🎼 Chords, Coping, and Playlist Notes

Using short mentor-song excerpts and projected DAW or lyric screenshots, the teacher models how chord progressions, melody, rhythm, instrumentation, and lyrics signal tension, release, and reflection. Students then discuss their own playlist picks in pairs, capture response notes about listener preferences, and draft a short songwriting direction note for a target audience. A nearby mental health nonprofit joins live or by video for a brief message on healthy coping language, and students end with a quick feedback round by sharing their note with 2 peers, receiving comments, and revising once.