Course Title
LYR 140 Creating Lyrical Contrast

Instructor
Sara Light

Course Introduction
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Course Description
This lyric writing course focuses on several techniques to add interest to your lyric by incorporating contrast. Using examples of lyrics by artists such as Alicia Keys, Alan Jackson, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan and more, you will see how contrasting rhyme sounds, patterns, rhythm, pronoun emphasis and detail can make your lyrics stand out from the rest.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Contrast Using Rhyme Sounds
Lesson 2: Contrast Using Rhyme Patterns
Lesson 3: Contrast Using Rhythm
Lesson 4: Contrast Using Pronoun Emphasis
Lesson 5: Contrast Using Detail

Estimated Time
This course consists of five lessons each of which takes approximately fifteen to thirty minutes to complete. To obtain the greatest benefit, we suggest that you leave enough time after finishing each lesson to do all the exercises and fully absorb the material before beginning the next lesson.

Pre-Requisite Knowledge
This course assumes a thorough understanding of song structure and a basic knowledge of rhyme. Suggested pre-requisite courses include: LYR 130 Power Rhymes and SONG 100 Commercial Song Forms.

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