16:46 one moment in detail 24:40 showing and telling with toggling 27:01 showing telling archetypes 29:12 write thru a lens
@brandonseaborn31126 жыл бұрын
rss313 bless your soul
@elansings6 жыл бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💆🏻♂️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@TheJigglicious5 жыл бұрын
I still advise watching everything tho
@lawd18043 жыл бұрын
21:26 So I’m driving on interstate 85 And I’m thinking about the past And outside the blurr of the telephone lines Get me lost lost lost
@lawd18043 жыл бұрын
22:33 6 verse Imagery
@collinchingota77174 жыл бұрын
Each time I watch this video I feel like I can write a song straight away
@normanroxwell78834 жыл бұрын
Facts!
@sanderrom98103 жыл бұрын
You probably can ;)
@andreastolpe3 жыл бұрын
You totally can! So glad you've found inspiration from this. By the way, I checked out a few of your videos, you have such a great voice. I wish you all the best on your songwriting journey, stay creative!
@forbiddenevil12 жыл бұрын
and do you? actually write a song?
@collinchingota7717 Жыл бұрын
@@andreastolpe oh thank you Andrea! my songwriting is getting better and better thanks to this video and many of yours!
@droneproductions6255 жыл бұрын
Incredible to see that 182 people didn't like this video. I literally watched it FOUR times and took notes. Incredible stuff here! This lady rocks!
@kubita-thecall8795 Жыл бұрын
There will always be the mixit that will be ungrateful. Born to mock even the stuff meant to make them better in life. 😂✌️
@calohtar7 жыл бұрын
Unbelievably helpful. Some of this stuff I already knew, some of it is obvious, but it makes a difference to hear these concepts linked together in a coherent framework. A lot of times the challenge isn't in learning new things, it's in accessing and making sense of what you already know.
@MartinManweiler7 жыл бұрын
That's precisely how I felt when I heard her first video.
@MARLERMAKESMUSIC6 жыл бұрын
This is a great comment!
@elansings6 жыл бұрын
Agreed, if we can paint the picture vividly the listener will pay more attention
@Devanox4Five4 жыл бұрын
So very true
@kennethcarvalho36843 жыл бұрын
So at the end of the day you learnt something??
@promcoordinator27476 жыл бұрын
This shit right here is worth paying for.
@juliab74104 жыл бұрын
Prom Coordinator but you are broke haha
@andreastolpe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks @Prom Coordinator, so glad you enjoyed this. I hope you're staying creative!
@nickdryad3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you learned something from this video. Shit isn’t the right word to use for what we’ve just learned. Yes I know your not writing lyrics but, write and speak like a poet as much as you can.
@Foxy644 жыл бұрын
As I'm relatively new to songwriting I found this absolutely invaluable . Andrea has a great way of explaining these techniques in a way that is simple to understand which is perfect for someone like me
@andreastolpe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stuart, I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Wonderful to have you join the songwriting community. I wish you all the best on your songwriting journey, stay creative!
@brian_b_music6 жыл бұрын
The verses are the nails, the chorus is the hammer that drives them.
@nickdryad3 жыл бұрын
The song is the coffin that keeps warm. See, I’m doing it already.
@MrMikomi2 жыл бұрын
The listener is the plank of wood into which we drive the nails.
@SebastianGohCS5 жыл бұрын
Watching this made me realized that I had applied just about everything you teach without my knowing that's how I should approach my song writing. Andrea thank you because you put into perspective why I write lyrics the way I do and how much more I can improve. You are an amazing teacher 👏
@joebobhenrybob20005 жыл бұрын
I was wandering youtube for inspiration on a song I am writing... ABOUT A TRUCK!!! Holy cow, this lady really IS helpful!
@andreastolpe3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to have helped. There is so much great imagery that can be associated with a truck, I hope you were able to use a few of these tools to help you finish your song. Stay creative!
@DamonMedekMusic7 жыл бұрын
GOLD GOLD GOLD!!
@chrisgodina32226 жыл бұрын
Damon Medek viva
@andreastolpe3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Damon, so glad to have helped. Stay creative!
@DeuceSF6 жыл бұрын
Your voice is so relaxing. Thank you for the advice!
