Awarded on completing every lesson in the “Foundations: write and finish a song” track of LUCY Academy. Free to earn; you need a LUCY account to keep your progress.
The first rung: keys and chords, song structure, melody and lyrics, your first DAW session, recording at home, and knowing when a track is actually done.
7 lessons, about 2h 24m in total. Level: Beginner.
The theory you actually need to finish a song. Song structure that holds attention. Melody and lyrics: writing the part people remember. Your first DAW session: blank project to finished idea. Recording at home in the room you actually have. Calling it finished, and what you hand over. Training your ears so every other lesson lands.