Well I survived the course to the end and it was a great learning experience. I will definitely be trying their other courses and maybe even signature track.

Week 5 was very busy and, as I was away for week 6, I had to do both assignments at the same time. I received some excellent feedback from peers and found the whole thing very well run. I also bought Pat Pattison's book (Writing Better Lyrics) to act as a memory jogger and also as a thank you to Pat.

I received the following feedback on my week 6 assignment which I found quite amusing:

Quote:
Beautiful song!!! Good job — very David Bowie. Like seriously VERY David Bowie. I can't get David Bowie out of mind. Seriously. Now I hate you . . . . I'm gonna have to see Bowie in my mind for the rest of the day! But every original too — oddly beautiful — almost like a SPACE ODDITY!


Not quite sure what he meant, but here is my week 6 submission (The Secrets of the Trees):

https://soundcloud.com/receder/secrets-of-the-trees-v2-songwriting-assignment-6

FYI I used BIAB for the backing track:
****** Song Summary *************
Title: Secrets of the Trees
Key=B , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=2:00
Style is CRYSTAL1.STY (Crystal1 - 4/4 New Age style)
BassCustom Synth is Hi-Q 082 01 Synth, Analog, 80sPad SampleTank.tgs
PianoCustom Synth is Hi-Q 005 01 Piano, Electric, Classic SampleTank.tgs
GuitarCustom Synth is Hi-Q 026 03 Guitar, Acoustic, 12 String SampleTank.tgs
StringsCustom Synth is Hi-Q 050 01 Strings, Ensemble, Movie SampleTank.tgs
Style MIDI Instruments are : Saw Wave Lead (82), Electric Piano (5), 26/1 12-Strings Guitar, GM2 Bank 1, Slow Strings (50),
MIDI Drums :1 Standard Drum Kit (1)
RealDrums will be substituted :CountryEven16: a: Brushes b: Snare, HiHat
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How did you guys get on?

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BIAB 2022 UltraPAK, CbB, Studio One 5 Pro, Fender USA Tele, Harley Benton Fusion & others.