Offering instruction Onsite and Online each Winter, Spring, Summer, & Fall in songwriting, production, recording, voice, guitar, Logic Pro X, theory, and more. Below, click on the image to read class description, view dates/times, tuition, and REGISTER. Please note: there is a one-time New Student Registration fee of $35 that all students owe upon enrolling in your first class. This can be paid in person the day of the first class; you will not owe this for any subsequent classes.
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UNLIMITED ENROLLMENT For 2020 - One Season, Two, or Four (Winter • Spring • Summer • Fall)
$ 1,997.00 $ 2,997.00
Withe the COVID-19 PANDEMIC, we have moved all classes to a FULLY-INTERACTIVE ONLINE FORMAT until public officials deem it safe and responsible to return to in-person classes. This SUMMER 2020 includes a special offer to avail... View full details
THE ROOTS - Foundational Course for Songwriting Study - ONLINE & FULLY INTERACTIVE, WEEKDAY Intensive 8/3-14 (Monday thru Friday 1-4pm PST); Next Weekly Tuesdays Nights Starting 9/22 7p PST
$ 599.00 $ 699.00
THE FALL SECTIONS OF THE ROOTS WILL BE ALL ONLINE AND FULLY INTERACTIVE! The Summer Weekday Intensive has already started (8/3-14). The next WEEKLY weeknight section will begin in the FALL, starting Tuesday September 22 and meet... View full details
SONGMAKERS: Beyond The ROOTS - Weekly Song Feedback & Exercises Exclusively for Graduates of THE ROOTS - ONLINE INTERACTIVE; TUESDAYS or SATURDAYS, 10:30am
$ 399.00
During the pandemic, we are fully interactive ONLINE in this Class For ROOTS Graduates Exclusively designed to help you, well, make songs! There are two sections, Saturdays or Tuesdays, 10:30am-1pm. There are at least 8 meetings in each round... View full details
THE ROOTS ONLINE - Foundational Course for Songwriting Study - On-Demand + Interactive Sections Starts as Soon as New Year's Day!
$ 399.00
DO THE ON-DEMAND/SELF-PACED VERSION STARTING AS SOON AS NEW YEAR'S DAY 2020! TAKE THE NEXT FULLY INTERACTIVE SECTION STARTING 1/25/20 Graduates of this class have ranged from current and former Major Label talent to those writing... View full details
THE ART OF AMAZING PERFORMANCE, with Joy Graysen - SUMMER Saturdays 3pm, StartING 7/25
$ 499.00
THIS SUMMER WE ARE FULLY INTERACTIVE & ONLINE VIA ZOOM, Saturdays 3-6pm PST. SUMMER SESSION Starts Saturday 7/25 3-6PST (6 wks). In this interactive class with top vocal performance coach Joy Graysen, you will get to the... View full details
Logic Pro X, Level 1 - Online/On-Demand NOW; Next Interactive Section starts SAT 8/1/20 & Includes 10.5 Update; Get Logic Pro X FREE for 90 Days!
$ 599.00
THE NEXT FULLY INTERACTIVE ONLINE LOGIC PRO X LEVEL 1 CLASS STARTS SATURDAY 8/1, 10am-1pm PST (6 wks) - please note the time change -- and INCLUDES THE LOGIC 10.5 UPDATE AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM! Class will... View full details
ADVANCED LEVEL Writing Commercial Hit Lyrics, with Platinum-Writer Mark Winkler - Special SUMMER 2020 Zoom Session Starts WED 8/5, 7pm PST - FREE Zoom Event W 7/29 7p PST
$ 399.00 $ 499.00
FOR GRADUATES OF MARK WINKLER'S Writing Commercial Hit Lyrics class, graduates of Mark's UCLA Extension classes, as well as more experienced lyricists and songwriters. Class offered Online, fully interactive over Zoom, and on-demand. Hear Mark... View full details
The Masters' Workshop: Feedback on Your Songs from 3 Master Songwriters - SUMMER 2019 Starts Tuesday 7/23, 7:30pm
$ 350.00
The song workshop culture at The Songwriting School is one of the essential elements to the growth and success of our community. If you've seen Songland, the NBC TV show about songwriters, you have witnessed first-hand... View full details
Your Modern Mindset Music Business Intensive: Success Today in Tomorrow's Music Business - ONLINE & On-Demand, Enrolling Now
$ 299.00
BRIEF TRAILER ABOUT THE CLASS: TAKE THE FULL INTENSIVE, without the traffic! The Intensive Online/On-Demand available NOW! Optional/additional small group ROUNDTABLE video conference 3.5+ hour roundtable QnA with the Instructor. Enroll, get the 12+ hours of... View full details
The Songwriter's Workshop: By Audition-Only - Peer-Driven Feedback on Your Songs. RETURNS NEW YEAR'S 2019!
