Writing Great Lyrics
26mIntermediate2022-04-22
Authors

Cliff Goldmacher
Recording Engineer, Producer, and GRAMMY-Recognized Songwriter
Course details
Have you always wanted to try your hand at writing song lyrics, but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’ve already written songs but want to take your lyrics up a notch? In this course, Grammy-winning songwriter Cliff Goldmacher shares his tips to writing great lyrics, looking at both the big picture and the nuts and bolts of the songwriting process. He starts with general concepts, covering what exactly makes a good lyric and basic lyrical structures, then moves on to specific tips like setting up your lyric writing section, how to craft a memorable chorus, developing and expanding on verse lyrics, and ways to add thematic depth to your writing. If you’ve got something to say, and you want to say it in song form, join Cliff as he shows you how to paint concise, powerful, word pictures that enable you to genuinely connect with your listeners.
Skills covered
SongwritingAudio and MusicProject
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Getting started writing great lyrics
- 02 - What you should know
1. The Big Picture
- 03 - The big picture
- 04 - What is a lyric
- 05 - How lyrics work in the context of a song
- 06 - The value of simple lyrics
- 07 - Additional lyrical considerations
- 08 - Key takeaways
- 09 - The big picture - Wrap up
2. The Nuts and Bolts
- 10 - The nuts and bolts of lyric writing
- 11 - Verse writing
- 12 - Chorus writing
- 13 - Bridge writing
- 14 - Rhyme scheme
- 15 - The little words
- 16 - Tips and tricks
- 17 - Key takeaways
- 18 - The nuts and bolts - Wrap up
Conclusion
- 19 - Time and practice