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Songwriting 1 Week 1

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Megan Berry
Megan Berry

This document provides an introduction and overview of the first week of a songwriting course. It outlines the learning outcomes, which are to understand the assessment methods, identify two daily writing exercises, and use object writing to find one's unique voice. It then discusses different daily writing exercises like artists' pages and object writing. Object writing involves focusing senses on an object for 10 minutes without stopping. The document models this with examples and has students practice it in small groups.

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SONGWRITING 1 Week 1
INTRODUCTION ? Megan Rogerson-Berry ? megan.berry2@wintec.ac.nz ? Facebook: Megan Rogerson-Berry Mediarts ? Phone: 07 834 8800 ext 3291
LEARNING OUTCOMES ? By the end of today¡¯s session, students will be able to: 1. Understand the assessment methods for this course 2. Identify and describe 2 di?erent daily writing exercises 3. Use object writing as a tool for ?nding their unique voice
ADMIN ? Moodle Overview ? Course Outline ? Weekly Schedule ? Required Materials ? Assessment 1 ? Assessment 2
SONGWRITER MINGLING ? Who are your 5 favourite songwriters? ? Write them down, ?nd someone who has at least one of the same answers ? Discuss: What makes them so good in your opinion? ? Share your ?ndings with the class.
? Create 2 SMART goals for yourself for this semester ? Speci?c ? Measurable ? Achievable ? Realistic ? Time-based
? What¡¯s the di?erence between a professional and a hobby writer?
Professional Hobby Craft ¡®Talent¡¯ Active learner/listener Isolated Perspiration Inspiration Versitile One-trick pony 9-5 Sporadic
How do we become professional writers?
¡°¡°If you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard at it. It doesn¡¯t just fall from the sky. I work every day at trying to improve my writing, and I really enjoy it. Nothing fascinates me more than putting words together, and seeing how a collection of words can produce quite a profound e?ect.¡± ¨CPJ Harvey
¡°¡°Inspiration is a word used by people who aren¡¯t really doing anything. I go into my o?ce every day that I¡¯m in Brighton and work. Whether I feel like it or not is irrelevant.'¡± ¨CNick Cave
DAILY WRITING EXERCISES ? Why is it important to write daily? ? What are some daily writing activities you have tried?
ARTISTS PAGES ? Julia Cameron ? Write 3 pages by hand every morning. ? Can be about anything ? If you don¡¯t know what to write about - write that
OBJECT WRITING ? Pat Pattison ? 10 minutes only every morning ? Pick an object and focus your senses on that object - write for 10 minutes, keeping sense-bound and free ?owing.
SENSES ? Sight ? Hearing ? Smell ? Touch ? Taste ? Organic ? Kinaesthetic
WORKSHOP ? Object writing - 10 minutes ? Read out 5 examples
OBJECT WRITING PARTY ? 8 minute object writing ? Read in small groups ? 5 minute object writing ? Read in small groups
REVIEW ? What are the two assessments for this course? ? What are two di?erent daily writing exercises? ? How does object writing work?

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Songwriting 1 Week 1

  • 2. INTRODUCTION ? Megan Rogerson-Berry ? megan.berry2@wintec.ac.nz ? Facebook: Megan Rogerson-Berry Mediarts ? Phone: 07 834 8800 ext 3291
  • 3. LEARNING OUTCOMES ? By the end of today¡¯s session, students will be able to: 1. Understand the assessment methods for this course 2. Identify and describe 2 di?erent daily writing exercises 3. Use object writing as a tool for ?nding their unique voice
  • 4. ADMIN ? Moodle Overview ? Course Outline ? Weekly Schedule ? Required Materials ? Assessment 1 ? Assessment 2
  • 5. SONGWRITER MINGLING ? Who are your 5 favourite songwriters? ? Write them down, ?nd someone who has at least one of the same answers ? Discuss: What makes them so good in your opinion? ? Share your ?ndings with the class.
  • 6. ? Create 2 SMART goals for yourself for this semester ? Speci?c ? Measurable ? Achievable ? Realistic ? Time-based
  • 7. ? What¡¯s the di?erence between a professional and a hobby writer?
  • 8. Professional Hobby Craft ¡®Talent¡¯ Active learner/listener Isolated Perspiration Inspiration Versitile One-trick pony 9-5 Sporadic
  • 9. How do we become professional writers?
  • 10. ¡°¡°If you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard at it. It doesn¡¯t just fall from the sky. I work every day at trying to improve my writing, and I really enjoy it. Nothing fascinates me more than putting words together, and seeing how a collection of words can produce quite a profound e?ect.¡± ¨CPJ Harvey
  • 11. ¡°¡°Inspiration is a word used by people who aren¡¯t really doing anything. I go into my o?ce every day that I¡¯m in Brighton and work. Whether I feel like it or not is irrelevant.'¡± ¨CNick Cave
  • 12. DAILY WRITING EXERCISES ? Why is it important to write daily? ? What are some daily writing activities you have tried?
  • 13. ARTISTS PAGES ? Julia Cameron ? Write 3 pages by hand every morning. ? Can be about anything ? If you don¡¯t know what to write about - write that
  • 14. OBJECT WRITING ? Pat Pattison ? 10 minutes only every morning ? Pick an object and focus your senses on that object - write for 10 minutes, keeping sense-bound and free ?owing.
  • 15. SENSES ? Sight ? Hearing ? Smell ? Touch ? Taste ? Organic ? Kinaesthetic
  • 16. WORKSHOP ? Object writing - 10 minutes ? Read out 5 examples
  • 17. OBJECT WRITING PARTY ? 8 minute object writing ? Read in small groups ? 5 minute object writing ? Read in small groups
  • 18. REVIEW ? What are the two assessments for this course? ? What are two di?erent daily writing exercises? ? How does object writing work?