$ 450.00
This audition-only, peer-driven song feedback setting last ran in the FALL 2017 with Dillon O'Brian (Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Jann Arden, Sons of Anarchy, etc.) conducting this audition-only song feedback room. Stay tuned for an announcement... View full details
How to Write & Pitch a Country Song, with Multi-Platinum Songwriter Kevin Fisher - Returns Wednesday Nights Start TBA (Online Also!)
$ 549.00
If your life were a song, what's the title? Answer that in the mentorship of a Multi-Platinum country songwriter and write an EP worth of songs this Winter! Multi-Platinum selling songwriter & class instructor Kevin Fisher... View full details
Music Theory & Ear Training for Musicians - FULLY INTERACTIVE ONLINE, Level 1 Mondays, Join for 8/3; LEVEL 2 Tuesdays Starting 8/4
$ 399.00
SUMMER 2020: Both LEVEL 1 and LEVEL 2 sections offered ONLINE, FULLY-INTERACTIVE and On-Demand. Level 1: Mondays 7-9p PST, Running 7/27 - 9/7 (7 wks -- OFF for Labor Day) - JOIN FOR 8/3 Level 2:... View full details
The Beatles Code: A Master Class in the Composition of The Beatles - ONLINE / On-Demand - Start Immediately
$ 299.00
WATCH A SPECIAL EVENT WITH INSTRUCTOR BILL LaFLEUR HERE and ENROLL in this fully online & on-demand class. Explore the compositional mastery of the Beatles theoretical concept by concept and how each is used in different... View full details
The PROFESSIONAL SINGER-SONGWRITER: WINTER 2020 Mondays Starting 3/9/20, 8-10:30pm
$ 499.00
Instructor Nikhil Korula has had an inspiring past two years: he co-wrote the lead single to the Grammy Winning Reggae Album of the Year for Ziggy Marley, and as a self-booked artist his band played... View full details
Guitar for Songwriters, Level 1 & Level 2 - FALL 2019 Thursdays Starting 10/10
$ 299.00
Have you owned a guitar for years but have only a passing acquaintance with it? Maybe you learned a few chords but never went forward? Or perhaps you have just started to teach yourself and... View full details
Co-Writing Songs: The Art & Business of Collaboration - WINTER 2020 Thursday Nights Starting 2/27/20
$ 149.00
GET BACK IN THE ROOM with the great Alan Roy Scott, former Motown Staff Writer. Winter 2020 starts Thursday 2/27/20. ENROLL in any Winter 2020 Class and take 100 OFF the Co-Writing Songs Tuition! This hands-on class... View full details
Music Production for Songwriters, Level 1 - ONLINE FULLY INTERACTIVE, Sundays 4pm Pacific Starting 7/19/20
$ 499.00 $ 599.00
We have revamped this essential class for this ONLINE-ONLY format to address directly the world you find yourself in: how to make great productions with your laptop, MIDI, your voice, your instruments, and a mic,... View full details
How to Write for Musical Theater - Returns LATE SUMMER 2020! Tuesday Nights New Date TBA!
$ 599.00 $ 699.00
We are proud to announce the return of this class for LATE SUMMER 2020! This is a rare chance to get small-class, individual attention from someone of Bob Garrett's experience & skill. Please call or e-mail... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - LATE SUMMER 2020 Mondays Starting 8/24/20!
