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Commerical Songwriting Course Title
SONG 130 How Close Are You To Your First Cut

Instructors
Jerry Vandiver and Gracie Hollombe

Course Introduction
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Course Description
This special e-Seminar is designed to help you set your goals and keep you focused toward realizing your dream of having someone record your song.  In the each of the five sections, you will be answering a series of questions to see where your strengths and weaknesses are and how you can best improve your chances of obtaining your first cut.  In this unique e-Seminar, you will get specific audio feedback directly from the instructors depending on how you answer each question.

Course Content
Pyramid Level 1: The Foundation
Pyramid Level 2: Making Your Presence Known
Pyramid Level 3: Working It
Pyramid Level 4: Closing In On The Dream
Pyramid Level 5: Reaching The Summit

Estimated Time
This e-Seminar takes approximately thirty to sixty minutes to complete.

Recommended Text
Your First Cut: A Step-by-Step Guide To Getting There, by Jerry Vandiver and Gracie Hollombe © 2002 Jerry Vandiver and Gracie Hollombe.  The book is available to purchase at www.yourfirstcut.com or Amazon.com.

Pre-Requisite Knowledge
SONG 100 Commercial Song Forms is suggested for a working knowledge of songwriting terminology (lyric, hook, verse, chorus, bridge, etc.).

Software Required
This course uses examples that use Flash.  For more information, see our system requirements page.

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