Songwriting, guitar, voice, performance, recording. More info at the LESSONS link in the header.

• One-Off: $60 for one hour
• Starter Kit: $200 for four 1-hour meetings ($50/hr)
• Song school: $400 for ten 1-hour meetings ($40/hr)

We'll meet on Zoom and arrange times (weekly, biweekly, or monthly) that work for us both. Purchase here, and then email

Songwriting, guitar, voice, performance, recording. More info at the LESSONS link in the header.

• One-Off: $60 for one hour
• Starter Kit: $200 for four 1-hour meetings ($50/hr)
• Song school: $400 for ten 1-hour meetings ($40/hr)

We'll meet on Zoom and arrange times (weekly, biweekly, or monthly) that work for us both. Purchase here, and then email me to schedule. rachel@rachellynharrington.com

I look forward to working with you!

Album Academy

The Goods:

• Ten weeks long: Jan 9-March 20
• Write minimum 1 song per week
• Weekly songwriting lesson/exercise
• 3 (optional) songwriting prompts each week
• Weekly peer & facilitator feedback
• Ten songs = An album!
• All online, completely asynchronous, complete assignments on your timeframe

Requirements:

• Commitment of 1 hour p/week for

Album Academy

The Goods:

• Ten weeks long: Jan 9-March 20
• Write minimum 1 song per week
• Weekly songwriting lesson/exercise
• 3 (optional) songwriting prompts each week
• Weekly peer & facilitator feedback
• Ten songs = An album!
• All online, completely asynchronous, complete assignments on your timeframe

Requirements:

• Commitment of 1 hour p/week for short daily writing plus peer review
• Commitment to complete at least 1 song per week
• A desire to write more and to have some structured accountability
• A desire to give and receive constructive feedback
• A desire to complete an album’s worth of songs by March 20.

Investment:

• Jan 9-March 20
• BY DONATION! This first run is whatever you decide feels right for you. I anticipate future runs will be self-determined sliding scale $10-25 p/week ($100-$250 total)

Required Text:

• Writing Better Lyrics, by Pat Pattison

Prospective Lessons:

• Object Writing
• Songwriting 101: Song sub-structures and how they work
• Tentacle Meditation
• What’s the Movie?
• Bring the Body, the Heart will Follow
• Song Autopsy: Meant to go to Memphis (writing a geographic song)
• Singing in Tongues
• Step-on Songs: How to steal well
• Séance Songs: Write with the ghost of your favorite songwriter
• Idiot Guides: Verse development and how Idiot Guides can help
• Second Verse Hell: Tools to get out
• Stop Making Sense: Breaking the narrative concept
• Getting Quieter Than Words
• Editorial Observance: Analyzing your favorite songs
• Editorial Development: Analyzing your songs
• “Writing in the key of”: (Mansion song autopsy)
• Rhyme Types: Letting go of perfect, and when perfect is needed
• Ground Zero: Generative techniques (object writing, free writing, writing in the key of, tentacle meditation)
• Cliché and Adverb Purging
• Points of View: Keep your story straight
• Poetics: Meter and speed
• Power Positions
• Always Trust Your Song Dogs