Offering instruction Onsite and Online each Winter, Spring, Summer, & Fall in songwriting, production, recording, voice, sync licensing, music business, guitar, Logic Pro, 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; you will not owe this for any subsequent classes.
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UNLIMITED ENROLLMENT During 2026 - One Season, Two, or Four (Winter • Spring • Summer • Fall)
$ 3,497.00
All classes are offered ONLINE, both live in real-time with Zoom AND on-demand--and MANY classes are offered in-person here in LA! WINTER 2026 FULLY-INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLASS OPTIONS FOR UNLIMITED ENROLLMENT STUDENTS: Placings Songs in TV,... View full details
THE ROOTS - Foundational Course for Songwriting Study - SPRING 2026 Wednesdays 7PM PT Starting 4/29, In Burbank & Zoom!
$ 799.00
The next weekly ROOTS begins Wednesday evening 4/29, 7pm PT in-person in Burbank and live over zoom/on-demand. Class meets weekly in-person at historic Enterprise Recording Studios in Burbank, and over zoom for those not able to be in... View full details
SONGMAKERS: Beyond The ROOTS - Weekly Song Feedback & Exercises for Graduates of THE ROOTS - WINTER 2026 Starts SA 1/31/26 or TU 2/3/26
$ 499.00
Class For ROOTS Graduates for song feedback, skill development, and revising songs--exclusively designed to help you, well, make songs! There are two WINTER 2026 sections, Saturdays (in-person or zoom) or Tuesdays (zoom only) 10am-1pm PT with... View full details
Logic Pro - WINTER 2025 Live Online & On-Demand Starting SAT 3/1/25- Learn LOGIC PRO 11!
$ 599.00
Learn LOGIC PRO 11! Class meets live over zoom 6 times total, 10am-1pm PT / 1-4pm ET, with full replays and support materials on-demand to watch and review or to consume on your own schedule.... 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
Music Production for Songwriters, Level 1 - ONLINE FULLY INTERACTIVE, SPRING 2025 - Join for Sunday 4/27 at 1:30pm PT!
$ 599.00
Not enrolled in the Spring class yet? WATCH the Grammy-Winning Production Workshop as our GUEST! Learn from a Platinum-credited producer with hundreds of placements how to get the sound in your head to come out of... View full details
Writing for Musical Theater - Returns SPRING 2026! Thursdays 7:30pm Pacific New Section Starting 3/26/26
$ 699.00
We will run round has 10 meetings and will meet in-person(!) some weeks and online over zoom all weeks, with full replays available. Please note we will start early in the new year for 2026:... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Join for 3/16 & Pitch for Sync Writing Camp Included, Reduced Tuition for Late Start
$ 699.00
Special: Enroll for the Winter/Spring 2026 round of class resuming Monday 3/16, 8pm PST in-person and live over zoom (and on-demand) and be eligible to write or submit for the Sync Writing Camp with Lindsay... 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
$ 150.00
All one-hour sessions are held over zoom. Multi-hour sessions can be booked for in-person work with certain instructors. Please inquire. Want to move at your own pace and work privately on your songwriting? Want feedback... 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
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
Crafting Great Lyrics: Power Strategies with Platinum-Writer Mark Winkler - Returns for WINTER 2025 IN-PERSON & ONLINE - TUESDAY Nights Watch Class 1 • Join 1/28/25!
$ 599.00
Mark Winkler RETURNS WINTER 2025, to teach you to write Great Lyrics fully IN-PERSON and ONLINE OVER ZOOM and on-demand, Tuesday nights 7:30pm Pacific In light of current events and in the spirit of community,... View full details
WORDS & MUSIC, TEEN Songwriters Class - SPRING 2026 IN-PERSON & Zoom: Wednesdays 4:30-6pm PT, 4/15 - 5/20
$ 425.00
SPRING 2026 section IN-PERSON AND ZOOM for beginning to intermediate TEEN Songwriters will meet for 6 consecutive Wednesdays, 4:30-6pm PT in person at historic Enterprise Recording Studios in Burbank AND over zoom, Starting 4/15/26 at... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Single Class Only Pass MUSIC BUSINESS ATTORNEY BEN MCLANE - Access the Archive + Extras
$ 25.00 $ 99.00
All registrants can access the archived talk with Music Business Attorney Ben McLane and receive 4+ hours of bonus materials about both music business and sync licensing. Ben McLane is a music business attorney who has worked... 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 1 & LEVEL 2 SPRING 2025 TUESDAYS Starting 3/25/25 (Option for L1 on-demand, L2 live!)
$ 299.00
ON-DEMAND: Start right away! Either level or Levels 1-2 combo for reduced tuition. WINTER 2025: LEVEL 1 section TUESDAY nights starting 3/25/25 (6 wks with full content available weekly, on-demand). Option to take the class... View full details
THE COUNTRY SONGWRITING MANUAL - Interactive Zoom Class with #1 Nashville Writer Rick Beresford - Additional Saturday Song Critiques + Weekly Sundays - SPRING 2025 Next Meeting 5/17, 1pm PT
$ 599.00
(This popular zoom songwriting class RETURNS SPRING/SUMMER 2025, online live over zoom and on-demand only, with monthly meetings over the summer and then weekly in the Fall. It all starts with an open meeting on... 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
THE VOICE LAB with Bob Garrett - Vocal Technique & Performance - WINTER 2026 TUESDAYS Join for 2/24, In-Person and Online -
$ 325.00 $ 599.00
Finally, a place to work on your voice in preparation for in-studio work, live gigs, touring and songwriting sessions with composers! Gain essential technique training and weekly performance coaching in this interactive class for the... View full details
WRITING CAMP: NASHVILLE IN LA!
$ 35.00
(You missed the camp which took place 12/7-8 as we wrote for the new Gary Allan Record, with our special guest #1 hit/Grammy-nominated writer Odie Blackmon--the A&R for the project. BUT(!) you can still learn... View full details
The Next Weekend SYNC LICENSING Writing Camp: Saturday 3/14/26, 2-6pm PT at Historic Enterprise Recording Studios (& over Zoom)!
$ 149.00
We are so pleased to offer another great Writing Camp, this time with a SYNC LICENSING FOCUS for a new show in production at Netflix featuring Award-Winning Music Supervisors Lindsay Wolfington and Laura Webb. This... View full details
UNCOVER SONGS - How to "Flip" a Cover & Deepen Your Songcraft - Monday 3/2, 8pm PST In-Person/Zoom/On-Demand - 1st Class Trial, Pitch for Sync
$ 49.00
As Assistant Musical Director for America's Got Talent, Scott Simons "flips" covers every week on tv, helping emerging artists reveal their artistry by reinterpreting a familiar song. In UNCOVER SONGS, The Songwriting School is proud to... View full details
THE COUNTRY SONGWRITING MANUAL - Interactive Zoom Class with #1 Nashville Writer Rick Beresford - FIRST CLASS WEEKEND TRIAL VISIT, Sat 3/29 & Sun 3/30 1pm PT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
$ 60.00
Want to see if this weekly Sat/Sun song critique and hit country song analysis class is for you? Until the full spot is claimed, we have space for ONE person to do a single class weekend... View full details
SINGING BEYOND THE NOTES: The Art of Vocal Interpretation, with Paulette McWilliams - Masterclass Coming Late Fall Saturdays, 2-5pm PT
$ 75.00
Paulette McWilliams leads a Masterclass in the Art of Vocal Interpretation: SINGING BEYOND THE NOTES, one Saturday per month from 2-5pm PT in-person at historic Enterprise Recording Studios in Burbank and over zoom. Dates to... View full details
