A song is a musical composition, often performed with vocals and accompanied by at least one instrument. The art of songwriting is bringing elements together in a song in such a way that the result is nice to listen to. Especially in pop music, it is additionally important that the melodies are easy to follow to create a "catchy" song.

 

In this course, you will learn more on how to bring lyrics, chords and melodies together to create a song. Explore tools like chord progressions, song structures and rhyme schemes to tell your story.

During this course, your teacher can also help you combine your songwriting with performance, for example how to play and sing at the same time.

Please note: for Songwriting, enrol with our teachers Annika Boxhoorn or Marvin Dee. In the webshop, you enrol for a time slot with the combined name "Singing / Songwriting". You can tell your teacher in the first lesson what you want to focus on. This may be songwriting only, or singing only, or a combination of the two.

Schedule & enrolment

Teacher

Annika Boxhoorn

Annika completed her study at Codarts Rotterdam with a major in Singing and two minors in Songwriting and education. Annika also works as a teacher Musical education at the conservatory of Rotterdam.

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Marvin Dee

Marvin (1987) studied singing at the Havo for Music and Dance and subsequently studied Musical Theater at the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam. Marvin has been teaching for more than 10 years. He is specialized in training people who are afraid to sing loudly or who are afraid of hitting (or well, missing, really) high notes. He has taught all sorts of vocalists over the years, including the ‘smooth chicks from Dr. Justice and the Smooth Operators, Friends of the Family, Tom Vrolijk and Luuk Geers. Marvin pays attention to your voice and your wishes. A session with Marvin is always about the techniques YOU want to master.

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