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.
FALL 2017 classes enrolling now. Interested in a particular class and don't see it offered? Questions about the curriculum? CONTACT US or call 818-848-7664.
UNLIMITED ENROLLMENT For 2023 - One Season, Two, or Four (Winter • Spring • Summer • Fall)
$ 2,497.00 $ 3,597.00
All classes are offered ONLINE, both live in real-time with Zoom AND on-demand--and MANY classes are offered again in-person here in LA! WINTER 2023 FULLY-INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLASS OPTIONS FOR UNLIMITED ENROLLMENT STUDENTS: The Performing Songwriter (in-person... View full details
THE ROOTS - Foundational Course for Songwriting Study - ONLINE & FULLY INTERACTIVE - Tuesdays 7-10pm PST - Next Weekly Section SPRING 2023 Tuesday Nights Starting 5/23/23
$ 699.00 $ 799.00
The next weekly round start Tuesday 5/23 and meets nights 7-10pm PT, over Zoom only with full replays and support materials on-demand. This section will meet over Zoom, but LA People: there will be opportunities to meet up in... View full details
SONGMAKERS: Beyond The ROOTS - Weekly Song Feedback & Exercises for Graduates of THE ROOTS - ONLINE INTERACTIVE, SPRING/SUMMER 2023 STARTS SAT 6/3/23 or TUES 6/6/23
$ 399.00
SPRING/SUMMER 2023 starts SATURDAY 6/3/23, 10:30am PT OR TUESDAY 6/6/23, 10am PT--still all online over zoom. 8 Meetings in each section, with a 9th final & extended meeting where both groups are welcome on Saturday 7/29! We... View full details
Logic Pro, Level 1 - WINTER 2023 Live Online & On-Demand, Saturdays Starting 3/4/23! On-Demand Available RIGHT NOW
$ 399.00 $ 599.00
Learn Logic Pro, the Mac-based creating and recording software, from a true Logic master. Class meets LIVE over Zoom, 6 Saturdays at 10am PT, with full replays available at a private class site 48 hrs... View full details
The Masters' Workshop: Feedback on Your Songs from Master Songwriters - WINTER 2023 Tuesday Nights Join for 2/28/23
$ 399.00 $ 499.00
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
Music Theory & Ear Training for Musicians - FULLY INTERACTIVE ONLINE this WINTER 2023: Level 1 Wednesday Nights Starting 3/8/23 - Class 1 Trial as our Guest Right Away!
$ 399.00
WINTER/SPRING 2023: LEVEL 1 section offered ONLINE, FULLY-INTERACTIVE and On-Demand, Wednesday nights starting 3/8/23! Not yet enrolled? Check out this bonus class 1 as our GUEST right away by signing up here. Class then has... 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 PERFORMING SONGWRITER: Returns WINTER/SPRING 2023! Thursdays 7:45pm - In-Person or Online - Join for 3/2!
$ 499.00
We are pleased to announce the return of this much-beloved class, fully in-person with a live online option, WINTER 2023! Thursday nights! • WATCH Class 1 as our GUEST • THU 3/2, 7:45pm IN-PERSON: Enroll us for Class 2 of... View full details
Music Production for Songwriters, Level 1 - ONLINE FULLY INTERACTIVE, 2023: SPRING Sundays 5-7pm Pacific, Starting SUNDAY 4/30/23
$ 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 WINTER 2023! Thursdays 7pm Pacific Starting 2/9/23! Watch Free Workshop
$ 599.00 $ 799.00
The next round of class returns WINTER 2023! We will meet online over zoom with full replays available--and have some optional in-person gatherings/meetings for LA people as well. ANNOUNCEMENT: We are proud to share that Courtney... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Returns for SPRING 2023, 7:30pm PST Starting 5/15/23 - Special Early Enrollment Opportunity
$ 699.00 $ 799.00
This essential class in Licensing Songs to TV, Film, and Commercials returns for the SPRING 2023 session Monday nights, with a couple of special early enrollment opportunities! Two opportunities for enrollment: SPECIAL BUNDLE: Enroll early and...•... 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
For the time being, all private sessions are held over Zoom during the pandemic. Our instructors work with songwriters all over the globe in various genres. Want to move at your own pace and work... 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
Gift Certificate for Class Tuition, Private Lessons, or Services
$ 100.00
Let someone you care about know you support them in what they care about: their music! We will issue a PDF gift certificate if you would like one! In the notes portion please leave the following... View full details
Writing Commercial Hit Lyrics, with Platinum-Writer Mark Winkler - Returns for SPRING/SUMMER 2023 Thursday Nights 7:30p PDT Starting 6/1/23!
