Songwriting

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with Printz Board, Grammy-winning
songwriter behind Where Is The Love?

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11 lessons, 38 videos

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Printz Board
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Printz Board is a Grammy Award-winning
songwriter, producer, and musician.

He co-wrote iconic hits for the Black Eyed Peas, including Where Is The Love? and Meet Me Halfway, helping shape the band’s global success. Throughout his career, he has worked with top artists like Selena Gomez, Mark Ronson, John Legend and BTS. In addition to producing music, Printz has pursued a solo career and founded 2526 Studios, a creative hub for film and music. His work is defined by a deep commitment to storytelling and authenticity.

Course

What’s included?

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#1 Introduction

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#2 What you will learn on this course

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#3 What you need for this course

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#4 Writing "Where is the Love?"

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#5 "Don't Phunk with My Heart" & "Boom Boom Pow"

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#6 Taylor Swift, #1 songs & Grammy

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#7 What is a song?

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#8 Methodical and repeatable process

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#9 Importance of finishing the song

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#10 Song structure

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#11 Example song structure - "Magic" by Parker Lane

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#12 Song length

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#13 Rhyming & balance

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#14 Keeping it simple

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#15 Exercise - melody improvisation

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#16 Appeal to a wider audience

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#17 Exercise - think about a moment

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#18 Trust your first idea

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#19 Conveyer belt of ideas

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#20 Putting down your ideas

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#21 Laying down some chord ideas

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#22 Adding a rhythm track

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#23 Preparing your own chords and beat

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#24 Developing your song

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#25 Getting the lyrics down

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#26 Finishing your song

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#27 Chorus

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#28 Intro

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#29 Extras - Pre chorus, post chorus, bridge, solo, outro

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#30 Verse

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#31 Macro to Micro

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#32 Repetition

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#33 Rule of 3

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#34 Call & response

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#35 Nashville, Los Angeles & UK style of writing

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#36 Finding inspiration

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#37 Collaboration

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#38 No idea is wrong, create from the heart!

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  • Printz Board - Grammy-winning songwriter behind Where Is The Love? (Black Eyed Peas)

  • Stevvi Alexander - Vocal coach, performed with Justin Timberlake & Barbra Streisand

  • Kfir Ochaion - Solo guitarist with 2.1M YouTube subscribers

  • Dre DiMura - Guitarist & online educator with 50M+ TikTok views

  • Orbel Babayan - Experienced guitar teacher, played with Scars on Broadway

  • Arianna Powell - Pro guitar teacher & chord specialist, toured with Halsey & Dua Lipa

  • David Bennett - Professional pianist and music educator with 1M+ YouTube subscribers

  • Chris Kasych - Grammy-winning engineer, worked on Olivia Rodrigo’s "Vampire," Adele’s "25"

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