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Meet Your Instructor: St. Vincent a.k.a. Annie Clark
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Annie Clark, who performs under the name St. Vincent, welcomes you to her class. She shares an overview of what she’ll teach you, including songwriting, guitar and performance tips, and how to approach the world as a creative person.
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Nun Mode: Discipline in the Creative Process
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Annie shows you how joy and discipline can converge in your creative practice.
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Every Song Needs an Epiphany
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Learn how Annie creates emotional journeys in songwriting. She also explores songs by Nirvana and Leonard Cohen that have been important to her.
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Basic Tools for Bedroom Composing
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Annie shows you the setup she uses to write and record most of her music before she enters a professional recording studio.
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Fear, Shame, and Humiliation
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Annie shares her strategies for engaging the world as a creative. Learn how to embrace fear and metabolize shame in order to do your best work.
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“Savior” Songwriting Demo: Early Sketches
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Annie introduces you to the earliest version of her song “Savior,” which she wrote in her bedroom when she was 16. Over the next lessons, she’ll take you through each step of the songwriting process.
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“Savior” Songwriting Demo: Finding the North Star
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Annie walks you through the chord progressions of “Savior” and explains what she means by “proof of concept.”
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“Savior” Songwriting Demo: Rewriting, Revising, and Refining
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Find out the question Annie asks herself while editing, and see how she expands her sound with collaborators and embraces counter-melodies.
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“Savior” Songwriting Demo: Final Mix
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Watch Annie in the control room, where she puts all the pieces together using studio tools and shows you how the track became what it is today.
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Seizing Opportunity
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Annie reveals her influences and evolution as an artist, touching on key moments like learning about the music business while touring with her Uncle Tuck and Aunt Patti.
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Tuning In to the World Around You
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Annie believes that musicians can engage with different modes of expression, including fashion, art, dance, and design. Learn how to be open to the world around you and draw inspiration from unlikely places.
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Out of the Studio, Onto the Stage
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Learn how to deliver an unforgettable live performance. Get concrete tips, including when to eat before performing and why you should be gracious on stage.
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Case Study: Writing a Theme Song
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Annie breaks down the film and the song “The Nowhere Inn” while in the recording studio. Hear how she created the theme song for her new film, from original concept to the effects she used in the studio.
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Notes on Guitar: Tone
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Annie talks about how good tone is good technique and how tone works in her songs “Surgeon” and “Rattlesnake.”
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Notes on Guitar: Tunings and Techniques
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Annie shares her approach to tuning and creating memorable textures for the guitar.
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Closing Thoughts
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Annie wraps up her class with parting words of advice and some thoughts on the gift of music.

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