@andreastolpe3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome, happy to help!
@templehillsfunk3 жыл бұрын
This is the reason, she's the only songwriting tutorial that I listen to. It makes it easier to connect with her advise.
@adisatrio38716 жыл бұрын
dude, this is gold! she's so smart and really capable to explain shits with a great flow. i love how the video is really well structured. it makes me grasp the idea loud and clear easier. straight to the point so i can really learn. she's a great teacher. thank you for doing this Andrea. gbu. really well done. quality content at it's best.
@cpollero532 жыл бұрын
100% agree and I must add, she is sooo beautiful
@Beckyphillipsguitar6 жыл бұрын
I was totally blocked until I saw this. Thank you so much :-)
@stephanmayer66006 жыл бұрын
An incredible amount of valuable information. I guess i need to watch that a couple of times. Thank you.
@dannybernotv78813 жыл бұрын
Her voice is so soothing.
@jazz_addict70794 жыл бұрын
The clarity and practical value of your guidance regarding the craft of songwriting are phenomenal. You are truly a godsend to anyone who feels compelled to express themselves through words and music.
@grahamwilson67093 жыл бұрын
I have now decided, since turning 50, to finish all those partially written songs I have. Your words have helped so much. I've completed 2 songs!! I really want to get another 4 or 5 done soon. Thank you for giving me a new perspective and great inspiration.
@MarionFiedlerMusic6 жыл бұрын
oh my, this is gold. Andrea, thank you so very much! This made my day. I love this video, I am so inspired by your ideas, your way of presenting this is low-key yet super professional, sharing powerful and well-summarized and presented essentials for songwriting. YOU ROCK!
@LaynoProd2 жыл бұрын
Shoutout Professor Andrea Stolpe. Had the privilege of learning from her songwriting class at the USC Thornton School of Music a couple years back. Still applies those fundamental songwriting tips til this day in my music, thanks Professor appreciate you!
@TIMOWHITEBUFFALO2 жыл бұрын
This is wondrous and how I create...too many people do not realize that it takes work...most people I know call me to ask me...to make them a star...because I work at it daily...there is no special pill...thank you so much...
@minstrelofMir5 жыл бұрын
penny lane (song) comes to mind...after writing songs since 1975 i can tell you we evolve with our songs,and learn its like being a shrink or doctor,we have to find deeper answers on subjects..later i found its best if we are moved by some event or statment it sets us off,trying to pin it down again,,the answers to the universe,,and see that life is a personal evolution in the deepest mystery
@151yaron6 жыл бұрын
Excellent, underrated.
@cpollero532 жыл бұрын
Andrea you are a natural teacher, really well done, and you are gorgeous too!!!
@GraveGear3 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to be able to write moving lyrics, but never knew how. I always told a story, instead of painting a picture. The one sensory writing a day is amazing. Thank you Andrea for your knowledge. The chair squeaks as it rocks back and fourth. The soft hum of central air. Rapid squeaking of an old trolley cart, pushed by an even older woman. It smells musty, a fine layer of dust covers the shelves. Specks of dust swirling in the rays of light. Mouth dry as yet another page is turned. The soft sound of leather sliding on wood, as another book is pushed aside. The gentle sounds beckoning, tempting sleep. Hands dry, unable to grip the page for turning. The tick, tock, tick, tock of the clock. A tiny splash, as a drop of sweat hits the table.
@d-alphamuszic28006 жыл бұрын
I'm eternally grateful, thank you so much Andrea your the best.i wish you all the best, take care.
@ashishit41346 жыл бұрын
Pure Gold thank you
@rasmuskrsgaard8077 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Andrea- this was really helpful, especially with 2 verse issues. You are amazing!
@ralphditchburn14566 жыл бұрын
oh my gosh, i am so glad to be informed of these in depth techniques for songwriting and a delightful presentation by such a knowledgeable cutie, thank you Andrea
@mojoefelix6 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Andrea, very much for this great teaching and for what I have learned from your book. After learning from you I have written a song which I consider my best yet and that makes me very happy. Song writing is in the realm of what most people would consider magic. Certainly a great song IS magic.
