Art & Business of Songwriting Certificate

250 hours/Instructor Supported

 

 

This extensive program arms you with the songwriting and lyric writing tools you’ll need to develop your ideas into complete, engaging, effective songs. You'll take a detailed look at the individual elements that make up lyric writing and songwriting, and learn the ways that professional songwriters put these elements together to create memorable hit songs. You’ll learn a ten-step process to reproduce the time-tested traits of successful songs while still maintaining your unique voice – a practice critical to the success of any songwriter. With frequent writing exercises and hands-on workshops, your writing process will become more direct and efficient, and your lyrics more vivid and meaningful.

 

The Art & Business of Songwriting Certification Program also allows you to enhance your songwriting skills in a number of different areas including: music theory, harmony, arranging which are crucial skills for the accomplished songwriter.

 

 

First 12 weeks

Modern Musicianship I
(50 Clock hours)

Music Publishing
(50 Clock hours)

 

Second12 weeks

Modern Musicianship II
(50 Clock hours)

Arranging
(50 Clock hours)

Songwriting
(50 Clock hours)

 

 

Careers in songwriting include:

·         MUSIC ARRANGER: The Music Arranger scores songs submitted to them by

songwriters, publishers and various producers.

 

·         JINGLE WRITER: A jingle writer can be a songwriter, composer or lyricist who

specializes in writing music for radio as well as television commercials. They are

responsible for portraying their client’s product, musically. They must be strong

arrangers, able to compose well and skilledin all techniques.

·         COMPOSER: A composer generally creates instrumental pieces that can stand alone or combined with lyrics. They may also work as film composers that score music to enhance videos or films.

 

·         LYRICIST: Lyricists are the individuals who can express themselves with words and can develop careers writing words to songs.  A talented lyricist would only create the words and work as a team with a music composer.


 

COURSES:

 

Modern Musicianship I 

Start building the solid musical foundation you need to work successfully in the music industry.  Upon completion of this course the student will be reading and writing musical notation, recognizing rhythms, scales, intervals, key signatures and meter.  Outline

 

Music Publishing 

An in-depth examination of the processes of copyright law, publishing, and songwriting. Students will explore the different sources of income, types of royalties, and contractual agreements as it pertains to publishing.  Outline

 

Modern Musicianship II 

Continue building the solid musical foundation begun in Modern Musicianship I. After completing this course you will begin to write your own songs and learn from the popular music you listen to every day.  Outline

 

Songwriting 

This course brings together the many aspects of music and words that converge as one complete expression known as a song; to show how these musical qualities interact as they take on different structures and forms chosen by the songwriter.  Outline

 

Music Arranging I 

Master the skills and artistic power of arranging! You will develop deep listening, analytical, and transcriptional skills with emphasis on contemporary pop / rock tracks. Then, you'll create your own scores for keyboards, bass, guitar and drums.  Outline

 

 

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**** All courses are 12 weeks instructor supported online classes ****

 

Software Requirements

The software required to take an online certificate class is available free online. Listed below are the links needed to locate the free applications and browser plug-ins that are required for our online courses.

Adobe Acrobat Reader
Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/reader/
Apple Quicktime Player
Quicktime can be downloaded from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Audacity
Audacity can be downloaded from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Finale Notepad
Finale Notepad can be downloaded from http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/
Macromedia Flash Player
Flash player can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

Frequently Asked Questions:

http://www.mu-ed.com/protrain/faq.html

 

For Career Info:

http://www.mu-ed.com/protrain/music_careers.html