Write a Historical Ballad
A historical ballad combines songwriting and history to tell a story. Remembering in song form!
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Place Songs
A Place Song is a song about a location, a city, state, school, restaurant, relatives house etc. Writing Place Songs are a great way to learn history or celebrate your favorite location.
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Write a Commercial Jingle
Commercial Jingles are a fast, easy, and fun way to to practice songwriting. Use these materials to experiment and see if you can sell yourself on their value.
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Simple Folk Song Formula
The Folk Song Formula is a classic songwriting tool found in countless folk songs, spirituals, and classic protest songs. It’s incredibly easy to write, perfect for group singing, and a great way to introduce students to repetition, call-and-response, and simple harmony.
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32 Bar Song Form
The 32 bar form is an AABA form that defined the 1930’s and 40’s of American popular music and can be found in songs such as “Yesterday” and “the Flintstones”
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List Songs
A list songs is a song about a bunch of things that all go together. These kinds of songs are found across all genres and are a ton of fun to write.
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Cartoon Theme Songs
Writing a cartoon theme song is an easy way to practice songwriting in a format that is fun, quick, and relatable.
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Write a Traditional Blues
In this lesson, explore the foundation of American popular music by writing in a traditional blues form.
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Songwriter Swap
Practice rhyme schemes in this fast-paced, collaborative songwriting relay.
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Verse / Chorus Formula
Explore how verses and choruses interact to tell stories using this easy and fun songwriting template.
