The lessons were really helpful in filling the gaps I had in my knowledge! Moreover, I was able to pick up a lot of tips that have made my songwriting process go more smoothly. Perhaps the only qualm I have with this course was the grading and rubric system for the peer reviews, in that the most minor of mistakes can result in a dramatically lower grade in an assignment. That aside, however, I had a good experience taking this course and am sure to use what I learned in the future.

This is a great course for developing song ideas and gaining some basic skills to get a project finished. Someone brand new to songwriting will probably get the most out of it, but if you're already writing you'll probably pick up some skills to improve your craft and get through creative blocks as well. I found it a little formulaic but at the same time, it kind of makes sense for what it is and I'm glad I did it overall.

The course material and the instructor's lectures are excellent. However the quizzes are programmed incorrectly--marking wrong answers right and right answers wrong too often.

I gained a few skills that I now put to use when writing songs. The course also provided some insightful information on prosody, phrasing, and a little bit of history. It was definitely worth the time I invested in doing this course.

I loved the course! I'be seriously never come across an course un arts that is so effective. But since I am not from a musical background, I couldn't follow week 5 and 6 very well. I wish theere was something to accommodate us. Maybe you could have put some videos or rather, readings, for people who dont know the basics of music like keys, notes, tones etc. But otherwise good course.

Lots of great thought-provoking content, decent homework assignments. Well worth it.

4/5 stars because you get very little quality individual attention. Your assignments are graded by your peers, who don't know any more than you do, and often a lot less.

It was useful to me to grade others' work, tho. It made me think about it differently.

The only reason I didn't give the course four stars is that it is so rich, I need to take it again! When I've completed it the second time (very time-consuming) and can really appreciate all the professor has to offer, I'll raise to five!

A lot of songwriting tools were introduced. It felt like I was learning many things about something I'd already been doing for so long.

I wish the explanations around rhythms and building structure were a bit better.

A great course, learned a lot but due to not being in a position to purchase the certificate OI could not submit quizzes or assignments, such a shame as I could not get feedback

It was a great course with a highly knowledgeable instructor. Just make sure quiz answers are updated regularly, as many answers were marked incorrectly when they were correct.

Great practical exercises and lectures. More can be done on the peer review side and also connect students (apart from the FB group).

Thanks to Pat for sharing his knowledge. It was a great course and I got to learn a lot. Excited to keep writing. Thank you. :)

Pretty good but may be challenging for anyone who is just starting our to learn Music but a good course overall.

From the start till the end. It was connected totally. It was much better then the musical theory course anyway

I learned a lot in during the course. My only advice is to be more upfront about the time involved.

The weight of a peer review should not be as heavy because they aren't the teacher.

Now that it is done, great class. Felt like torture; torture you learn from.

It is not a good course for those who are not native speakers of english.

it was benefiticial for me in helping out basic skills of music

good but very boring so its hard to keep doing it

I got to learn a lot. Very useful course.

fantastic course! I learned a lot. M

pretty good

Wish that the course could consider expectations from an Indian lyric writer. It is good for the students who have a background in Hollywood or west movies / songs.

A bit disorganized and rambling lectures. Good content

I thought the lessons were really boring, there are some interesting aspects about it, but it's hard to concentrate, Pat Pattinson couldn't get me hooked up all the time.