The Craft of Songwriting (May '24)

Taught by Laura Jean Anderson

Eight (8) 75-minute classes, twice a week. Limited enrollment.

Taught in a live, interactive classroom setting on Zoom

• Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:00a - 10:15a (PT)
• May 21st, 24th, 28th, 31st; June 4th, 7th, 11th, 14th.
• Classes are recorded and sent out after class. You do not have to be able to attend every class live to sign up.

**For beginner songwriters who want to explore the fundamental principles of songwriting.**

This class will explore some of the universally shared songwriting techniques that span across genres within the topics of form, lyrics, rhyme scheme, melodic development, harmonic progressions, rhythm, and repetition.

By studying a wide variety of great songwriters throughout history (such as Carole King, Sly Stone, Dolly Parton, and Burt Bacharach), we’ll analyze the commonalities in their songwriting through transcription and analysis and make an intentional effort to integrate these techniques into our own songwriting practice through focused exercises – all in service of getting us closer to developing our individual voice as songwriters.

Laura Jean Anderson, born in Olympia, Washington and now residing in Los-Angeles, is a multi-instrumentalist, writer, producer & songwriter. She uses music as a vessel to speak up about important issues, fighting for feminism & human rights through her songs. She believes the personal is political. Laura Jean has garnered support from NPR, Bernie Sanders, Rolling Stone, Noisey, Salon, Fader, amongst others. Her shows across Los Angeles have established her as a staple of the LA music scene, garnering support from KCRW and LA Weekly proclaiming her music as a “Timeless sound…a mysterious conception that sounds as it’s from another era.”

Sign up with a friend and you’ll both receive a 20% discount! clicking here.

If after the first two classes you feel the course is not a good fit for any reason, you are welcome to a refund on the rest of the course classes.