@jimervin3876 жыл бұрын
Some great songwriting tips there, But I think you should support them by giving examples of well known songs..For instance, writing about a specific moment could be exemplified by a song called This Magic Moment by The Drifters. I find that it also helps if you can feel that you're writing for a certain person, most likely a lover, or a certain group of people, rather than just yourself. The truck song idea, now that has country written all over it. Pickup trucks especially, have been included in many country songs. but can still be a source of song inspiration. To an old car enthusiast song writer such as myself, that also leads to car songs, which I've also written.
@user-mc5fg3fx5w3 жыл бұрын
Bro ur lucky she even gave tips
@lauralopes99883 жыл бұрын
only 8 minutes watched and this video already changed completely my view on songwriting.
@AnskarNEX Жыл бұрын
I love this content. Makes me want to write lyrics when I‘ve always been a music guy believing I will never be able to write good lyrics
@mcjohnkarshavski19534 жыл бұрын
I feel like Billie Eilish and Ed sheeran already
@alissa-mariesmith23894 жыл бұрын
She's beyond gorgeous and such a genius.
@vishu70762 жыл бұрын
Priceless Knowledge given to write a song can be used for years, this is real gold.
@linneblack38024 жыл бұрын
Andrea is an incredible instructor! It is so easy to listen to her voice, and beyond that, she really knows her stuff! It was very helpful to be refreshed by her tutorial! I especially appreciated the topics of "capturing a single moment", and "Writing through the lens of something else".
@waliwriterdiddatbeat3415 жыл бұрын
This Is So Valuable..... I love her spirit and the way she projects her message. I could listen to her all day!
@ch9995ch7 жыл бұрын
tons of tips and ideas here
@milbernbreeden63544 жыл бұрын
Much thanks to Andrea for sharing all her expert advice.
@RichardNeumannsongs6 жыл бұрын
Thank You Andrea for these videos. I always go back to them. They are so helpful! -Thanks for what you do!
@alanpugielli47433 жыл бұрын
Sooo good! She’s like the Bob Ross of songwriting lol
@ecgu14 жыл бұрын
thanx a lot Andrea for this great, professional tutorial! I would have been happy to know all this , when I was 16, it would have been helped me creating more powerful songs. It's never to late though. Now I'm 40 and happy about learning this really brilliant methods !!
@patfinnegan4673 жыл бұрын
Andrea, thank you. Your presentations are very helpful.
@Bobby-iu5iu6 жыл бұрын
SUPER helpful!! Great examples and explaintions. Thanks!
@jairusomollo49554 жыл бұрын
Changing the POV as a polishing technique, writing through a lens,are advice I've read in books on how-to write novels and you sum it up well in songwriting.♥️it
@cherylireland18335 жыл бұрын
This was incredibly helpful and thoughtful. Thank you very much! I have registered for Berklee Online. I can't express how much I appreciate the effort that went into this. Thank you.
@nielssteffenssen88522 жыл бұрын
This video really helped me to write lyrics in a different way than what I used to do. I am Swedish so writing in English can be a challenge for me. 😊
@filipeferin81716 жыл бұрын
she is the best.
@ismailech-cherrate5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Really helpful, many tips and techniques, The best i ever listened to! 🙏 ❤️
@airbee64 жыл бұрын
"Thank you" won't be enough 🙏❤️🌹
@CaioV943 жыл бұрын
this is a type of lesson that you need to watch a couple of times. And everytime you watch, there is a new amazing detail... Thanks a lot for this!!!
@michelebeneforti32465 жыл бұрын
Great course, took songwriting classes at Berklee and this is some extra infos!
@Berklee_Online5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@paigeandrews41844 жыл бұрын
Awesome...your style of teaching is very informative. I normally lose focus halfway through but you captured my attention all the way through!!! Thank you soooo much🤗
@BeGoodNow56 жыл бұрын
She's the songwriting GURU!
@jamesrossmusic60135 жыл бұрын
Amazing... Intelligence, beauty... and Class!!!!
@MartinManweiler7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful advice as always.
@dr.mryansaldivard.c.8028Ай бұрын
This teacher is so high level!
@rmz48637 жыл бұрын
I'm a songwriter for pop artists You have to pick a very strong title so the public stick in their heads and it has to be easy to Google , it can be weird title but Don't pick too weird one.