$ 599.00
This valuable class returns for SPRING/SUMMER 2020 Session Monday nights (and two Sundays) starting 8/24/20 with no class Labor Day Wknd. Learn from some of TV's top Music Supervisors, Publishers, and Songwriter/Producers all about how to write,... View full details
Lyrics with Phil Cody, 2-Time ASCAP Song of the Year Award Winner & #1 Writer - SUMMER 2016 Starts M 7/18
$ 350.00
Phil Cody has announced that this is the LAST TIME we will offer this beloved class. Don't miss out. Two-time ASCAP Song of the Year winner Philip Cody's career as a songwriter has earned him... View full details
Publishing in the Modern Era: An Insider's Guide to Rights, Revenue, & Opportunities - Watch Class 1 Below / Attend Sync Licensing with Top Music Supervisor M 6/27, On-Campus & Online
$ 25.00 $ 250.00
JOIN US FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SYNC LICENSING & MUSIC PUBLISHING on Monday 6/27 7:30pm with top tv/film music supervisor Andrea Von Foerster (500 Days of Summer, Modern Family, The OC, Grey's... View full details
Digital Marketing in the Modern Music Business - FALL 2017 Enroll for WED 11/8 - 6 wks (ONLINE/On-Demand ALSO) - Watch Video of Class 1
$ 250.00
WATCH VIDEO WITH INSTRUCTOR GAELEN WHITTEMORE FROM 10-18 EVENT, BELOW Learn from the experts in this on-campus & online How-To Course on Building & Deepening The Digital Conversation About Your Brand. Your Brand is Your... View full details
Project Management for Musicians - Take Control of Your Career! Rescheduled for Winter 2016
$ 150.00
Take control of your career as a musician in this 4-week hands-on, practical, actionable course. Learn essential In this interactive 4-week course, fellow musician and business leader Chas Castell will give you the tools, framework,... View full details
New Student Registration Fee: One-Time Only
$ 35.00
The first time a student takes a class at The Songwriting School of Los Angeles, there is a one-time new student registration fee of $35. You never owe this again. If you are registering for... View full details
SONGWRITING LESSONS & Private Consultations - In-Person or Online via Video Conferencing
$ 100.00
Want to move at your own pace and work privately on your songwriting? Want feedback on your existing songs before making a record or playing a showcase? Want an ongoing mentor relationship with an experienced... View full details
How Does It Work? Where Do I Start?
Free & Open Event
The most important quality a songwriter can develop is the capacity to ask good questions. You are on your way! KEEP READING, BELOW. Get answers to your questions, Browse course offerings, or click the "CONTACT" button to begin... View full details
MY CONTRIBUTION
$ 25.00
We all know what a gift it is to be able to write songs. For those who would like to make a contribution to a specific service or program at The Songwriting School, your generosity makes... View full details
Thank you for your generosity & for supporting our mission to inspire, instruct, & empower at The Songwriting School!
Free & Open Event
We are able to put on remarkable events like this one because of the generosity of many. Thank YOU for your generosity of spirit in supporting our mission to inspire, instruct, & empower at The... View full details
THE LYRIC WRITING CLINIC, with PHIL CODY - NEXT CLINIC OPENS WINTER 2017
$ 399.00
Audition-only lyric writing clinic with a word doctor of renown: Phil Cody is a 2-Time ASCAP Song of the Year Lyricist and #1 Hit Songwriter. In this unique, interactive class, he will diagnose and treat... View full details
Becoming Iconic: Vocal Performance Class, with Joy Graysen - WINTER 2020 Wednesdays Starting 2/5/20 (Audition only)
$ 599.00
Much like Beyoncé becomes Sasha Fierce when she performs, she is not really becoming someone else. She is becoming a larger, bolder version of her best self. By accessing her best self, she has become... View full details
Piano for Songwriters, Levels 1 & 2 - WINTER 2020 Sundays Starting 2/23/20
$ 299.00
Learn to play Piano as a Songwriter from a respected piano teacher who is also an accomplished songwriter and an instructor in composition and music theory. Learn chord theory, harmony/melody relationships, voicing, accompaniment and arrangement,... View full details
Signature Songs: Write, Sing, & Showcase Your Essence - WINTER 2020 Thursdays Join for 3/5/20
$ 499.00
Or...HOW THE SINGER-SONGWRITER BECOMES A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST. Signature Songs communicate your unique vision, message, and identity as an artist to the world. You need clarity of purpose to craft them memorably. Precision of intent to record... View full details
Logic Pro X, Level 2, ONLINE FULLY INTERACTIVE - SPRING 2020 Starts Saturday 6/6/20, 2pm PST!
