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Shura
Write songs from the heart
About the course
Learn the art of songwriting, from getting your first ideas down to fleshing them out into radio-ready records from Shura, whose unique approach to building songs has seen her rack up millions of streams.
Who’s this course for
Suitable for Beginner experience levels.
This is a great course for those who are interested in songwriting and want to learn the fundamentals of crafting compelling and impactful songs and learn new approaches to enhance their craft.
What you'll learn
Shura takes us through exactly what you need to know to write a hit record – from finding the first inspirations and lyrical sparks, to constructing chord patterns and arranging the song. She uses Ableton to record and create her tracks, but you can follow along with any music making software of your choice.
Get ready to learn:
- How writing down all her ideas helps her find the first spark for a song
- The secrets to writing meaningful lyrics, including fitting them to the melody and making them rhyme
- How to use and process found sounds and field recording to add extra life to songs
- The benefits of finding and working with other people and how to get the most out of creative collaborations
- How to use unorthodox approaches to overcome difficulties and blocks in the songwriting process
- How to build out chord progressions with minimal music theory but maximum impact.
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Your teacher
Shura
Shura’s fresh take on synthy pop music saw her burst onto the scene with the breakout hit ‘Touch’. Since then, she's released 2 albums plus many more remixes and collabs that show off her signature style. A self-confessed ‘confessional songwriter’, Shura’s retro-tinged approach to writing is influenced far more by lived experience and instinct than tradition and theory.