Andrea Stolpe on Prosody, Momentum & Restraint: Building Songs (and a Life) You Can Stand Behind скачать в хорошем качестве

Andrea Stolpe on Prosody, Momentum & Restraint: Building Songs (and a Life) You Can Stand Behind

Songwriter and educator Andrea Stolpe (Berklee, Nashville, USC) shares the principles that unlock songs and sustain a creative life: Prosody, Momentum, and Restraint. We talk about her path from publishing deals to running EMC (Emerging Musicians Coalition), why good feedback starts with the right question, how to find your strengths (including genre fit), retreats, mentorship, and why feeling outranks theory every time. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by tips-and-tricks culture, this convo is a breathe-again reset. It’s a methodology for growth—not a lottery ticket. Watch next resources • Learn more about EMC: https://www.andreastolpe.com/emc-inst... • Free 2.5-hour Songwriting Class:    • Becoming a Songwriter - Full Course   Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreastolp... • Dave’s blog recap: https://www.davehilljr.com/blog/andre... Chapters 0:00 Intro & why Andrea’s teaching hits different 0:30 Berklee Nashville: origin story & finding songwriting 2:00 First publishing deal (no cuts yet) + “young blood” insight 3:30 Feast/famine: what actually gets cut (and the surprises) 4:15 Leaving the “country writer” box; 2007 record; move to LA; USC & books 5:00 Early teaching at Berklee Online (2000–2001) 6:15 20k writers: how critical listening sharpened her ear 9:00 Mentorship lens: strengths, genre fit, and “finding your sound” 10:45 What EMC is (Emerging Musicians Coalition) 11:30 Pricing & join-anytime structure 12:00 Courses: Music Theory, Chords, Critical Listening, Singing 13:15 Why “musicians” (not just “songwriters”) + collaboration profiles 14:45 Feedback style: “Where are you stuck?” (tools-first coaching) 16:00 Rewriting order: lyric → melody → chords → groove (and exceptions) 17:45 Why random feedback can harm your song 18:30 The 3 Principles: Prosody, Momentum, Restraint 19:45 Free 2.5-hour class; EMC as an on-ramp 21:15 Retreats, flow co-writes, structure, community that lasts 23:15 People first, craft next, industry last 24:30 “Chords for Songwriters”: feeling over theory 26:00 Trust the path you can see; keep going 27:00 Methodology is better than hacks; find your way