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What's in a Song

Scarlet Keys

This is a weekly podcast about the craft of songwriting hosted by Berklee College of Music Professor Scarlet Keys. She takes deep dive into the craft, technique and art of songwriting in conversations with eminent songwriters, producers, and other creatives asking questions only a songwriting professor would ask so listeners can walk away inspired and armed with clear and actionable tools and techniques they can apply to their songwriting.
Episodes
Minisode - The impact and storytelling of NOUNSApril 05, 2024
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Minisode: The song changing effects of good verbsMarch 18, 2024
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Singer/songwriter Ingrid Saga on jazz, Joni Mitchell's influence, guitar tunings and processJanuary 17, 2024
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Aidan Laprete on finding your sound and gibberish as a lyric writing processJanuary 02, 2024
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Writing For T.V. and film and how a little bit of Woo woo can help us with Stuart RoslynDecember 13, 2023
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The songwriting of Taylor Swift - Two things we can learn from the craft of her songwritingOctober 24, 2023
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David Wilcox Part 2September 25, 2023
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David Wilcox on inspired writing Part 1September 18, 2023
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Part 3 Mark Simos: Reflecting on your writing and what you can learn from itAugust 17, 2023
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Part 2 Hank Williams in Hell live co-write with Mark SimosAugust 10, 2023
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Hank Williams in Hell exercise and live cowrite with Grammy winning songwriter Mark SimosAugust 03, 2023
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Writing songs for film and t.v. with Grammy winning artist/producer Rich JaquesJuly 28, 2023
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Will Dailey: Genius marketing, the importance of narrative for your art, finding your instrumentJuly 21, 2023
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Prince's recording engineer Susan Rogers on authenticity, getting your best vocal performance and her new book "This is What it Sounds like"July 14, 2023
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Paula Cole on her writing process, the books that have inspired her and what writing teaches herJune 17, 2023
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Finding a title for your song - Minisode June 09, 2023
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Forensic musicologist Joe Bennett breaks down "If I were a fish" and talks about what constitutes copyright infringementMay 28, 2023
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Corook and Olivia Barton: Fame and the introvert and breaking down "If I were a fish"May 19, 2023
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Robert Gillies on writing hit songs, 2 rules for every co-write, finding the best tempo for your song, his fav home recording mic, April 20, 2023
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Kieran Rhodes on being on America's Got Talent, the two chords he won't leave home without and what he learned from Randy NewmanApril 14, 2023
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Vance Gilbert on how to be a great opening act, two great chords and his favorite vocal hackMarch 30, 2023
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Prince Charles Alexander: The Evolution of Hip hopMarch 22, 2023
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Singer Songwriter and Berklee Prof George Woods: ADHD as a songwriting super power and the emotion of musicFebruary 01, 2023
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Kenny Werner Part 2: A meditation, more great insight and a live performanceJanuary 25, 2023
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Kenny Werner on Effortless mastery and being the instrumentJanuary 20, 2023
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