Unbelievably helpful. Some of this stuff I already knew, some of it is obvious, but it makes a difference to hear these concepts linked together in a coherent framework. A lot of times the challenge isn't in learning new things, it's in accessing and making sense of what you already know.
@MartinManweiler7 жыл бұрын
That's precisely how I felt when I heard her first video.
@MARLERMAKESMUSIC6 жыл бұрын
This is a great comment!
@elansings6 жыл бұрын
Agreed, if we can paint the picture vividly the listener will pay more attention
@Devanox4Five4 жыл бұрын
So very true
@kennethcarvalho36844 жыл бұрын
So at the end of the day you learnt something??
@amphitheatre7 жыл бұрын
16:46 one moment in detail 24:40 showing and telling with toggling 27:01 showing telling archetypes 29:12 write thru a lens
@brandonseaborn31126 жыл бұрын
rss313 bless your soul
@elansings6 жыл бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💆🏻♂️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@TheJigglicious6 жыл бұрын
I still advise watching everything tho
@lawd18044 жыл бұрын
21:26 So I’m driving on interstate 85 And I’m thinking about the past And outside the blurr of the telephone lines Get me lost lost lost
@lawd18044 жыл бұрын
22:33 6 verse Imagery
@collinchingota77174 жыл бұрын
Each time I watch this video I feel like I can write a song straight away
@normanroxwell78834 жыл бұрын
Facts!
@sanderrom98104 жыл бұрын
You probably can ;)
@andreastolpe4 жыл бұрын
You totally can! So glad you've found inspiration from this. By the way, I checked out a few of your videos, you have such a great voice. I wish you all the best on your songwriting journey, stay creative!
@forbiddenevil13 жыл бұрын
and do you? actually write a song?
@collinchingota7717 Жыл бұрын
@@andreastolpe oh thank you Andrea! my songwriting is getting better and better thanks to this video and many of yours!
@droneproductions6255 жыл бұрын
Incredible to see that 182 people didn't like this video. I literally watched it FOUR times and took notes. Incredible stuff here! This lady rocks!
@kubita-thecall87952 жыл бұрын
There will always be the mixit that will be ungrateful. Born to mock even the stuff meant to make them better in life. 😂✌️
@Foxy644 жыл бұрын
As I'm relatively new to songwriting I found this absolutely invaluable . Andrea has a great way of explaining these techniques in a way that is simple to understand which is perfect for someone like me
@andreastolpe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stuart, I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Wonderful to have you join the songwriting community. I wish you all the best on your songwriting journey, stay creative!
@dannybernotv78813 жыл бұрын
Her voice is so soothing.
@LaynoProd3 жыл бұрын
Shoutout Professor Andrea Stolpe. Had the privilege of learning from her songwriting class at the USC Thornton School of Music a couple years back. Still applies those fundamental songwriting tips til this day in my music, thanks Professor appreciate you!
@adisatrio38717 жыл бұрын
dude, this is gold! she's so smart and really capable to explain shits with a great flow. i love how the video is really well structured. it makes me grasp the idea loud and clear easier. straight to the point so i can really learn. she's a great teacher. thank you for doing this Andrea. gbu. really well done. quality content at it's best.
@cpollero533 жыл бұрын
100% agree and I must add, she is sooo beautiful
@DeuceSF6 жыл бұрын
Your voice is so relaxing. Thank you for the advice!
@andreastolpe4 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome, happy to help!
@templehillsfunk3 жыл бұрын
This is the reason, she's the only songwriting tutorial that I listen to. It makes it easier to connect with her advise.
@SebastianGohCS5 жыл бұрын
Watching this made me realized that I had applied just about everything you teach without my knowing that's how I should approach my song writing. Andrea thank you because you put into perspective why I write lyrics the way I do and how much more I can improve. You are an amazing teacher 👏
@grahamwilson67093 жыл бұрын
I have now decided, since turning 50, to finish all those partially written songs I have. Your words have helped so much. I've completed 2 songs!! I really want to get another 4 or 5 done soon. Thank you for giving me a new perspective and great inspiration.
@joebobhenrybob20006 жыл бұрын
I was wandering youtube for inspiration on a song I am writing... ABOUT A TRUCK!!! Holy cow, this lady really IS helpful!
@andreastolpe4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to have helped. There is so much great imagery that can be associated with a truck, I hope you were able to use a few of these tools to help you finish your song. Stay creative!
@DamonMedekMusic7 жыл бұрын
GOLD GOLD GOLD!!
@chrisgodina32227 жыл бұрын
Damon Medek viva
@andreastolpe4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Damon, so glad to have helped. Stay creative!
