1: What's Involved in Writing a Song?

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In this first playlist, lead educator Adam White welcomes you to the course and invites you to discuss why songs are important by sharing the songs that are special to you.

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05:35

How to Write Your First Song (in a Nutshell)

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In this first tutorial, Adam gets us started with an overview of the sorts of skills and techniques that are involved in songwriting. Starting with some simple lyrics, Adam (with the help of singer Sarah Hill) builds up a song by adding melody, chords and rhythm.

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Jon McClure: Songwriter in Session

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Throughout this course we’ll be talking to established musicians and songwriters to gain an insight into their songwriting process. In the first of these videos w

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We Ask Sheffield Students: How Did you Write Your First Song?

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Adam teaches a module on Songwriting here at The University of Sheffield where, much like on this course, students have a go at writing their first song. At t

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Writing Your Song

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At the heart of this course was our invitation to learners to have a go at writing your own song, either on your own or with friends. We’ll introduce you to the t

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06:36

Neil McSweeney: Songwriter in Session

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Neil is a folk, blues and country inspired artist originally from Scotland but now living in Sheffield. Appreciated by BBC Radio 2, 6Music and XFM, the Guardian

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Neil McSweeney- Songwriter in Session (outtake)

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Singer / songwriter Neil McSweeney discusses the experience of writing a song for his son in this outtake from the free open online course 'How to Write Your First Song' from the University of Sheffield.

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06:50

Meeting Martin Simpson

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Folk singer, guitarist and songwriter, Martin Simpson, worked alongside learners to write his own version of My Town. We’ll be checking in with him each playli

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