Songwriting Instructors
We don't endorse any particular instructor for developing songwriters, however, some of our professionally-published songwriter members offer classes to songwriters looking for help with their songs. Listed here are a few of those offering classes.
Gregory Douglass
Gregory’s evocative, alternative sound blends, "Rufus Wainwright's opulent musicality and Justin Timberlake ́s accessible soulfulness," (OUT Magazine).Douglass has shared the stage with artists like Regina Spektor, They Might Be Giants, Shawn Colvin, The Weepies, Jason Mraz, and Margaret Cho. According to Pandora's founder, Tim Westergren, Gregory is one of the top independent artists on Pandora radio today.
Harriet Schock
Harriet Schock, a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated song writer has been teaching her renowned step-by-step method for thirty years since she taught at USC.
Structure, melody, harmony, storytelling, clarity, and visual lyric writing are all addressed so that the songwriter ends up with a song that has emotional impact on the listener. Classes are open now. Call for more information:
(213) 840-6732.
Adam Mitchell
Do you want to improve your songwriting? You do, right? Well, I figured out a long time ago that all good songs -- rock, pop or country -- all have five fundamental elements. These are my five building blocks and I've used them in every song I've written including those recorded by KISS, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Chicago, Merle Haggard, Art Garfunkel and the many other artists who've cut my material. I've now made these five building blocks the foundation of my "Write Like a Pro" series of audio lessons and I promise they can help boost your songwriting to a higher level too.