@jazz_addict70794 жыл бұрын
The clarity and practical value of your guidance regarding the craft of songwriting are phenomenal. You are truly a godsend to anyone who feels compelled to express themselves through words and music.
@stephanmayer66006 жыл бұрын
An incredible amount of valuable information. I guess i need to watch that a couple of times. Thank you.
@cpollero533 жыл бұрын
Andrea you are a natural teacher, really well done, and you are gorgeous too!!!
@Malikasadlion7 жыл бұрын
This shit right here is worth paying for.
@juliab74105 жыл бұрын
Prom Coordinator but you are broke haha
@andreastolpe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks @Prom Coordinator, so glad you enjoyed this. I hope you're staying creative!
@nickdryad3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you learned something from this video. Shit isn’t the right word to use for what we’ve just learned. Yes I know your not writing lyrics but, write and speak like a poet as much as you can.
@brian_b_music6 жыл бұрын
The verses are the nails, the chorus is the hammer that drives them.
@nickdryad3 жыл бұрын
The song is the coffin that keeps warm. See, I’m doing it already.
@MrMikomi3 жыл бұрын
The listener is the plank of wood into which we drive the nails.
@MarionFiedlerMusic6 жыл бұрын
oh my, this is gold. Andrea, thank you so very much! This made my day. I love this video, I am so inspired by your ideas, your way of presenting this is low-key yet super professional, sharing powerful and well-summarized and presented essentials for songwriting. YOU ROCK!
@TIMOWHITEBUFFALO2 жыл бұрын
This is wondrous and how I create...too many people do not realize that it takes work...most people I know call me to ask me...to make them a star...because I work at it daily...there is no special pill...thank you so much...
@minstrelofMir6 жыл бұрын
penny lane (song) comes to mind...after writing songs since 1975 i can tell you we evolve with our songs,and learn its like being a shrink or doctor,we have to find deeper answers on subjects..later i found its best if we are moved by some event or statment it sets us off,trying to pin it down again,,the answers to the universe,,and see that life is a personal evolution in the deepest mystery
@irenenzeka64432 ай бұрын
That’s awesome,this is what I have been waiting for. Thanks
@Beckyphillipsguitar7 жыл бұрын
I was totally blocked until I saw this. Thank you so much :-)
@KingMarino5 жыл бұрын
I loved every minute of the material. I was just browsing KZbin for something helpful and this definitely fit the bill. Thanks. Very soothing voice.
@patfinnegan4674 жыл бұрын
Andrea, thank you. Your presentations are very helpful.
@AnskarNEX Жыл бұрын
I love this content. Makes me want to write lyrics when I‘ve always been a music guy believing I will never be able to write good lyrics
@CaioV944 жыл бұрын
this is a type of lesson that you need to watch a couple of times. And everytime you watch, there is a new amazing detail... Thanks a lot for this!!!
@mcjohnkarshavski19534 жыл бұрын
I feel like Billie Eilish and Ed sheeran already
@ama__dee Жыл бұрын
This was so amazing! You explained everything in such a clear way with great examples, thank you so much! Very helpful and insightful tips ❤
@preetikapathare80264 жыл бұрын
this is the first time i'm watching videos for songwriting and i struck gold right at the beginning. thank you so much for this!
@linneblack38025 жыл бұрын
Andrea is an incredible instructor! It is so easy to listen to her voice, and beyond that, she really knows her stuff! It was very helpful to be refreshed by her tutorial! I especially appreciated the topics of "capturing a single moment", and "Writing through the lens of something else".
@GraveGear3 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to be able to write moving lyrics, but never knew how. I always told a story, instead of painting a picture. The one sensory writing a day is amazing. Thank you Andrea for your knowledge. The chair squeaks as it rocks back and fourth. The soft hum of central air. Rapid squeaking of an old trolley cart, pushed by an even older woman. It smells musty, a fine layer of dust covers the shelves. Specks of dust swirling in the rays of light. Mouth dry as yet another page is turned. The soft sound of leather sliding on wood, as another book is pushed aside. The gentle sounds beckoning, tempting sleep. Hands dry, unable to grip the page for turning. The tick, tock, tick, tock of the clock. A tiny splash, as a drop of sweat hits the table.
@L.V.O.U5 жыл бұрын
thanx a lot Andrea for this great, professional tutorial! I would have been happy to know all this , when I was 16, it would have been helped me creating more powerful songs. It's never to late though. Now I'm 40 and happy about learning this really brilliant methods !!
@waliwriterdiddatbeat3415 жыл бұрын
This Is So Valuable..... I love her spirit and the way she projects her message. I could listen to her all day!
@vishu70762 жыл бұрын
Priceless Knowledge given to write a song can be used for years, this is real gold.
