JMC Academy

Bachelor of Songwriting

Covering the essential tools for writing music to appeal to publishers, record labels, and producers across genres and media channels, this course will help you create your own music and lyrics, develop your instrumental skills, produce demos, and perform your own songs.

The Bachelor's degree is designed to help you create strong, focused songs that perfectly blend your lyrical ideas with powerful melodies. You will learn key concepts in form, structure, melodic development, harmony, top-lining, and writing for ensembles using acoustic and electronic instrumentation. Through weekly one-on-one mentoring sessions as part of your major ‘Directed Songwriting’ study, you will work on a substantial folio of original songs, and produce, record or perform them to showcase your writing talent. You will also complete a large project as part of your final folio, which can include a live recital alongside recorded work.

Master songwriting in the digital domain, refine your recording skills, explore music distribution and marketing strategies, and learn the importance of co-writing and collaboration. While talent will get you far, to be successful it is vital to be ‘tech savvy' and skilled with industry-standard software – Pro Tools, Logic, and Ableton Live for recording and producing; digital score-writing software Sibelius for arranging and notation, and Musition and Auralia for enhancing your understanding of Music Theory and Ear Training. The Bachelor's degree also explores channels of music distribution, monetization, and copyright, and on graduation, you will have completed a rich portfolio of your own songs as a showcase of your talent.

Why Study Songwriting at JMC?

• Unique 1-on-1 songwriting mentorship and instrumental tuition
• Advanced music technology and production units of study integrated into the course
• This unique course teaches a contemporary methodology for top-lining, composing, and lyric writing

Duration

In only 2 years you can graduate with a Bachelor's degree thanks to our accelerated full-time course. Part-time study is also available to domestic students. International students may choose to complete the course in 3 years [058463A] rather than the accelerated 2-year option.

Students who have successfully completed 4 trimesters of the Bachelor program may successfully graduate with an Associate Degree qualification.