What you'll learn
Learn how to write a song with our music and singing short courses in Sydney.
Have you ever wanted to write a song? Have you ever wondered what goes into creating one?
Songwriting is a creative and expressive art form that anyone can learn. All you need is curiosity and the willingness to try new ideas.
This online songwriting class for beginners introduces the essential tools and concepts that help turn ideas into completed songs. You will learn how to develop concepts, shape lyrics and structure, and refine your work into something you feel proud of.
This class is delivered online. Benefits include:
- Learning from the comfort of your own home with no travel required
- The option to keep your microphone muted so you can write privately during class
- Group learning environment with time to practice in the comfort of your own home
Learning outcomes
By the end of this songwriting course, you should be able to
- Generate song ideas using various strategies
- Compose songs with focused lyrics and suitable musical rhythmic elements
- Understand song structure/form
- Utilise rhyme schemes to enhance lyrics
- Use chord progressions to create musical motion
Course content
What will be covered in this Songwriting Course for Beginners?
- Using various songwriting exercises to increase creativity and to find song ideas
- Strategies to better focus song/lyric ideas
- Song hooks and motif development
- Using rhymes in songs
- Metaphor and simile in lyrics
- Class constructive feedback on your writing
- Chord progressions basics
- Melody writing basics
Intended audience
Who is this songwriting course for?
Beginners who have no or little songwriting experience.
Those with more experience will also likely benefit, as it focuses on many core elements of writing that can help anyone improve.
Course venue
Online - Via Zoom
Course materials
What to bring to class
- Pen and notebook.
- If you do play a portable instrument (eg, guitar) please bring it along.
Course testimonials
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Linda said: Luke was very generous in sharing his years of experience and expertise. It was terrific having him playing keyboard and guitar as he taught us various things in class, He was also very encouraging so that you felt you could share what you had been working on, even if it was a bit out of your comfort zone to do that. It was a jam-packed course full of plenty to things to keep us going and to encourage to develop our songwriting. Terrific content and amazing that Luke could adapt the course to those with less musical knowledge. A fantastic course!
Course tutors
Luke Kent
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