Eric D. Johnson of @fruit_bats will be teaching our next songwriting workshop July 17th - 31st!! Open to songwriters at all levels. Here’s a note from Eric about the course: “There are about a million ways to write a song. Sometimes they fall out of the sky, carried on a breeze into your hands. Other times you gotta wake up early and make them in a factory with sweat and elbow grease. Oh, and there are *many* permutations in between. Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's hard. The thing to remember is that with all the combinations of chords and notes and words and feelings out there, they’re all out there waiting for you, you just gotta find them. In this class I’m gonna share a bit of my songwriting journey, and show you what I’ve learned over the years about what works to make a song. Whether it’s a small-scale ditty written only for yourself to enjoy, or a maximalist anthem engineered to entertain as many ears as possible, or some combination thereof, I wanna talk to you about it. Because with all those different ways to go, I believe we’ve all got a song or ten in us. Also, you’re likely to hear me ramble about how to use mistakes or “wrong turns” to your utmost advantage, my theories on verse-chorus-verse structure, the “music” of lyric writing, and how to set writing goals without driving yourself crazy. If it all goes as planned it’ll be like a group therapy session meets a music history class meets a dance party. Oh, and you’ll get to hear me nerd out on all the songs I love, plus get the inside scoop on how I write my own. Hope to see you on my computer screen soon!” Deadline to sign up is Saturday, July 16th at 11:59pm (PST). 20% discount when you sign up with a friend. More information at schoolofsong.org (link in bio)