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 2025 - 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 again in-person here in LA! WINTER 2025 FULLY-INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLASS OPTIONS FOR UNLIMITED ENROLLMENT STUDENTS: Writing Commercial Hit... View full details
THE ROOTS - Foundational Course for Songwriting Study - SPRING 2025 WEDNESDAYS 7-10p, Join for 2/12/25, In-Person (and Zoom)!
$ 699.00
The next weekly round of The ROOTS songwriting class starts Wednesday 4/2/25 and meets 7-10pm PT in-person & over zoom! Class meets weekly in-person at historic Enterprise Recording Studios in Burbank, and over zoom for those not able... View full details
SONGMAKERS: Beyond The ROOTS - Weekly Song Feedback & Exercises for Graduates of THE ROOTS - ONLINE INTERACTIVE, SPRING 2025 STARTS TUES 4/22/25 or SAT 4/19/25 or
$ 449.00
We remain fully interactive ONLINE in this Class For ROOTS Graduates with monthly in-person gatherings on Saturdays. Exclusively designed to help you, well, make songs! There are two sections, Saturdays or Tuesdays 10am-1pm. There are always... 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, WINTER/SPRING 2025 - OPEN CLASS 1 Grammy Sunday 3/2 at 2pm PT!
$ 599.00
Special Grammy-Winning Critical Listening Party, Sunday 3/2 (Oscars Sunday!) at 2pm PT over Zoom, where we'll analyze some 2025 Grammy-Winning Songs to understand the elements of hit production in different genres--and set us up to... View full details
Writing for Musical Theater - Returns SPRING 2025! Thursdays 7pm Pacific New Section Starting 4/10/25!
$ 699.00
The SPRING 2025 round has 10 meetings and will meet in-person(!) some weeks and online over zoom all weeks, with full replays available. Please note the new start date: APRIL 10, 2025. Already working on... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - WINTER 2025 JOIN 2/24/25 + Writing Camps
$ 799.00
This essential class in Licensing Songs to TV, Film, and Commercials returns for the WINTER 2025 session. Please note the new start date because of the LA fires and their impact on some of our... 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
$ 125.00
All one-hour sessions are held over zoom. Multi-hour sessions can be booked for in-person work with certain instructors. Want to move at your own pace and work privately on your songwriting? Want feedback on your... 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 - WINTER 2025 Zoom Weekly WEDNESDAYS Starting 2/19/25
$ 379.00
WINTER 2025 WEEKLY SONGWRITING CLASS FOR TEENS, over Zoom! • WINTER 2025: Zoom-only WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm PT 5:30 MT/ 6:30 CT/7:30 ET) 8 meetings starting 2/19/25 - Please note new start date! Class is designed for teens who... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Single Class Only Pass - Access the Archive with Music Business Attorney Ben McLane
$ 49.00 $ 99.00
Access the archived talk with Music Business Attorney Ben McLane and receive 4+ hours of bonus materials. Ben McLane is a music business attorney who has worked on more than 150 Top Ten songs or albums... 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 - WINTER 2025 Starts SUNDAY 2/23/25, 1pm PT
$ 599.00
This popular zoom songwriting class RETURNS WINTER 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 2025 TUESDAYS, In-Person and Online Join 2/18/25
$ 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 VOICE LAB with Bob Garrett - Vocal Technique & Performance In-Person and Online - FIRST CLASS TRIAL VISIT TU 2/4, 7:30pm
$ 35.00
This essential 8-wk vocal technique & performance class meets Tuesday nights 730-930pm PT in-person and over zoom starting 2/4. You can try class 1 as our guest for a small Audit Fee. If you decide... View full details
The Next Weekend Writing Camp: Sunday 3/23/25, 12-4pm PT at Historic Enterprise Recording Studios!
$ 179.00
We are so pleased to offer another great Writing Camp, this time with a SYNC LICENSING FOCUS for the world of Trailers, ads, and commercials, featuring an Award-Winning Music Supervisor and the chance to write... View full details
UNCOVER SONGS - Learn To Flip Your Favorite Cover & Write Your Favorite Song - Starts SAT 2/22, 2-5pm PT
$ 499.00
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... View full details
UNCOVER SONGS - Learn To Flip Your Favorite Cover & Write Your Favorite Song - FIRST CLASS TRIAL, Sat 2/22, 2-5pm PT In-Person/Zoom
$ 79.00
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... View full details
