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https://www.coursera.org/#course/songwritingSo you want to learn songwriting from a real pro - Pat Pattison - instructor from Berklee has written many successful books on the subject.... Here's your shot to take his class for free. No previous songwriting experience required. Online class lasts for six weeks. Work at your own pace. Covers all the basics you need. Click link for details. Thank me later when you write that hit. LOL! 
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I just sighned up thanks for the link.. I will let you know how it goes.
Music is an expression that is a universal language, Never criticize anybody to harshly. They need time to grow but when they do, they do. Always be kind in what you say and do because the man upstairs is watching.
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For what it's worth, I've been to many Pat Pattison seminars and I highly recommend him. He is brilliant. I say go for it if you are interested in learning a whole new perspective on writing songs.
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Thanks Josie, signed up too, And saw this on course list that I signed up to as well. https://www.coursera.org/#course/musicproductionJust as an afterthought has Pat Pattison written any songs that we may know or for any groups, or maybe just a good teacher? Thanks again Musiclover
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I signed up too. Looks great 
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Wow! Thanks Josie! I signed up.
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Looks like we will be classmates. My first thought was, Ya, Berklee On-Line Music is great. I took a whole series of guitar classes from them in the past, simply wonderful, but I dropped a couple grand. But you get what you pay for. So when I saw this class, and then Free!, I thought no way. But this is: https://www.coursera.org/#coursesWhat a concept. Oh, and how could I not sign up for this: https://www.coursera.org/#course/improvisationSo I have looked closer here. The Berklee stuff appears to be the very same content and presentation as the prior course work I did for my Jazz Guitar Certificate. This use of technology in the class room and learning via video/internet was as good as it gets up to this point in time. So this gets my 100% recommendation. Josie, thanks for turning us on to this fantastic opportunity. If you don't sign up for something here, then you have no interest in learning... Boy, do I sound excited?
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Whoopi Goldberg! We's classmates Josie.
Since I know absolutely nothing about those little black flyspecks on the score, I will need ho buncha hep! But with so many PG Music friends in the class it should be great fun. Thanks for a great find Josie.
Cya in class kids.
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Yeah, I'm in. Looks like a good opportunity to learn and grow.
Funny story from back in the early 90s. I was just going to retire from live playing and looking for a path to go down. I started contacting Berklee about 18 months before I knew I was going to retire and had all this course material. There was a woman there at that time named Emily Wolfe who was corresponding with me and told me that she would be at a college fair in Cleveland and that I should stop by.
During the prep time I was asked to send in an audition tape of me playing. Well, I am a multi guy and am not a killer player on any of the 3 instruments I play. So I sent a tape of 3 of my songs, pointing out that I wrote, played, sang, produced, arranged, yada yada...
So I go to the college fair and meet Emily and I sat and chatted with her. She had files there on everybody from the area that she knew would be stopping by and she pulled out my folder and started asking me stuff. And then she got to the question that made us both laugh. She asked me something close to "What is it you would look to accomplish from attending our school? We've listened to your tape and we all asked that question. You play, you sing, you write, you produce... that's not to say there is nothing left to learn but at your advanced age with so many years of experience, what would you take from Berklee that you couldn't do by putting in practice time on your own? This is pretty expensive to do it just to do it." And we laughed at the prospect of me spending years there that would cost me $200k-ish and see me be 45 when I finished with a degree that would allow me to do what, teach?
Now THIS kind of course in a specialized area of instruction is a great opportunity and I anticipate learning quite a bit. I am curious to see the format, like if students critique each other's work. I have always found that to be interesting in that it is often quite generational and regional.
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I am curious to see the format, like if students critique each other's work. I have always found that to be interesting in that it is often quite generational and regional.
I can only speak from my experience having taken a number of the online courses. Yes, there is certain class room etiquette. The student critique is politely discouraged by the teacher. The online class room with associated chat is not like your friendly PG Forum. Not a place for egos and attitudes (or permitting the unintentional perception of the same). The focus is what you can get out of it, based on your performance and the class instructional material and the teacher’s input and feedback. It is generally run very professional.
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Have you folks who signed up started to get emails that take you to some short (35-ish minute) lectures? I have watched the first 2 and it is really good stuff. Very thought provoking. I would love to be sitting in this guy's classroom.
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Eddie, Yeah, I got my acknowledgement message yesterday and I am equally impressed. You simply can't beat the price - free!
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Josie, Okay, ... I'm late to the party but I still decided to show up.  I just watched the vid and it sounds like it could be very interesting and I'm looking forward to it. Thanks for the heads up.
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Hi Bob,
You won't regret it. Pat is brilliant. A couple of his Grammy award winning students are Gillian Welch and John Mayer. Pat knows his stuff.
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Noel
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Thanks for the heads up. Signed up. We'll see if I'm up for it come March.
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