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Develop your songwriting and arranging skills in a supportive, creative environment. Whether you're crafting original material or reimagining covers, this class provides the tools to refine your work and bring your musical ideas to life. Open to singers, instrumentalists, and those who do both, it's a great space to experiment, collaborate, and grow as an artist.

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Songwriting Intensive

Discover the art of songwriting in an immersive experience designed to ignite your creativity. Explore song forms, lyric writing, and music theory through a mix of engaging lectures and hands-on exercises. Whether you're a beginner or seeking to refine your craft, this course will help you create songs that inspire, move, and resonate.

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  • 18 and older
  • $200
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  • 555 8th Ave, New York, NY
  • 7 hours

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  • $200/person
  • 7 hours
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What you'll learn in this song writing class:

The Songwriting Intensive happens in a short time span (1 day in NYC, or 2 days on Zoom). The course includes a mixture of lectures and exercises. It’s open to writers of any level. Farther down, you can view a syllabus for this course.

A quick dip into the realm of songwriting…

It happens in a darkened club. On a spotlit stage. Or behind the soundproof walls of a studio. A song unleashes its power and who knows where it’ll go? Songs fuel desire, inspire hope, break hearts, rock worlds, unite people, shake booties, turn blahs into blues, and sometimes make us feel as good as James Brown. All in a mere few minutes.

If you dream of taking your music beyond the shower, you’ll want to do it right. Here you’ll learn the time-tested elements of songwriting craft and how to market your work.

Whether you dig pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, or country, we’ll show you how to write songs that soar.

Intensives are open for writers of any level.

This course gives an overview of the basics of songwriting craft. Course components:

  • Brief lectures
  • Writing exercises

Topics:

  • Understanding Songs
  • The Classic Form
  • Contemporary Songwriting Styles
  • Lyrics
  • Dipping Into Music 
  • The Music Biz

Note: Content may vary among individual classes.

Refund Policy

All Classes (except One-day and Zoom Intensives and Write-Ins):

  • For a refund or credit, contact us three business days or more before your class starts. You can either choose to hold a full credit with us good for one year on other Gotham classes OR you can opt for a refund less a $25 administrative fee and your $25 registration fee ($50 total).
  • If you need to withdraw after your class has started (or two business days before it starts), you won’t receive a refund, but you’re welcome to a Gotham credit less the price of Week 1 and your $25 registration fee, but we need to hear from you three business days or more before Week 2 meets for that to happen. After that point, no credits are available.

One-day and Zoom Intensives:

  • You may reschedule a One-day or Zoom Intensive one time, if you notify us two business days before the class begins. After that first reschedule, there is a $25 rescheduling fee.
  • If you notify us three business days or more before your class begins, rescheduling is free. If you notify us less than three business days before your class begins, there is a $25 rescheduling fee. If you don’t notify us until after your class begins, we cannot reschedule you.
  • You may get a refund (minus a $50 fee) if you notify us three business days or more before your class begins.

Write-Ins:

  • If you withdraw 1 business day or more before it begins, you’re welcome to a full credit good for one year toward another Write-In. No refunds are available.
  • If you simply don’t show up and don’t notify us in advance, you forfeit your money.

A few more things:

  • Credits are valid for one year and cannot be changed into refunds down the road.
  • Simply not attending class or notifying the instructor does not mean you've officially withdrawn.
  • Some exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis for medical emergencies with a doctor's note.
  • Refunds take up to six weeks to process.

Please understand, we can't issue a refund after classes have started, even if you miss your first class. Similarly, we can't offer you a credit one day before your second class or after that. We understand that other obligations get in the way of attending class, but these policies allow us to get other interested writers into class early enough to have a good experience, and this allows us to offer our classes at a reasonable price.

Important Notes:

  • Students are allowed to join a class in the second week.
  • Only those who pay the tuition in full can be guaranteed a place in class.
  • Class dates and times may be subject to change. A substitute may be assigned or make-up classes added to the end of the term.
  • Auditing and the recording of classes are not allowed.
  • For all classes, students receive a record of payment and registration.
  • Gotham reserves the right to remove any student at our discretion.
  • Gotham does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, socioeconomic status, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.
  • Our courses are not intended to provide instruction that will result in the student's acquisition of occupational skills.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Reviews of Classes at Gotham Writers Workshop (748)

(4.4-star rating across 748 reviews)
  • Songwriting Intensive

    Reviewed by Day P. on 1/14/2019
    Alex is an expert who also knows how to teach, engage and inspire. She adapts to students’ interests and creates a safe space to learn. I especially appreciated her structured format and rhythm of teaching concepts, showing songs to demonstrate, followed by experiential exercises. The pacing kept me engaged throughout the day. I highly recommend this for both people who have never written a song and experienced songwriters looking for concepts, form and structure to take their songwriting deeper.
  • Songwriting Intensive

    Reviewed by Daniela S. on 2/28/2016
    The class was great. I just wish there was more time to write and practice (it was pretty much only theoretical, with the exception of 2 exercises). The instructor was knowledgeable and warm, and overall I had a great time in this course, and found it very useful for my songwriting practice.
  • Songwriting Intensive

    Reviewed by Thomas McElligott on 4/7/2013
    Alex Forbes is an excellent instructor. She had everyone involved and made the class quite enjoyable. I would highly recommend this class to the aspiring songwriter. Thumbs up all the way!
  • Songwriting Intensive

    Reviewed by JONATHAN REITER on 2/25/2013
    Excellent class. Amazing amount of information in one day. Tony Conniff is terrific, and the course was fun.
  • Songwriting Intensive

    Reviewed by Tricia S. on 1/13/2020
  • Songwriting Intensive

    Reviewed by Neil O. on 2/29/2016
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Students who have taken classes at Songwriting Intensive have highly praised the instructors and the valuable skills they gained from the courses. The instructors are described as knowledgeable, engaging, and inspiring, with the ability to adapt to students' interests and create a safe learning environment. The classes are structured, using a combination of teaching concepts, demonstrating songs, and experiential exercises to keep students engaged throughout the day. Students appreciate the focus on concepts, form, and structure, which helps them take their songwriting to a deeper level. While some students wished there was more time for writing and practice, overall, the courses were deemed useful and enjoyable for their songwriting practice. Quotes: 1. "Alex is an expert who also knows how to teach, engage and inspire..." 2. "The instructor was knowledgeable and warm..." 3. "Excellent class. Amazing amount of information in one day."

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Question from Elizabeth K.
Hi. for the Songwriters Intensive session Jan 11 - is the focus on writing lyrics for songs and not the music? The lyrics part is what I am interested in- I don't really read music and do write parodies to songs and write poetry so the words are what I want to focus on. If you could please elaborate on if that is correct, I would appreciate it, as I am interested in the course. are there any discounts given to seniors?
Answer from Brenda L. CourseHorse Staff
Hi Elizabeth! Yes, it's focused on the lyric writing side of songwriting. And yes, the school has a 10% senior discount. Thank you.
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