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 2022 - One Season, Two, or Four (Winter • Spring • Summer • Fall)
$ 1,997.00 $ 2,997.00
With the COVID-19 PANDEMIC, we have moved all classes to a FULLY-INTERACTIVE ONLINE FORMAT. Note for LA people: there will be some in-person opportunities for certain classes, like Signature Songs, The Performing Singer/Songwriter, & Writing Commercial Hit... View full details
THE ROOTS - Foundational Course for Songwriting Study - ONLINE & FULLY INTERACTIVE - Tuesdays 7-10pm PST - Next Weekly Section FALL Tuesdays - One Spot Available, Join for 10/25/22
$ 699.00 $ 799.00
The current weekly round is Tuesday nights 7-10pm PT over Zoom. One spot available! Join for Class 3 on TU 10/25 and make up the first two classes on-demand! This section will meet over Zoom, but LA... View full details
SONGMAKERS: Beyond The ROOTS - Weekly Song Feedback & Exercises for Graduates of THE ROOTS - ONLINE INTERACTIVE, FALL STARTS SAT 10/8 or TUES 10/11
$ 399.00
FALL 2022 starts SAT 10/8/22, 10:30am PT or TUES 10/11, 10am PT -- at this point still all online over zoom. 10 Meetings for the Fall! We remain fully interactive ONLINE in this Class For ROOTS Graduates... View full details
Logic Pro, Level 1 - WINTER 2023 Live Saturdays Starting 1/7/23! 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 - FALL 2022 Monday Nights Starting 10/3/22
$ 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 1/18/23
$ 399.00
WINTER 2023: LEVEL 1 section offered ONLINE, FULLY-INTERACTIVE and On-Demand, Wednesday nights starting 1/18/23! Designed to dovetail with THE ROOTS songwriting curriculum, Music Theory & Ear Training Level 1 equips the songwriter with a foundational understanding... 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 2023! Thursdays 7:30pm - In-Person or Online Starting 1/19/23
$ 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 THIS BRIEF TRAILER and then CLASS 1 Below It: WATCH CLASS 1 HERE AS... View full details
Music Production for Songwriters, Level 1 - ONLINE FULLY INTERACTIVE, 2022: WINTER Sundays 5-7pm Pacific, Starting 1/22/23
$ 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 1/12/23
$ 599.00 $ 799.00
The next round of class returns WINTER 2023! If you have previously taken this class, Bob Garrett runs a small weekly workshop to keep your project moving forward. Please inquire about joining. Watch this inspiring conversation... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Returns for FALL Mondays 7pm PST - Watch Class 1, Join for 11/14/22 - Special Guest Pass to Class 1!
$ 699.00 $ 799.00
This essential class in Licensing Songs to TV, Film, and Commercials returns for the FALL 2022 session Monday nights! Class 2 guest MONDAY 11/14: Award-Winning TV/Film Music Supervisor Lindsay Wolfington (Virgin River, To All The... 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
Signature Songs: Write, Sing, & Showcase Your Essence - Returns FALL 2022 Wednesdays 7pm Starting 10/19
$ 499.00
Or...HOW THE SINGER-SONGWRITER BECOMES A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST. Zoom & In-Person: 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... 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
Writing Commercial Hit Lyrics, with Platinum-Writer Mark Winkler - Returns for WINTER 2023 2022 Monday Nights 7p PDT Starting 1/9/23!
$ 499.00 $ 599.00
THIS BELOVED CLASS RETURNS WINTER 2023, ONLINE OVER ZOOM with in-person opportunities for LA People, MONDAY nights 7pm Pacific STARTING 1/9/23! Watch Mark Winkler's Zoom conversation on WRITING STRONGER LYRICS: Mark Winkler has been teaching a much-respected lyric... View full details
WORDS & MUSIC, TEEN SECTION: Major Songwriting for Minors - FALL 2022 Wednesdays 4:30-6pm PST Starting 11/2/22
$ 275.00 $ 375.00
FALL 2022 WEEKLY SONGWRITING CLASS FOR TEENS! Class will meet 6 Wednesday afternoons, 4:30-6pm PST, over Zoom only, starting 11/2/22 (6 meetings, 11/2-12/14, with no class the day before Thanksgiving 11/23). Class is designed for teens who have some... View full details
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Single Class Only Pass - MON 11/14 7:30pm PT Zoom LINDSAY WOLFINGTON
$ 79.00 $ 99.00
PICK THE CLASS MEETING YOU WISH TO View or ATTEND for the current series for $99. (Special invitation for $79 to join us M 11/14 7:30pm PT for LINDSAY WOLFINGTON!) If you choose to enroll... 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 Sunday 1p PT class RETURNS WINTER 2023 Starting SUN 1/8/23!
$ 499.00 $ 599.00
This popular zoom songwriting class RETURNS WINTER 2023, online live and on-demand only, with 8 weekly Sunday 1-3pm PDT classes and 6 optional/additional Saturday 1pm PDT song critiques. That's 14 meetings total with #1 writer Rick Beresford! Not... 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) - Wednesdays 4-5pm PT Zoom Starting 1/11/23
$ 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 Wednesdays 4-5pm Pacific, LIVE over... View full details
