All the concepts were taught very well. I liked the assignment and quizzes too at the end of the week as they were really exciting and interesting to do. What I liked most was reviewing fellow peers and getting their feedback on assignments submitted by me too. I felt like I was learning along with really helpful and honest classmates thanks to the forums and online feedback from them. Although the learning process is to be done on your own it still never felt lonely because of all the forum section and the peer graded assignments especially which really helped me feel like I am a part of a community of like minded people having similar interests and passion for learning. Loved the course! Also, Thanks to our wonderful tutor, Pat, and Berklee College for making this course and the lessons so much fun and easy to understand! Cheers!

its very good but as a person with dyslexia it would be awesome if the explanation could include visuals like for the stressed and unstressed to show --|-| that in the explanation too Ashwell as the worksheet the diagram shows a very confusing style i still do not know how it was meant to be interpreted but for clearer instructions like word = input your main word and list the family ect and if it would be compatible on all modules for a screen reader and voice to text for the text boxes would be great and on teh test to for incorrect ones to give the reason why exactly it was incorrect and provide a relevant similar example of the corrected version instead of referring back to the video

The principles of this course are phenomenal. Not only did I learn a ton, but the information is something that I will keep with me in my writing forever. Some of the videos are hard to follow and can be a bit confusing. Using the videos plus the reading material together really helped. The peer grading can also be a bother for I'm not sure that all of the peers fully understand what they are doing (I know I don't always). This can stop you from moving on if you don't score high enough on the quiz's in the paid version of the course A summary of key points at the end of each segment would also be helpful. Other than that, this course is truly eye opening and valuable.

So I'm oscillating between a 3 and 4. The course material is great and helped me significantly in my song writing approach. Especially putting the lyrics to a rhythm. And if you actually read and study the material in the books it will take longer than stated. It was more challenging than I had assumed.

that said:

Some weird stuff happened when I tried logging in directly. I had to log in through my google acc. second I'm glad I still had my desktop because there are issues using iOS.

Some questions had no right answer.

You have to purchase the instructors books. Hmmmmm. but they are good and I happened to have 2 already.

Fantastic content, hugely useful and instructive book suggestions (there are 2 books - highly recommended) and well planned video lessons. As my first songwriting course, I’m still swimming in choice of new tools to play with. I took 7 weeks to complete the course and was glad I did. I needed that extra time to let concepts integrate. The peer feedback system is a little ‘luck of the draw’as it’s depends on the experience of the peer. I mostly received useful and specific feedback. I’d recommend this course to all interested in upping their songwriting game!

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 course objectives were clear and met, empowering me to strengthen my understanding of language rhythms and harmonizing them with musical rhythms. Super valuable content, highly recommended. Be prepared to work your way through all the lessons.

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