Explore Songwriting

Ready to express yourself through song or improve your songwriting craft? Transform ideas and emotions into melody and prose with this learning path, and explore music theory, songwriting best practices, and tips for managing your songwriting career.

Learn the fundamentals of music theory.
Explore the process of songwriting.
Get tips to further your songwriting career.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Music Theory for Songwriters: The Fundamentals
-Professional musician Julian Velard covers the basics of music theory through the lens of songwriting. Explore intervals, chord progressions, voice leading, song forms, and more.

Course 2: Music Theory for Songwriters: Harmony
-Learn music theory through the lens of songwriting. These tutorials cover the basics of harmony: minor scales, modes, 7th chords, modulations, and more.

Course 3: The Business of Songwriting: First Steps
-Get started in the business of songwriting. Learn about all of the major organizations, rights, and procedures that songwriters have to deal with in the music business.

Course 4: 20 Unofficial Rules of Songwriting
-Professional songwriter Cliff Goldmacher reveals 20 unofficial songwriting rules that can make your songs more engaging and memorable.

Course 5: Write Think and Act Like a Professional Songwriter
-Want to know how to become a songwriter? Cliff Goldmacher shows what it takes to make it in the music business as a professional songwriter.

Course 6: The Dos and Don'ts of Songwriting Collaboration
-Join professional songwriter Cliff Goldmacher as he explains best practices for songwriting collaboration, from planning the song promotion to keeping the co-write moving forward.

Taught by

Julian Velard, Julian Velard, Garrick Chow, Cliff Goldmacher, Cliff Goldmacher, Cliff Goldmacher, Todd Howard, David Franz, Yeuda Ben Atar (Side Brain), Richard Stim, Richard Stim, Steve Rennie, Steve Rennie, Steve Rennie, Steve Rennie, Steve Rennie and Steve Rennie