Crafting Great Lyrics: A Songwriting Workshop

MUSC X 404.4

Of interest to beginners as well as more experienced songwriters, this course offers a supportive and inspirational writing workshop environment focusing on three interrelated aspects of songwriting: form, theme, and content.

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Spring
In-Person
Starting at $745.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Perform practical exercises and write lyrics to improve your songwriting skills
  • Focus your writing on story telling and expanding rhyming and specificity
  • Analyze hit songs by The Beatles, Ed Sheeran, Joni Mitchell, and more
  • Receive feedback on finished songs

About this course:

Of interest to beginning, as well as more experienced songwriters, this course offers a fun, supportive, and inspirational writing workshop environment. Instruction focuses on three equally important and interrelated aspects of songwriting: form, theme, and content. Each week, students perform practical exercises and write lyrics to strengthen their songwriting skills. Exercises are designed to focus storytelling, and to expand on rhyming while adding specificity and color to songs. Hit songs, by such writers as Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Ed Sheeran, and Bruno Mars provide templates for commercial lyric writing. Ultimately, each participant's lyrics are evaluated by the hit song formula: to entertain, to tell the truth, and to connect with your audience.

Spring 2023 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Monday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Available
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Instructor: Mark Winkler
391211
Fee:
$745.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
ENROLL BY: Apr 3, 2023
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Notes

No meeting May 29, 2023.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 16, 2023
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Mon Apr 3, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon Apr 10, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon Apr 17, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon Apr 24, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon May 1, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon May 8, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon May 15, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon May 22, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon May 29, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon Jun 5, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Mon Jun 12, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203

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