$ 499.00 $ 599.00
THIS BELOVED CLASS RETURNS SPRING/SUMMER 2023, In-Person in LA(!) and fully ONLINE OVER ZOOM, MONDAY nights 7pm Pacific STARTING Thursday 6/1/23! Watch Mark Winkler's great talk "A Song is Like a House" and get the handout at this... View full details
WORDS & MUSIC, TEEN Songwriters Class - WINTER 2023 Wednesdays 4:30-6pm PST Join for 2/22/23
$ 275.00 $ 375.00
WINTER 2023 WEEKLY SONGWRITING CLASS FOR TEENS, over Zoom! Class will meet 6 Wednesday afternoons, 4:30-6pm PST, over Zoom only, starting 2/15/23--please note new date, instructor illness! Only interested in in-person classes? Please contact us: info at thesongwritingschool... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Single Class Only Pass - MON 12/12 7:30pm PT Zoom Music Business Attorney Ben McLane
$ 50.00 $ 99.00
Join us LIVE and/or archived for Music Business Attorney Ben McLane and get your questions answered: MON 12/12, 7:30-9:30pm PT over Zoom, with full archive available for your privately 48 hrs later. Ben McLane is a... View full details
THE BEATLES FOR GUITAR: A SONGWRITING STUDY - On-Demand, Start Right Away!
$ 299.00 $ 350.00
They wrote the songs that changed music. Often on the guitar. In this mind-expanding class, you will study the Masters, with a master. You will learn not only how to play the great songs on guitar--you will... View full details
Keyboard Skills for Producers and Songwriters - LEVEL 2 starts SUMMER 2022 MONDAYS Join for 8/1/22 (Option for L1 on-demand, L2 live!) - Watch Free Review Session Here
$ 299.00 $ 350.00
SUMMER 2022: LEVEL 2 section MONDAY nights starting 7/25/22 (6 wks with full content available weekly, on-demand). Watch Class 1 on-demand and join for class 2 8/1/22--or take the class asynchronously and send work/questions to your instructor.... View full details
THE COUNTRY SONGWRITING MANUAL - Interactive Zoom Class with #1 Nashville Writer Rick Beresford - Additional Saturday Song Critiques + Weekly Sundays 1p PT - Watch Class 1 as our GUEST, Join for SAT/SUN 3/4-3/5
$ 499.00 $ 599.00
This popular zoom songwriting class RETURNS WINTER 2023, online live over zoom and on-demand only, with 8 weekly Sunday 1-3pm PDT classes and 6 optional/additional Saturday 1pm PDT song critiques. That's up to 14 meetings total with #1... View full details
4-PART SINGING INTENSIVE, Hit the Money Notes! with KATIE RIGGS On-Demand Only; Next Live Session TBA!
$ 399.00 $ 499.00
Considered one of LA’s finest Vocal Technique and Vocal Therapy coaches, Katie Riggs has been teaching voice for over twenty years. She brings a wealth of experience to this 4-Part Singing Intensive to help you... View full details
HARMONIZING 101: How to Hear, Create, & Sing Harmony - On-Demand Only Starting Right Away (Includes private session)!
$ 299.00 $ 499.00
In this 8 part class, on-demand with private sessions, you will learn to hear, create, and sing harmony by learning to sing all the parts in 4 different songs--while gaining ear training, vocalization exercises, and... View full details
SINGLE CLASS VISIT: 4-PART SINGING INTENSIVE, Hit the Money Notes! with KATIE RIGGS WINTER 2022, Saturday 2/5/22, 2-4pm
$ 125.00 $ 399.00
SPECIAL CHANCE for two singers each week to pay to attend ONE class meeting SAT 2/5, live over Zoom or on-demand. Option to then take the entire course for the balance of tuition (meaning previous... View full details
Learn GARAGEBAND on Your iPad or iPhone, with Grammy-Winning Brent Paschke (KIDS & TEENS) - Tuesdays 4-5pm PT Zoom Starting 3/16/23
$ 129.00 $ 250.00
Learn how to use GarageBand on iPad or iPhone to create your own songs--and study live over Zoom (and on-demand) with Pharrell's longtime guitarist, Grammy-Winning songwriter/musician/producer Brent Paschke! For 5 Tuesdays 4-5pm Pacific, LIVE over Zoom,... View full details
THE VOICE LAB with Bob Garrett - Vocal Technique & Performance, In-Person or Online, Wednesdays 7:30pm Starting 3/22/23 - Watch Workshop with Bob Garrett
$ 599.00 $ 699.00
Watch Bob Garrett in this workshop from 3/1/23, try some vocal exercises, and consider these techniques to add emotional depth to your performances. (opens in a new window) This great class begins Wednesday 3/22, 7:30pm both... View full details