$ 499.00 $ 599.00
Fully Interactive Online Logic Level 2 class, including the NEW LOGIC 10.5 UPDATE! Class will meet online in real time. You'll be able to view every mouse move and keystroke of instructor Jay Asher on... View full details
MASTER YOUR FREEDOM AS AN ARTIST, Vocal Performance Class - FALL Starting WED 10/25
$ 450.00
This brand new class is offered for graduates of Conquer Your Fear as an Artist as well as select, more experienced singers, by permission of the instructor, to keep you moving forward from fear through... View full details
KILLER CHORDS FOR GUITAR - SUMMER - START DELAYED
$ 325.00
All you need is three chords and the truth. But if the truth is that you're tired of those same three chords (or the first position and barre chords you keep recycling in your songs),... View full details
MELODYNE WORKSHOP - Learn Professional Quality Vocal Tuning, Timing, & Special Effects - SUNDAY 7/21, 2-5pm & On-Demand
$ 79.00
Ever wonder how the vocals on your favorite records sound flawless? Ever wonder why your recordings don't? Time to learn Melodyne, the professional tool for vocal pitch and timing correction. In this interactive, hands-on 2... View full details
GUEST PASS: Class 1 of The Professional Singer-Songwriter, On-Campus/Online - TH 10/26 8pm
Free & Open Event
COME AS OUR GUEST FOR CLASS 1. YOU MAY STILL ENROLL IN THE 8-MEETING CLASS. The Professional Singer-Songwriter class will consist of an advanced songwriting and career curriculum aimed specifically at the performing singer-songwriter. Class will help... View full details
Gift Certificate for Class Tuition, Private Lessons, or Services
$ 50.00
Let someone you care about know you support them in what they care about: their music. In the notes portion please leave the following information: for whom is the gift intended if you have a specific use... View full details
Vocals from A to Z, with Paulette McWilliams: Professional Performance from the Inside to the Outside - 4-Wk Workshop Class SPRING 2019 - Join for Mon 4/22/19 (One-Off Class Visit Option)
$ 99.00
LIMITED TO 10 SINGERS, 4 Mondays starting 4/15 (4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6), 7:30-10pm. TWO SPOTS HAVE JUST OPENED UP! Join for M 4/22 for a reduced tuition and still get a private lesson as part... View full details
Vocals from A to Z, with Paulette McWilliams - One-Night Workshop NEW DATE: Monday 3/12/18, 7:30pm Pacific, on Professional Background Vocals
$ 25.00
Vocalist Paulette McWilliams has recorded or performed alongside some of the greatest voices of all time: Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Dolly Parton, David Bowie, Luther Vandross.... She... View full details
WRITE, RECORD, RELEASE: SPRING Online Class Bundle SONGWRITING/PRODUCTION OR LOGIC/MODERN MINDSET (3 Essential Classes, 1 Reduced Tuition)
$ 997.00 $ 1,597.00
THE ONLINE BUNDLE AFFORDS FULLY INTERACTIVE or ON-DEMAND VERSIONS OF SONGWRITING AND PRODUCTION/LOGIC CLASSES, with an on-demand experience of the Music Business Intensive. Choose ONE SONGWRITING CLASS: The Roots or Writing Commercial Lyrics Choose ONE... View full details
Writing Commercial Hit Lyrics, with Platinum-Writer Mark Winkler - FALL 2020 ONLINE ONLY, Fully Interactive, Wednesdays Starting 9/30
$ 399.00 $ 599.00
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OFFER THIS FULLY INTERACTIVE ONLINE LYRIC-WRITING CLASS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS THIS FALL (and on-demand). Early Enrollment Special: Tuition reduced from 599 to 399 for those who enroll before 9/8/20. Watch Mark Winkler's Zoom conversation on... View full details
Music Production in Garageband (for the Totally Terrified Beginner) - 3 Hour Workshop Sunday 4/7, 2-5pm
$ 75.00
There are songs, podcasts, and so much more inside of you that couldn't get out without someone else's help--until now. In Music Production in Garageband for the Totally Terrified Beginner, learn to record and so much more in... View full details
WORDS & MUSIC: Major Songwriting for Minors (Ages 8-10 and 11-12) - SUMMER WEEK 7/8-12, 9:30am-12pm
$ 279.00
Are your walls covered in artwork? Are you in your second hour of traffic and singing is still coming from the back seat? Is a puppet show about to start in your living room? Did... View full details