@paulroberts68207 жыл бұрын
First rule is there are no rules. Sure lowest common denominator requires brainwashing and etching the title into memory, but a little surprise in the title and chorus will make the song stand out.
@usmananwar94896 жыл бұрын
R mz I will r to rr to r to see to to do t to go to get ewszzwst es
@minstrelofMir5 жыл бұрын
hi i have written since age11 in 1975 .shame no one uses my songs,as paul mac says if we write a song everyday,in 365 (a year) we should have some good ones,,,,i dont write that much,,but i have some good songs,,how do i sell them mate..
@kubita-thecall8795 Жыл бұрын
Andrea and Berklee. Thank you so much with this valuable information. Music is been my passion as a young boy, from dancing but as I grew up it got kinda lost. Now in my 40s I still come across the bouts of love for music production. As a Swazi we got our own Swazi rhythms and culture. Most of my youth days was fascinated by Hillsong music and few American music. Hip hop era also took grasp of me when I fell away from church when I was a varsity. I'm my thirties got back to Christ and have been active in church band but I still feel there's a lot I could be doing especially in the writing and production space. Being a family man it's hard to spare some money to achieve the professional skills of enrolling into your university. I would love that before I die, to have made it in one of your online courses. Thanks for keeping your material on KZfaq. I recently liked your Facebook account too.
@anthonynardini42953 жыл бұрын
Your videos are changing my writing for the better. Being able to apply some analytical thought has helped organize ideas into jumping off points for songs. This worked so well without losing the artistic element and feeling formulaic. Thank you so much!
@tientrinh943 Жыл бұрын
She was the best teacher!
@stressVine6 жыл бұрын
So much valuable information! Much appreciated! Thank you!
@preetikapathare80263 жыл бұрын
this is the first time i'm watching videos for songwriting and i struck gold right at the beginning. thank you so much for this!
@eismccc3 жыл бұрын
I love the way you break it down; I'm a mechanical engineer but i always felt that i needed to discover more creative thought processes to be a better musician... The more i learn about music the more i recognize systems and patterns and structure etc. so rather than struggle with a lack of creativity, i can apply an analytical approach either to get the ball rolling or fill in or put finishing touches on my music. Thanks for the lesson!
@suites.74 Жыл бұрын
im a mechanical engineer too. both require analysis and creativity. for example sometimes when designing a system there is more than one way to solve the problem. when you are inspired by the world around you, the solutions come easier.
@simonlawrence1234 Жыл бұрын
I got so much information and lesson from this, you wouldn’t believe. Thank you.
@Raphael-fi8hd5 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant and beautiful woman 🥺
@zam73804 жыл бұрын
Wow. Can't believe this content is for free 👏🏼 Added this to my favorites
@sandEffect4 жыл бұрын
I get hypnotized just watching her talk.
@ericlamme64893 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrea. I really got so much from your understanding. Thank you. It led me to think how different personal perspectives are taken in songs...for example--Hit the Road Jack has Ray singing about his experience with his discontented woman in the verse; then you have the woman saying the chorus--Hit the Road Jack. That perspective-taking in lyric writing is interesting and useful as well. But you probably know that. I will listen more to your insights! Thanks so much
@RebeccaDMusic5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! So much to think about and try next time I'm writing a song.
@BoWestcottАй бұрын
Soooooo helpful….both for songwriting and writing…THANK YOU 🙏🏻🎶
@dharmeetsinghgulati1813 жыл бұрын
I really loved your advice and I really think I will be able to improve my verses cause my Choruses roots to hearts like sky filled with stars I tried to imagery if you watch it please comment on it to tell me my mistakes Loved your video❤️❤️
@arthurmurfitt76982 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting these, Berkeley Online ❤️
@eleonoraformatoneeszczepan8807 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I just downloaded the Songwriting Handbook.
@evillano6 жыл бұрын
What a master teacher!
@setphaser4 жыл бұрын
i haven’t written for ages and have forgotten how to start (with more suvccess) but this is really helping remind me of the skills and how to keep the muscles going more regularly.
