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    English Songwriting - Expanding Your Writing In Song

    Are you passionate for English songs and songwriting? Then this is the course for you. With a mainly lyric focus, we will explore multiple types of songs and how they intertwine words together to create something pleasing and enjoyable to listen to. You deserve a teacher who cares for language, melody, and your own creative goals. This course will involve reviewing existing songs and writing your own with advice from an English singer and songwriter with over 6 years of writing and performing experience. I have designed the course dedicated to grow your English writing and listening to make you a better songwriter.

    The course is not confined to English when considering anything you generate, as the same methods can be applied to any language, but all song prompts will be provided in English and discussed related to English.

    Location

    Online via webcam

    General info

    Age:
    Children (7-12 years old)
    Teenagers (13-17 years old)
    Adults (18-64 years old)
    Seniors (65+ years old)
    Student level:
    Beginner
    Intermediate
    Advanced
    Duration:
    60 minutes
    The class is taught in:French, English
    Developing your English skills is like learning to cook - everyday will bring about new ingredients for a new meal. By learning through prompt and reading based activities, you can grow your ability in your English proficiency in a fun and intentional way! This course focuses on creative English, including poetry, songs, short stories, and more, as a means to grow your own confidence and abilities in English. By engaging with creative English, you will learn about intentionality, metaphors, idioms, images, and how they all connect to create one work. The skills you learn here will further you in your English, whether personal or professional! I have designed a course dedicated to grow your English interests and skills while making it fun and expansive in the mind. You deserve a teacher who cares for you in your English development, meeting you where you are at in the process.
    Creative writing is a skill that always grows from constant development. With learning how to better your writing, you deserve a teacher who cares for English as well as your own creative goals. This course will span multiple types of creative English writing, including poetry, song lyrics, short stories, and more, with the intent to expand your writing through intentional close reading and writing generation. I have designed a course dedicated to grow your English interests and skills while making it fun and expansive in the mind! You will learn the basics of English creative and be prompted to try differing styles, forms, and mediums to achieve your goals. The course is not confined to English when considering anything you generate, but all prompts will be provided in English and discussed related to English.

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