A 7-week live + on-demand course for beginners
Limited Time Early Bird Special
$175 USD (normally $300 USD) 7 x weekly classes with 12 months on-demand access
Why Join This Course?
- Turn a real-life struggle into a beautiful, meaningful song using your personal strengths
- No musical experience needed – just bring your voice and your story
- Learn to write, compose, and record your own therapy song from scratch
- Build confidence, self-awareness, and transferable life skills
- On demand learning + 12 months access after course completion
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Who This Course Is For?
anyone seeking a creative outlet for your own struggles
Absolute Beginners in music
songwriters struggling with creative blocks, looking for new ideas and new processes
aspiring songwriters - you play an instrument or sing but you've never written your own song
Absolute beginners, aspiring songwriters, and anyone seeking a creative, therapeutic outlet.
You may have written songs in the past but feel stuck or find it hard to finish the songs you’ve written in the past. This course can help spark new fresh creative ideas and processes that will help you create new songs.
You do not need any fancy equipment — a phone is enough to get started.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Session 1 - Welcome & Course Overview → Get inspired and create your personal success plan.
Get inspired, understand the songwriting process we will go through together and create your personal success plan for creating your song. Learn about song structures, music tools available to you for every level of musical ability including absolute beginners.
Session 2 - Discover Your Top Character Strengths
Learn Martin Seligman’s Strengths framework, take the free strengths survey, and clearly identify your top 3 signature strengths.
Session 3: Reframe Your Struggle Through Strengths
Choose a current challenge and reframe it using your strengths. Deep journaling and brainstorming to generate rich song material you’ll use in your song creation.
Session 4: Write Your Powerful Chorus
Craft the emotional heart and hook of your song. Start capturing melody ideas and build your inspiration playlist.
Session 5: Genre & Full Lyric Writing
Choose your style and complete lyrics for Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, and Bridge using simple, effective structures.
Session 6: Melody, Chords & Musical Composition
Develop chords and melody based on a reference song that suits your voice or instrument. Adapt everything to your own style and range.
Session 7: Record Your Demo
Record a complete demo using free or low-cost tools . Learn simple recording techniques and how to use AI supportively if desired.
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Meet your Teacher...
Marie Hopkinson
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Marie Hopkinson is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Perth, Australia. Writing songs in the downtempo-electronic and indie-folk generes, Marie has written and recorded over 40 original songs in the past five years through self-taught dedication and passion.
She discovered the transformative power of songwriting later in life and now shares that gift with others. Marie began her teaching journey as a music teacher (violin and cello) and has taught in healthcare disciplines, including teaching psychology in university-level courses for the past 20 years. She brings extensive experience training and empowering people across different disciplines.
Aside from music, Marie has a background in healthcare helping people struggling with mental health, and has helped many people discover the power of matching their personal strengths with creative activities.
Marie’s unique approach helps students uncover inner resources they didn’t know they had, turning personal challenges into meaningful creative expression. In this course you will discover new things about yourself, gain transferable skills for understanding and transcending life’s problems, and leave with a song you are truly proud of — one you can take to a professional studio if you wish.
Discover the power of doing something new, in a guided journey to help you turn your struggles into something that not only helps you but has the power to help others.
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A song is a powerful creation that can have impact on this world long after your life has passed a song can go on impacting other people forever.
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What's included :
- Empowerment to write and record your own song, even if you've never done this before
- 7 x 2.5hr video training sessions
- Interactive Workbook
- Discover your top 5 personal strengths
- Learn how to write a complete song
- Be empowered to overcome adversity with your own creativity
- Learn things about yourself you didn't know before
- Access to course as either live interactive via zoom
What you NEED to do this course:
- A phone for voice memos (or any audio recorder)
- A computer (Mac or Windows)
- Willingness to explore your strengths and be honest in a safe space
What you CAN USE to do this course:
- Audio recording software you are already familar with (EG Logic, Garage Band, Ableton, Cakewalk etc)
- Ability to play an instrument or sing