Teaches Songwriting and Producing

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys Teaches Songwriting and Producing

Alicia introduces herself and invites you to join her in the spaces where she pursues her artistry.

1. Meet Your Instructor

Meet Your Instructor

Learn the who, what, where, and why of Alicia’s inspiration.

2. Alicia’s Musical Foundation and Influences

Alicia’s Musical Foundation and Influences

Alicia shares her methods and styles for developing lyrics.

3. Start With Melody and Lyrics

Start With Melody and Lyrics

Alicia talks about journaling, writing poetry, and drawing from your life to create.

4. Alicia, the Songwriter

Alicia, the Songwriter

Alicia explains how “Fallin' ” came together and the intricacies of the songwriting process.

5. Bring All the Elements Together

Bring All the Elements Together

Discover Alicia’s approach to using connection as a way to hone your creative voice.

6. Connect to the World Around You

Connect to the World Around You

Alicia demonstrates how she uses empathy to create powerful music.

7. Songwriting With Empathy

Songwriting With Empathy

Take a look inside Alicia’s sound booth as she discusses the roles she takes on to produce her distinct sound.

8. Alicia, the Producer

Alicia, the Producer

Alicia walks you through the strength in specific vocal arrangements.

9. Vocal Arrangements

Vocal Arrangements

Alicia opens up about how she has developed physical, mental, and emotional practices to take care of herself and her art.

10. Build Energy in the Booth

Build Energy in the Booth

Alicia shares her thoughts on what makes a song an anthem, and talks about the theme and tone of the “sad triumph.”

11. The Anatomy of an Anthem

The Anatomy of an Anthem

Alicia explains how various influences have helped her develop her incredible sound.

12. Alicia’s Retro-Futuristic Sound

Alicia’s Retro-Futuristic Sound

Learn how Alicia explores her creativity through sonics and instruments in the control room.

13. Alchemy in the Control Room

Alchemy in the Control Room

Discover Alicia’s favorite instruments and her methods for achieving her unique musical sounds.

14. Instruments to Boost a Big Sound

Instruments to Boost a Big Sound

Alicia talks about the importance of collaboration and the role it can play in her creative process.

15. Creative Collaboration

Creative Collaboration

Alicia discusses discrepancies in the music industry for women and her efforts to create space at the table for voices that are silenced.

16. Sisterhood in the Music Industry

Sisterhood in the Music Industry

Alicia offers advice to a young artist from her music organization, She Is the Music.

17. Rising Artist Spotlight: Joy Nesbitt’s “Echo”

Rising Artist Spotlight: Joy Nesbitt’s “Echo”

Discover Alicia’s personal philosophy of setting boundaries and listening to your body and intuition.

18. Power and Purpose

Power and Purpose

Alicia shares her thoughts on living a creative life and why evolution is the only constant.

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