Songwriting School is a fully online membership monthly subscription service of weekly songwriting classes. 

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.
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Juliet McLean, New Plymouth, NZ

Thank-you so, so much...writing songs is one of the things that gives me the most joy in life and it (SWS) kicks start that every week... 
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​Phoned in from Anna Jaine Munro, Hawea, NZ

 Can highly recommend this songwriting course. Whether you are an experienced songwriter, just getting started or anywhere in between, Charlotte will keep you moving along in your journey.

  Rachel Hird, Wellington, NZ 

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 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

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