@charlievankesteren87566 жыл бұрын
Andrea; my first teacher for my first song :)
@ama__dee Жыл бұрын
This was so amazing! You explained everything in such a clear way with great examples, thank you so much! Very helpful and insightful tips ❤
@JansleyMusic3 жыл бұрын
This is incredible, really useful concepts. Andrea, I bought your Songwriting book and plan to do sensory writing every morning now!
@melvinpearson10172 жыл бұрын
I admire her focus.
@StevePhillips6 жыл бұрын
I love watching/ listening to Andrea Stolpe; great tips. Location-image-sensory, idea motif DNA miss my plane, lover waiting. Yeah this works hurrah! I just wrote this song took about 40 minutes. I imagined Andrea being a news reader come singer-songwriter; it's called City of lost souls I saw you on TV, reading the news, It was just a moment in time My love at home was waiting for me I should have arrived at a quarter to nine I was waiting for my train But it never came Thunder and lightening Hit the dark sky Another storm again Dark clouds above But was I really in love Took a taxi in the pouring rain Drove for miles and miles Until we reached the city of lost souls Booked into a posh hotel Where I saw you You came along, just like in a song After reading the news Your hair soaking wet Wearing a big coat With high collars Over your shoulders Smiled across at me. I got a text on my mobile phone “darling it’s all over, I tried so hard to tell you, But I’ve met someone else I know he is right for me And it hurts” I didn’t reply Put my phone In my bag And returned your smileWe waited at reception While a young couple Booked in I introduced myself Said I saw you Reading the newsYou said it was your last day You had joined a band You’re a singer-songwriter From London town But grew up in GeorgiaOur conversation Was interrupted By a polite steward Next please I nodded for you to go firstLater we met for a drink and chat, the aroma of your sent the hotel room, a glass of red wine all comes back to me.Your place or mine I knew I got it right this time Sitting with you in your hotel room Just sharing the latest news In the City of lost souls Just a moment in time where we first metYou came along, just like in a song After reading the news Your hair soaking wet Wearing a big coat With high collars Over your shoulders Smiled across at me. (These are notes I used to write this song took about 40 minutes wrote it all in one go. Location-image-sensory, idea motif DNA miss my plane, lover waiting. drove all day to be with you again).
@johnnygoldendong2356 жыл бұрын
Steve Phillips Hey man well done thats pretty good. I liked it. :) I see you did demonstrate those "tools". 👌
@susannamasciulli11732 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!
@KingMarino4 жыл бұрын
I loved every minute of the material. I was just browsing KZfaq for something helpful and this definitely fit the bill. Thanks. Very soothing voice.
@MonekayDennis5 ай бұрын
Very helpful, I like how you explained the show and tell patterns. And how to take a song from I or you, to we. I will definitely apply this is my next song!
@arl7d4 жыл бұрын
Clicked the video to learn about imagery... After 38 mins... Seems like I learned all there is to know about songwriting
@SincereNokwaree7 жыл бұрын
Gratitude...
@michaelthompson92535 жыл бұрын
Thankyou, i was too locked into just a few words of a chorus im writing, the i you he she all of your video opened a new door, Thankyou so much
@yamittuiran14584 жыл бұрын
Excellent content, can't believe it took me this long to get here. Some things you apply subconsciously but having them in mind as a scheme makes your process more aligned in the direction you want to take ( making commercial but good music )
@todfug6 жыл бұрын
Who downvoted this? So much great info here.
@HeatherDMorris9 ай бұрын
I love your videos! I watch them when im writing when im stuck
@hearpalhere5 жыл бұрын
Another great video, really helpful tips! Thank you.
@hanskristianvilla76213 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you!
@Jillady3 жыл бұрын
Wow man even the pros object write! This is great stuff! So grateful to see this!
@isaacjacobo89127 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great stuff!
@maimunnissa55125 жыл бұрын
Very beautifully explained : )
@countryguitar4u6 жыл бұрын
I love you Andrea
@afronprime516 жыл бұрын
Bravo my dear lady.
@suzanaterumi17395 жыл бұрын
Dear Andrea, thanks for the amazing lesson!
@KlanglaborBerlin6 жыл бұрын
really helpful your videos , thumbs up !
@NealScottGanslaw3 жыл бұрын
There is so much to unpack in this one~ this really helped me out ~ thanks so much!