@mojoefelix6 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Andrea, very much for this great teaching and for what I have learned from your book. After learning from you I have written a song which I consider my best yet and that makes me very happy. Song writing is in the realm of what most people would consider magic. Certainly a great song IS magic.
@d-alphamuszic28006 жыл бұрын
I'm eternally grateful, thank you so much Andrea your the best.i wish you all the best, take care.
@kubita-thecall87952 жыл бұрын
Andrea and Berklee. Thank you so much with this valuable information. Music is been my passion as a young boy, from dancing but as I grew up it got kinda lost. Now in my 40s I still come across the bouts of love for music production. As a Swazi we got our own Swazi rhythms and culture. Most of my youth days was fascinated by Hillsong music and few American music. Hip hop era also took grasp of me when I fell away from church when I was a varsity. I'm my thirties got back to Christ and have been active in church band but I still feel there's a lot I could be doing especially in the writing and production space. Being a family man it's hard to spare some money to achieve the professional skills of enrolling into your university. I would love that before I die, to have made it in one of your online courses. Thanks for keeping your material on KZbin. I recently liked your Facebook account too.
@jamesrossmusic60135 жыл бұрын
Amazing... Intelligence, beauty... and Class!!!!
@151yaron7 жыл бұрын
Excellent, underrated.
@jairusomollo49554 жыл бұрын
Changing the POV as a polishing technique, writing through a lens,are advice I've read in books on how-to write novels and you sum it up well in songwriting.♥️it
@jaikumarsivalingam Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Andrea!
@ashishit41347 жыл бұрын
Pure Gold thank you
@simonlawrence12342 жыл бұрын
I got so much information and lesson from this, you wouldn’t believe. Thank you.
@eismccc3 жыл бұрын
I love the way you break it down; I'm a mechanical engineer but i always felt that i needed to discover more creative thought processes to be a better musician... The more i learn about music the more i recognize systems and patterns and structure etc. so rather than struggle with a lack of creativity, i can apply an analytical approach either to get the ball rolling or fill in or put finishing touches on my music. Thanks for the lesson!
@suitestheband2 жыл бұрын
im a mechanical engineer too. both require analysis and creativity. for example sometimes when designing a system there is more than one way to solve the problem. when you are inspired by the world around you, the solutions come easier.
@jimervin3876 жыл бұрын
Some great songwriting tips there, But I think you should support them by giving examples of well known songs..For instance, writing about a specific moment could be exemplified by a song called This Magic Moment by The Drifters. I find that it also helps if you can feel that you're writing for a certain person, most likely a lover, or a certain group of people, rather than just yourself. The truck song idea, now that has country written all over it. Pickup trucks especially, have been included in many country songs. but can still be a source of song inspiration. To an old car enthusiast song writer such as myself, that also leads to car songs, which I've also written.
@user-mc5fg3fx5w3 жыл бұрын
Bro ur lucky she even gave tips
@anthonynardini42953 жыл бұрын
Your videos are changing my writing for the better. Being able to apply some analytical thought has helped organize ideas into jumping off points for songs. This worked so well without losing the artistic element and feeling formulaic. Thank you so much!
@cherylireland18335 жыл бұрын
This was incredibly helpful and thoughtful. Thank you very much! I have registered for Berklee Online. I can't express how much I appreciate the effort that went into this. Thank you.
@nielssteffenssen88523 жыл бұрын
This video really helped me to write lyrics in a different way than what I used to do. I am Swedish so writing in English can be a challenge for me. 😊
@ericlamme64893 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrea. I really got so much from your understanding. Thank you. It led me to think how different personal perspectives are taken in songs...for example--Hit the Road Jack has Ray singing about his experience with his discontented woman in the verse; then you have the woman saying the chorus--Hit the Road Jack. That perspective-taking in lyric writing is interesting and useful as well. But you probably know that. I will listen more to your insights! Thanks so much
@Bobby-iu5iu7 жыл бұрын
SUPER helpful!! Great examples and explaintions. Thanks!
@wyldeboiy71512 жыл бұрын
You're work is very valuable, well stated, elegantly explained, and absolutely enlightening. It's simple yet profound... like a good chorus. Thank you for this. (still got that crush)
@setphaser4 жыл бұрын
i haven’t written for ages and have forgotten how to start (with more suvccess) but this is really helping remind me of the skills and how to keep the muscles going more regularly.
@milbernbreeden63545 жыл бұрын
Much thanks to Andrea for sharing all her expert advice.
@michelebeneforti32465 жыл бұрын
Great course, took songwriting classes at Berklee and this is some extra infos!
@Berklee_Online5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@MonekayDennis10 ай бұрын
Very helpful, I like how you explained the show and tell patterns. And how to take a song from I or you, to we. I will definitely apply this is my next song!
