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 FALL 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! FALL 2023 FULLY-INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLASS OPTIONS FOR UNLIMITED ENROLLMENT STUDENTS: Writing Commercial Hit Lyrics How... View full details
THE ROOTS - Foundational Course for Songwriting Study - ONLINE & FULLY INTERACTIVE - Next Weekly Session FALL 2023: WEDNESDAYS 7-10pm PST Starting 10/11!
$ 699.00 $ 799.00
The next weekly round meets for FALL 2023 on WEDNESDAY nights 7-10pm PT, over Zoom only with full replays and support materials on-demand--and in-person co-writing for LA people(!) in classes 5 and 6. Starting WED 10/11! This... View full details
SONGMAKERS: Beyond The ROOTS - Weekly Song Feedback & Exercises for Graduates of THE ROOTS - ONLINE INTERACTIVE, FALL 2023 STARTS TUES 10/10 or SAT 10/14!
$ 399.00
Please note new dates: FALL 2023 starts TUESDAY 10/10/23, 10am PT or SATURDAY 10/14, 10:30am PT--still all online over zoom. 9(!) Meetings in each section with an optional additional group gathering at season's end. We remain fully interactive ONLINE... View full details
Logic Pro, Level 1 - SUMMER 2023 Live Online & On-Demand, Saturdays Join for 8/19/23! On-Demand Available RIGHT NOW - First Class Trial Available
$ 49.00 $ 599.00
NEW FORMAT! Now 9 meetings, 2 hours each -- more time to learn, less to have to manage each week! Same great content and instruction. LIVE Zoom class starts SAT 8/12, 11am PT and meets... View full details
The Masters' Workshop: Feedback on Your Songs from Master Songwriters - FALL 2023 Tuesday Nights Starting 10/10/23
$ 499.00 $ 599.00
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
RETURNING IN FALL '23! Your Modern Mindset Music Business Weekend Intensive: In-Person & Online, Friday thru Sunday, dates TBA!
$ 299.00 $ 599.00
RETURNING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE PANDEMIC! Gaelen Whittemore returns for this impactful, hands-on guide to the modern music business, live and in-person and streaming live in multi-cam HD, Friday evening thru Sunday late afternoon,... 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 SUMMER 2023: LEVEL 1 Start Any Time for Class 1; First Live Class is WED 8/16
$ 399.00 $ 499.00
The next Level 1 begins NOW! Watch class 1 on your own time. Class 2 is the first live meeting over zoom, WED 8/16, 7pm PT (and on-demand). Class features 8 meetings total: one pre-recorded and 7... 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: FALL - LEVEL 1 Starts SUN 10/15!
$ 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 FALL 2023! Thursdays 7pm Pacific Starting 10/12/23! Watch Free Workshop
$ 240.00 $ 799.00
The next round of class returns FALL 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 Leigh,... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Returns for FALL 2023, 7:30pm PST Starting MONDAY 10/16/23
$ 699.00 $ 799.00
This essential class in Licensing Songs to TV, Film, and Commercials returns for the FALL 2023 session Monday nights! Class will meet over Zoom with some in-person opportunities to gather and collaborate for LA people as... 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 WINTER 2024 Thursday Nights 7:30p PDT Starting 1/11/24!
$ 599.00 $ 699.00
THIS BELOVED CLASS RETURNS WINTER 2024, fully ONLINE OVER ZOOM, THURSDAY nights 7pm Pacific STARTING 1/11/24! Watch Mark Winkler's great talk "A Song is Like a House" and get the handout at this link. Watch Mark Winkler's... View full details
WORDS & MUSIC, TEEN Songwriters Class - FALL 2023 Thursdays 4:30-6pm PST - Starting 10/19/23
$ 350.00 $ 499.00
FALL 2023 WEEKLY SONGWRITING CLASS FOR TEENS, over Zoom! Class is designed for teens who have some (even small) experience writing songs. Not sure if it's right for you (or for your son or daughter)? CONTACT... 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 - FALL Starting SUN 10/15/23
$ 599.00 $ 699.00
This popular zoom songwriting class RETURNS FALL 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 - WEDNESDAYS this Fall, In-Person and Online Starting 10/11/23
$ 35.00 $ 699.00
This great class returns for the FALL Wednesdays at 7:30pm and is available in-person here in Burbank, live over zoom, and on-demand. LA people, you can do a hybrid of in-person/zoom. SOLD OUT WEDNESDAY NIGHTS! Special small-group... View full details
