Please note some of the testimonials refer to workshops, clinics and retreats I've done as Songdoctor. Songwriting School is a new venture that has developed as a fully online membership monthly subscription service, an offshoot from this previous work. 

Charlotte Yates Songwriting School has become an important touchstone in my songwriting practice. The classes are well structured and clearly set out with each week covering a different aspect of songwriting. Being from a piano playing/singer-songwriter background I found the lesson on rhythm to be particularly useful as had never really considered how rhythm could be used to write more effectively. We dove deep into tempo, groove and time, touched on meters of speech and rhythmic textures, looked at the interconnection between melodic phrases, chord changes and rhythm. Each lesson is standalone and includes useful and interesting reading and resources. The short homework exercises put the coursework into immediate practice and are a neat way to share thoughts and connect with other students via the school forum.
Juliet McLean (O Juliet), New Plymouth, NZ

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By the end of the workshop I had a composition well underway. I was so enthused I had to continue and asked Charlotte to mentor and guide me through my songwriting development. A year on I recorded five songs and last year I completed 10 track album
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Neville Stewart aka Aart Smith, Dunedin, NZ

As a self taught songwriter, with very limited music theory knowledge, Charlotte's articles helped me understand some complex theories that I used to think were way beyond me, such as music intervals, major and minor scale chord progressions and modal interchange (borrowing chords from parallel keys).

Nat Ripepi, Perth, Western Australia

This is a wicked opportunity to learn ways to get out of writer's block!

Hugo Zanker, Methven, NZ

I wish I had done a clinic like this years ago instead of wandering around on an A4 page wasteland like a lost pen.

Rob Hopotoa, Christchurch, NZ