Songwriting: Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm | Major Key Chord Progressions | Scarlet Keys 4/24

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In this video series, Berklee Songwriting instructor Scarlet Keys shows you the songwriting tools that professional songwriters use and how you can apply them to your own songs. Scarlet will demonstrate how to write songs in major and minor keys, and show you how to use notes that feel stable and unstable, and when to use them to best fit your lyrics. She will also get into how to write melodies that bring out the best in your songs’ lyrics, and how to incorporate rhythms intentionally. After watching this video series you will be able to paint the scene in your musical story, which will allow you to gain a new awareness as a songwriter and use these time-tested tools to make your songs more emotionally impactful.
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Scarlet Keys has been a professor in the Songwriting Department of Berklee College of Music since 2003. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Berklee and is a former staff writer for Warner Chappell. Scarlet has had a gold record in Sweden, has topped the charts in Britain, and her songs have been recorded in the US by award-winning artists spanning genres from jazz, country, Americana, folk, and pop. Her songs have appeared on film and TV, as well as national commercials. Scarlet has collaborated with artists such as Chris Stapleton, Gretchen Wilson, Emily West, Golden Globe nominee Monty Powell, and more. Scarlet’s former students include Charlie Puth, Charlie Worsham, Liz Longley, Betty Who, and many up and coming artists. She writes, performs, and teaches both at Berklee and songwriting clinics across the US.
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[@szanH]

Content like this for free - God bless Berklee! Regards from the far Hungary.

[@Berklee_Online]

Much appreciated!

[@keshavdawra12]

This is gold for beginners to have a direction in how to choose between chords.

[@MustafaBaabad]

Thanks alot Scarlet for this very systematic and soothing lesson. I just woke up in this tropical country of Indonesia. I had to jump up from the bed and made notes of your precious subject. Great work, short and very compact and all of them are useful. Very well prepared materials. Thanks and Cheers from Indonesia.

[@ratnacomposerstudio]

i like that moodier thing you said, crushed their heart going to Aminor. yeah..he did not call. i love that part. beautifully explained. am so amused.

[@CoraStanley-ue7rw]

This has been good for me. So simple and yet countless possibilities I can chew on this for a while and benefit greatly I believe.

[@adityapurwanegara8292]

She has calming voice

[@SteveMahoney]

I just love this series. The bite size is perfect.

[@Berklee_Online]

Thank you!

[@jolenecheyney3736]

Thank you so much for doing these videos. So glad I found them. Everything is very clear and well explained.

[@deeliciousplum]

"It's always 'He didn't call.'" Oh, I am so giggling.
I've been exploring a number of new alternative music artists. I love that they are far more comfortable with gender mixing/fluidity within their approaches to lyrics. It helps people of all ages to find something in the art of music which may be a much needed reflection. As for chord progressions, those certainly do, as Scarlet Keys shares, evoke a heap of familiarity, memories, and comfort. 🎶🌸

[@jessicasosa364]

This helps me a lot, thank you so much!!☺️✨🙌🎼

[@thinkak6720]

You are an amazing teacher!

[@youeyeball]

Thank you for the tips!👍

[@AkbarAli-zd2vy]

So kind and humble 😊

[@debeshbhattarai]

The best tips, I have come across on the whole UA-cam and the embellishment contained there in. Keep inspiring enthusiast like us. 10 on 10 on songwriting...and music.

[@Berklee_Online]

Wow, thank you!

[@adelgadomd]

That was awesome, I had so much fun.

[@adilshehzad9494]

Eventually, I found a place to learn songwriting, Thanks so much Berklee and team for sharing such valuable knowledge.

[@betashaw5870]

Appreciated

[@UzairKhan-qd3xu]

thank you

[@AmirHigher]

Very contant

[@harrapanman621]

Good knowledge 👍

[@pentatonicschoolofmusic]

Nice..

[@Franklindriessen]

I love this video 😂😂

[@mitchmcturtle6890]

What songs has she written?

[@Berklee_Online]

Scarlet has collaborated with artists such as Chris Stapleton, Gretchen Wilson, Emily West, Golden Globe nominee Monty Powell, and more!

[@mitchmcturtle6890]

@@Berklee_Online awesome!

[@harrapanman621]

Lol "souls are crushed and need Am"

[@pressleycaliforniacustoms9526]

He didn’t call? That guys got issues 😊🙏