Playin' other people's songs is all well and good - but don't you really want to play your own songs? And these days, its not just about playing it. Computer production capabilities give you all the tools you need to make a radio-quality recording. In Red House's 'Songcraft' program, you'll compose, arrange, record and mix your own original tune - under the professional guidance of a Red House instructor. In the end, you'll walk away with a CD of your tune - professionally produced, by you and band mates.

	COMPOSITION We'll introduce essential songwriting skills, like structuring a song, developing a hook, crafting a signature riff and working out a rhyming scheme for the lyrics. Plus, you'll learn how to develop ideas as a group - drawing from everyone's ideas.
	HARMONY AND ARRANGEMENTS With a touch of music theory as a base, we'll explore different chordal and rhythmic colors for your song, the optimal instrumentation for the piece, and the importance of 'space' in the arrangement.
	PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS. WeÕll focus on developing the right tempo and groove for the song, and on the dynamics of the performance.
	COMPUTER-BASED DEMOS. We'll show you how to use computer recording programs, such as Garageband, as a songwriting tool - including the use of loops and samples.

Songcraft is designed for intermediate and above musicians, although much of the content will be accessible to advanced beginners as well. The program is open to musicians of all instruments, and no prior songwriting experience is required.

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no songcraft classes offered at this time.