ILP "Participation"- Lynda.com Tutorial

This tutorial was completed on Sunday, October 22nd.

This video is “Introduction to Songwriting” which is a short video guide to the basics of songwriting. The author of this video, Cliff Goldmacher, also introduces not only the fundamental skills that are needed when writing a song but also the business aspects that come along when wanting to publish and copyright a song. He also talks about the types of jobs that you can have as a songwriter, either writing for record labels, being your own singer/songwriter, or picking out different songs for TV shows and movies. This information was displayed through a video of a PowerPoint-like presentation with audio of Goldmacher explaining the information and going into further detail.

I thought that this video was very informative and showed me the more professional and business side of this profession. I used to think that songwriting was just about sitting down and playing some chords and writing some lyrics but it is actually a more in depth process and you must be familiar with all the music terms. There are also a variety of jobs available to people who have a passion for songwriting. Also I learned about the ways that you can copyright your songs and what exactly is considered copyright material.

Here is a photo of my completion certificate: