Unlocking Your Songs

Unlocking Your Songs is a 30-session masterclass on the songwriting craft taught by JUNO award-winning songwriter and recording artist Brian Doerksen. Sessions 1 – 10 focus on foundations, creative process and song structure; Sessions 11 – 20 on lyric writing skills; Sessions 21 – 30 on melody, chord changes and how to sustain a life of creativity. Each session is made up of ‘on-demand’ video segments guiding you through the layers of songcraft. Between segments you are invited to listen to various song examples curated from all types of genres and eras. You watch and listen to the videos and songs at your own pace. Brian has over 30 years of experience leading workshops and teaching courses on songwriting and this is the first time all his wisdom and insight is gathered up into an in-depth online course. 

Instructor

Brian Doerksen

Instructor & Songwriting Coach

Brian Doerksen is a songwriter, recording artist, conference speaker and songwriting instructor, but most of all he loves spending time with his high-school sweetheart Joyce (they have been married for 36 years.) Brian & Joyce have 4 daughters and 2 sons with Fragile X Syndrome. Brian Doerksen's songs are known and sung in faith communities around the world including ‘Come now is the time to worship’, ‘Refiner’s Fire’, ‘Hope Of The Nations’ and ‘The River.’

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome To Unlocking Your Songs

    2. Song Consultation Information

    3. Optional Workbook (Session 1 -10)

    4. Optional Workbook (Session 11-20)

    5. Optional Workbook (Session 21 - 30)

    1. Session 1 Video 1 - Introduction

    2. Songs that have impacted you

    3. Session 1 Video 2 - Songs Speak For Us

    4. Lady A "What A Song Can Do"

    5. Session 1 Video 3 - Songs Are Short

    6. Judy Collins "Amazing Grace"

    7. Session 1 Video 4 - Songs Work Best When Short And Singular

    1. Session 2 Video 1 - Type Of Songs & Inspiration

    2. Joni Mitchell - "Both Sides Now"

    3. Session 2 Video 2 - Resistance

    4. What Does Resistance Mean To You?

    5. Brian Doerksen "Saddest Season"

    6. Session 2 Video 3 - Write For Others

    1. Session 3 Video 1 - Writing For The Gap

    2. Enter The Rest of God

    3. Session 3 Video 2 - Our Musical Mother Tongue

    1. Session 4 Video 1 - We Are Not Given Songs - We Are Given Seeds

    2. Every Breathe You Take

    3. Session 4 Video 2 - Universal Broadcasting Network (UBN)

    4. Eternity

    5. Session 4 Video 3 - Bob Dylan On The Songs That Write Themselves

    6. Every Grain of Sand - Bob Dylan

    7. Every Grain of Sand - Emmylou Harris

    8. Session 4 Video 4 - What Happens To The Seed Depends On The Soil

    9. Will You Love Me In The Winter

    10. Session 4 Video 5 - The Quality Of The Song Depends On The Seed And The Soil

    11. What is your organizing system for collecting song seeds?

    1. Session 5 Video 1 - Structure Is Your Ally

    2. Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel

    3. Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars

    4. Session 5 Video 2 - The Journey From Draft 0 to Draft 1 Involves Structure

    5. Enter The Rest of God - Draft 0

    6. Session 5 Video 3 - Enter The Rest Song Journey From Draft 0 to Draft 1

    7. Enter The Rest of God - Draft 1

    8. Session 5 Video 4 - Conclusion - Structure Is The Container That Will Carry Your Song To The World

About this course

  • $395.00
  • 487 lessons
  • 21 hours of video content

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