’s museum expansion advisory board and has facilitated other music outreach programs such as “Poetry in Motion” co-sponsored by the Nashville Arts Commission and the NCAA Women’s Final Four. He co-developed their groundbreaking “Words and Music” curriculum which has enabled thousands of elementary through high school students to learn to the craft of songwriting. Shane is a featured songwriter and instructor for the Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum where he received their TOP TEN HITMAKER award for 2014. Our Student Deals page also features several discounts you can take advantage of as a current student. A built-in microphone or an external microphone plugged directly into your computer (via built in ports or an external audio interface)Īfter enrolling, please check the Getting Started section of your course for potential deals on required materials.
Lyrical writing software#
Alternatively, you can use software like Audacity (PC) or GarageBand (Mac) You will have a tool to use for this purpose inside the learning environment.

This course does not have any prerequisites.

Working with Two Kinds of Bridges: Prechoruses (or "Transitional Bridges") and Primary Bridges.Dealing Effectively with More Complex Structure.Gaining Independence and Confidence in the Writing Process.Lesson 11: Creating the Lyric Sectional Contrasts Gaining Independence and Confidence in the Analysis Process.Developing Your Setting Up Rhyme Schemes.Writing Lyrics for More Complex Structures.Working with a More Complicated Arrangement of Matched Phrases.Working in a Simple Verse/Chorus Format.Working with Sections Whose Note Values Are Different.Working with a More Complex Setting in 4/4 Time.Working More Easily with Contrasting Sections.Working with Longer and Shorter Phrases.Gaining Speed and Experience Brainstorming from a Title.Lesson 7: Creating the Verse/Chorus Lyric Identifying Cases of Stressed Notes on Weak Beats.Creating a Straightforward Setting in 4/4 Time.Identifying Special Positions in the Melody.Developing Ideas That Move the Song Forward.Brainstorming a Title, Using a Rhyming Dictionary.Matched and Unmatched Phrases in the Song Section.Stressed and Unstressed Syllables in Our First Song Section.Stressed Positions Caused by Anticipating a Note.Stressed Positions Caused by Lesser Note Values Preceding a Note.

Stressed Positions Caused by a Rest before a Note.Stressed Positions Caused by Isolating a Note.Writing Your Own Lyric Patterns to Match Musical Patterns.Notating the Rhythms of Musical Stress Patterns.Identifying Stressed and Unstressed Positions in a Musical Bar.Writing Your Own Patterns to Match Existing Patterns.Notating the Rhythms of Stress Patterns.Identifying Stressed and Unstressed Syllables in a Lyric Line.Interdisciplinary Music Studies (Create Your Own Major).Music Composition for Film, TV, and Games.Electronic Music Production and Sound Design.

Music Theory, Harmony, and Ear Training.
