Hit Songwriting Class | Seattle
Hit Songwriting Program
Songwriting Course – Write Better. Go Further.
In today’s music industry, talent alone won’t cut it. To thrive as a songwriter, you need to understand what makes a track commercially viable—from structure and lyric craft to emotional resonance and market appeal.
Seattle students take the Hit Songwriting Class in a small group at our studio, or live online in the same session with the same instructor, using our specialist music collaboration software, Muse. The city has a deep electronic and independent music scene, and our teachers are part of it.
Songwriting Fundamentals
- →What makes a timeless melody?
- →What makes a hit a hit now?
- →A look at past famed hit makers and an up close look at today’s top music makers
- →How do you come up with a “killer line?”
- →What is alliteration, anaphora, and other “ear worm” secrets to lyric and melody writing?
- →What’s the difference between a song and a hit? A classic?
- →The beauty of a crossover
The Secret to Making a Great Demo
- →Don’t waste your money
- →The power of the remix
- →Selecting the perfect vocalist
- →Simplicity is bliss
Placement and Politics
- →What makes a songwriter “hot”?
- →What is the present state of A&R?
- →How do I get my songs cut and placed?
- →It’s more than just the music, an inside perspective on how to get your songs placed and heard
- →Dirty little secrets of song placement
The Forum is Yours
- →kd_icon icon_pack="font_awesome" fa_icon="fa-solid fa-arrow-right" size="mkd-icon-tiny" custom_size="" type="normal" border_radius="" shape_size="" icon_color="#ce1713" border_color="" border_width="" background_color="" hover_icon_color="" hover_border_color="" hover_background_color="" margin="" icon_animation="" icon_animation_delay="" link="" anchor_icon="" target="_self"] Share your songs with the class
- →Share your tips and tricks
- →What are your favorite hit songs? And why?
- →Write a song with class and instructor, maybe even a HIT!
This course is built for those ready to move beyond hobbyist writing and start creating songs that can compete in the real world—whether you're aiming for chart placements, sync licensing, or cuts with other artists.
Taught in a small-class setting by a working professional songwriter with credits and collaborations across the industry, you'll gain:
- →Real-world strategies for pitching, co-writing, and getting placements
- →Detailed critique sessions to refine your current songs for the market
- →Collaborative writing opportunities that mimic real industry sessions
- →Proven commercial songwriting frameworks used by top writers
Bring your own material, refine your sound, and learn how to position your songs for the right opportunities. You’ll leave this course not just a better writer, but a smarter, more strategic one—with the tools to pursue commercial success.
Let’s turn your ideas into songs that get heard. Discover qualities that distinguish us, here.
In our students' words.
“Both instructors were extremely knowledgeable, and quickly adapted to the areas which I needed the most work. There's also no substitute for being face to face with an instructor, to immediately address any logjams in the workflow.”
CJ DeLeo
Some Instructors
Before you enrol.
36 hours, or 20 hours if you take it 1-on-1.
Yes - detailed critique sessions are built into the course to refine songs you bring in.
A working professional songwriter with real credits and industry collaborations.
Yes - see Hit Songwriting Private Instruction to connect with a specialist.
Yes - in-person or Live Online.
That's a core question the course tackles directly - looking at what separates a hit, a classic and a crossover, and the specific techniques that create that difference.
$1499 + $100 Registration if booked 14 days before start or $1799 + $200 Registration
Ready when you are.
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