Bob Garrett was a Broadway star, a hit writer, a Motown staff writer, and vocal coach to the stars (Katy Perry, Jessica Lange...). He has advised on countless musicals (The Color Purple, etc) and has co-written his own, in development. Learn from Bob and some recent graduates of his class about the journey of figuring out when an idea might be bigger than just one song, and how to grow that idea into an entire show. Bob Garrett is the rare mentor who has "done...
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Lindsay Wolfington is a multiple winner of the Guild of Music Supervisors Award and Emmy-Nominated for Outstanding Supervision. Her extensive credits include the To All the Boys I've Loved Before trilogy of movies and Monster High, as well as popular shows like Virgin River, The Royals, One Tree Hill, Ghost Whisperer, Atypical, the CW's Sullivan's Crossing and more. For her exemplary work and leadership, she was recently elected President of The Guild.   Watch this 90-minutes conversation with The ROOTS songwriting instructor...
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  Bob Garrett has coached pop stars like Katy Perry, Big Time Rush, and multiple seasons of American Idol—and he has coached actors like Elle Fanning, Drew Barrymore, Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, and Jessica Lange in on-camera singing roles. We have him for this free workshop of coaching, advice, and vocal technique and performance work, in advance of the start of his 8-wk in-person and online vocal technique & vocal performance class THE VOICE LAB at The Songwriting School! WATCH THE WORKSHOP WITH BOB GARRETT: ENROLL TO STUDY IN-PERSON or ONLINE:...
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Rick Beresford is a #1 Country Writer. Many of Rick's students have gone on to be #1 writers (like Jon Nite). Join him for this free zoom workshop and learn the importance of radio in 2023 and How to Write for Radio.Rick teaches a fantastic songwriting and song workshopping class called The Country Songwriting Manual, online over zoom with full replays available for class members privately. Class meets 8 Sundays--AND 6 additional Saturdays for song critiques--1-3pm PT both days. That's up to 14 chances to learn with and from...
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Watch this powerful, informative, and entertaining Workshop all about making songs even stronger, with Nikhil Korula and Platinum Lyricist Mark Winkler at The Songwriting School, moderated by Rob Seals--with special performances from Songwriting School students Amy Vandivort, Sam Franks, and Tori Thomas. WATCH THE FULL EVENT: WANT TO STUDY WITH MARK WINKLER, NIKHIL KORULA, or ROB SEALS:
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Platinum Lyricist and charting jazz artist Mark Winkler has written in his forthcoming book on the craft of songwriting that "A Song is Like a House."

Learn how a song is like a house and how to build strong ones in this informative and thought-provoking conversation with Mark, songwriter/producer and The ROOTS songwriting instructor Rob Seals, and many of our community. 

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WHAT IS THE SONG YOU WISH YOU WROTE? This is the question Nikhil Korula posed to The Performing Songwriter class in advance of their first meeting for this 8-wk course, in-person and online. Our answer to this question reveals so much about us as songwriters: where we are, what we value, what we seek. It illuminates aesthetic choices and grants us artistic permissions. It sets a high bar we might reach toward in our art. And it provides a glimpse into how we...
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Join Katie Riggs & Miguel Manzo as our GUEST in a free workshop where attendees asked Dua Lipa's Vocal Coach Anything about the voice! Tips, insights, advice, guidance from one of the most in-demand voice pros in the music industry.  Katie & Miguel are teaching an interactive 2-hr Masterclass on SAT 10/22, 2-4pm PT, with full video, audio exercises, and supplementary materials available on-demand as well. GO HERE to enroll in the interactive Masterclass on SAT 10/22, 2-4pm PT and on-demand, either as...
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As senior vice president of television music for DreamWorks Animation, Alex Nickson oversees the musical creative direction for the studio’s rapidly growing slate of original television projects, including more than 20 shows and content for Netflix, Apple TV+, Peacock, Amazon, Hulu and other leading broadcasters around the world. Some of the most recent series include Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Gabby’s Dollhouse, The Croods: Family Tree, and Madagascar: A Little Wild. Under her guidance, DreamWorks series have received multiple Emmy nominations, including a win for Best Original...
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  Nearly two hours of valuable content as producer/songwriter/keyboardist Alex Marlowe reviews concepts of KEYBOARD SKILLS for SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS Level 1 and prepares you for Level 2.  WATCH THE REVIEW SESSION HERE TO LEARN MORE OR TO ENROLL in Either 6-Meeting Class, Live and/or On-Demand:
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