Pat Pattison is a Professor at Berklee College of Music, where he teaches Lyric Writing and Poetry. His books Writing Better Lyrics, The Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure, and The Essential Guide to Rhyming are considered definitive in their genre and have earned many ecstatic reviews. In addition, Pat has developed three online lyric writing courses for Berklee's online school, available through Berkleemusic.com.
Pat has written over 30 articles for Home & Studio Recording Magazine, and The Performing Songwriter and a variety of industry publications and continues to present songwriting clinics across the globe. His internationally successful students include Grammy winners John Mayer, Gillian Welch and Rob Hotchkiss (Train).
Hi!...i attended to your class on how to write lyrics to melodies, and it changed my whole perspective! Thank you so much, and i hope to meet you again at Berklee if i go there...
hey there! thanks for allowing us to become friends :) as a token of my appreciation, im giving away free downloads of my song "paralyzed butterflies"!
don't be afraid to let me know what you think of it
Thanks for adding me on myspace, and thanks for the great workshops that you have been giving in Colorado. I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot! Hopefully I can join your workshops again next year.
Just to let you know I’m just about to announce the line up for my Cat O’ Lane CD Showcase performance at Ruby’s Lounge, 1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave on Wednesday 19th August at 8pm.
For the second consecutive year, one of my tunes off the album has been shortlisted to the ASA song of the year award, to be announced later in August.
You’ve got to be happy with that!!
It would be great if you could join me at 8pm on Wednesday 19th at Ruby’s. Come up for a free copy of my CD and a showcase of my original material.
I have a percussionist joining me on stage and hope to announce a special guest very soon.
Just finished reading "Writing Better Lyrics". I love the excercises. They are helping propel my creativity. I am really learning how to dive deep. Thanks, Heidi
Hey Pat, Hope you unnerved passengers on the way home on the plane with 'Metronome Arm.' Thanks for the great teaching. Found the experience very grounding. (Andrea Rieniets)
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Hi Pat, was great meeting you and loved your APRA presentation. I never heard back from Wayne re-Master class so hope to catch one next time your in Auckland. Warm regards, Donna www.donnadean.vpweb.co.nz
Hey Pat.. I really enjoyed your evening at APRA Office in Auckland a week or so ago. I would have liked to have attended your workshop(s) also however other commitments got in the way. Thanks for sharing some insights with us all.
Pat! Thank you so much for enlightening me at the course! I have been writing a lot of crap since and know something good will come out of it soon!!! Look forward to the next course.
Hi Pat,
Great to meet you in Melbourne last week.
Thanks for such a great night at Apra roadshow and gaining so much of an insight into lyric writing.
Also thank you for allowing me to come to the songwriters critique on Friday. I look forward to more next year!
Please check out my songs when you have a chance & welcome your feedback.
Many Thanks,
Mark Gardner
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