@eleonoraformatoneeszczepan8807 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I just downloaded the Songwriting Handbook.
@lauralopes99884 жыл бұрын
only 8 minutes watched and this video already changed completely my view on songwriting.
@rasmuskrsgaard8077 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Andrea- this was really helpful, especially with 2 verse issues. You are amazing!
@RichardNeumannsongs6 жыл бұрын
Thank You Andrea for these videos. I always go back to them. They are so helpful! -Thanks for what you do!
@alissa-mariesmith23894 жыл бұрын
She's beyond gorgeous and such a genius.
@paigeandrews41844 жыл бұрын
Awesome...your style of teaching is very informative. I normally lose focus halfway through but you captured my attention all the way through!!! Thank you soooo much🤗
@arthurmurfitt76982 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting these, Berkeley Online ❤️
@Jillady4 жыл бұрын
Wow man even the pros object write! This is great stuff! So grateful to see this!
@ralphditchburn14567 жыл бұрын
oh my gosh, i am so glad to be informed of these in depth techniques for songwriting and a delightful presentation by such a knowledgeable cutie, thank you Andrea
@NealScottGanslaw3 жыл бұрын
There is so much to unpack in this one~ this really helped me out ~ thanks so much!
@xkillbilly5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ms. Stolpe.
@michaelthompson92535 жыл бұрын
Thankyou, i was too locked into just a few words of a chorus im writing, the i you he she all of your video opened a new door, Thankyou so much
@tourdesource3 жыл бұрын
Some great tips in this one. Thank you, Ms. Stolpe!
@JansleyMusic3 жыл бұрын
This is incredible, really useful concepts. Andrea, I bought your Songwriting book and plan to do sensory writing every morning now!
@tientrinh9432 жыл бұрын
She was the best teacher!
@dr.mryansaldivard.c.80286 ай бұрын
This teacher is so high level!
@evillano7 жыл бұрын
What a master teacher!
@yamittuiran14585 жыл бұрын
Excellent content, can't believe it took me this long to get here. Some things you apply subconsciously but having them in mind as a scheme makes your process more aligned in the direction you want to take ( making commercial but good music )
@MartinManweiler7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful advice as always.
@upstatecinco3 жыл бұрын
this is gold information ....
@BoWestcott6 ай бұрын
Soooooo helpful….both for songwriting and writing…THANK YOU 🙏🏻🎶
@filipeferin81716 жыл бұрын
she is the best.
@stressVine6 жыл бұрын
So much valuable information! Much appreciated! Thank you!
@idrissekhelifi5 жыл бұрын
High quality content right there, love it!
@HeatherDMorris Жыл бұрын
I love your videos! I watch them when im writing when im stuck
@RebeccaDMusic6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! So much to think about and try next time I'm writing a song.
@jovantemusic683 жыл бұрын
This is really good, very helpful tips and well thought-out. Thanks so much!
@alanpugielli47434 жыл бұрын
Sooo good! She’s like the Bob Ross of songwriting lol
@charlievankesteren87566 жыл бұрын
Andrea; my first teacher for my first song :)
@ismailech-cherrate6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Really helpful, many tips and techniques, The best i ever listened to! 🙏 ❤️
@OsmonArtist6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, thank you 🙏 ❤️
@zam73804 жыл бұрын
Wow. Can't believe this content is for free 👏🏼 Added this to my favorites
@shanahaudree4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome knowledge coming from you! Thanks so much Andrea!
@oconomymusic3 жыл бұрын
thank you for shareing! you are so helpful!
@mikestubbs93773 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this, It has helped me with the process so much!
@maimunnissa55126 жыл бұрын
Very beautifully explained : )
@airbee65 жыл бұрын
"Thank you" won't be enough 🙏❤️🌹
@Mode_of_Mick Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks :)
@Hellothere233443 жыл бұрын
Really helpful! A massive thank you to Andrea!
@dharmeetsinghgulati1813 жыл бұрын
I really loved your advice and I really think I will be able to improve my verses cause my Choruses roots to hearts like sky filled with stars I tried to imagery if you watch it please comment on it to tell me my mistakes Loved your video❤️❤️
@briansundy92653 жыл бұрын
I love you.you know that that though with all your beautiful sensory talk lol.music is my manifested love,until I watched this.your a fantastic speaker and person for sharing this.i miss good conversation and sharing ideas and stories with substance to them ive allways felt musical emotion and a kinda sensory language.music has helped me succeed and feel strong again after being dark places.i can interact and Express my story through sound when I'm alone and wish I had someone to talk to.,and I hope I can share it some day soon. and even if its brief,help someone feel good vibes,and forget about any negativity