A hands-on six-week intensive where you revise, refine, and complete one original song.
The HSD SongLab is a guided six-week Hit Songs Deconstructed masterclass experience designed to help you develop one original song from its current draft to a finished version.
Throughout the program, you’ll be paired with an song development partner for each stage of the song-development process. Between sessions, you’ll check in with each other, share progress, exchange feedback, and help keep both songs moving forward.
Every Wednesday, you'll have the opportunity to ask David Penn any questions you may have, and get direct feedback as you work on your song.
Schedule:
- Saturday, September 26: Melody & Hooks
- Wednesday, September 30: Office Hours
- Wednesday, October 7: Office Hours
- Saturday, October 10: Lyrics & Rhymes
- Wednesday, October 14: Office Hours
- Wednesday, October 21: Office Hours
- Saturday, October 24: Structure & Arrangement
- Wednesday, October 28: Office Hours
- Wednesday, November 4: Office Hours
- Saturday, November 7: Final Listening Session
At the end of the program, you’ll present your finished song in the final listening session.
Masterclass Overview
Six-Week Program
The program consists of three live masterclasses, each focused on a critical aspect of song development: Melody & Hooks, Lyrics & Rhymes, and Structure & Arrangement. The program concludes with a final listening session, where you'll present your finished song.
Hands-On Masterclass
Using HSD tools, checklists and workbooks to guide you, after each masterclass segment you'll complete homework assignments to solidify the concepts you learned, and then apply them to your song.
Song Development Partner
During this masterclass, you'll be paired with song development partner, giving you the opportunity to exchange feedback and support each other’s progress throughout the program.
Get Direct Feedback from David Penn
Weekly office hours provide you with an opportunity to ask David questions and get direct feedback as you work through your song.
Your Masterclass Includes:
Your Course Instructor,
David Penn
David developed the "Hit Songs Deconstructed" methodology in 2010, which revolutionized how popular music is analyzed. This led to the creation of Hit Songs Deconstructed, which is now widely used by songwriters, producers, labels and publishers.
Hit Songs Deconstructed is also being used by institutions such as Berklee College of Music, USC Thornton, NYU, and many others, and has been featured in Billboard, Variety, Music Week, ASCAP, among others.
David also uses this methodology in his one-on-one coaching as well as to create custom workshops for major labels such as Atlantic Records and publishers such as BMG.
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