Course Title
LYR 130 Power Rhymes

Instructor
Sara Light

Course Introduction
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Course Description
This course takes a fascinating look into the world of rhymes, citing examples of hit lyrics from Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Macy Gray, Sting, Alicia Keys and more. Whether you're a beginning or advanced writer, you will discover new ways to look at your lyric writing and learn concrete techniques to give your lyrics a professional edge. Topics covered include assonance, consonance, inner rhyme, elongated and diminished rhyme as well as extended rhyme.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Perfect And Near Rhymes
Lesson 2: Elongated And Diminished Rhymes
Lesson 3: Simple Inner Rhyme
Lesson 4: Extended Rhyme

Estimated Time
This course consists of four 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
None. However, being familiar with commercial song forms may be helpful.

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