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Pro Songwriting: The Art and Business of a Songwriter (Udemy.com)

High Student Success Rate, Industry Backed Advice, Pro Feedback Plus Monthly Songwriters' Circle: 2023 Update

Created by: Eve Williams MMus

Last updated January 2025

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What you will learn

  • Get feedback from a songwriter and A&R rep named one to Watch twice by Nashville Songwriters Association International
  • Become a better songwriter, pure and simple
  • Write in any genre
  • Write hooks that grab attention
  • Write industry standard lyrics
  • Write unforgettable melodies
  • Complete practical exercises to improve your songwriting
  • Learn to put songforms into practice in your writing
  • Discover the different types of music publishers and how and when to find a publisher
  • Evaluate the commercial potential of your music
  • Market your music and build a professional reputation
  • Earn royalties for your music
  • Access organisations who can help with your songwriting career
  • Find cowriters and form a network of music industry contacts
  • Expand your songwriting toolkit beyond your current methods

How it compares

Against the other 270 rated Udemy courses in Music on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 14% of them
  • Reviews121#187 of 271 by number of reviews
  • Length8.8 hourslonger than 85% of them
  • Last updatedJanuary 2025more recently than 56% of them

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Course Description

NOW WITH FREE MP3 LECTURES TO HELP YOU WRITE A SONG IN A WEEK  AND ADVICE FROM PRO SONGWRITERS SIGNED TO MAJOR AND COOL INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS AND LABELS AND AN INTERVIEW WITH A SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL POP PUBLISHER AND MEDIA LAWYER.   INCLUDES A DOWNLOADABLE HANDBOOK NORMALLY FOR SALE ON AMAZON BUT FREE WITH THIS COURSE AS WELL AS ACCESS TO A MONTHLY ZOOM SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE WHERE YOU CAN GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR WORK AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER STUDENTS.


After taking my songwriting courses,  students have achieved licensing deals, publishing opportunities, cowrites with established writers and performed at internationally renowned festivals and venues including Glastonbury and the Bluebird Cafe, Nashville. Enroll today and become another one of the course's success stories.


This course was fabulous. I’ve been taking many of the songwriting courses on Udemy. Many are good, some are excellent, and some are just not overly helpful. But Eve’s course is one of the excellent courses. I highly recommend that you purchase her course and you will definitely come away having learned a great deal. And you’ll have fun going through the course. Well, at least I found it a wonderful value. Cheers my fellow songwriters.

Gary, Udemy student


Great course. Love the wire framing structure for songwriting. Loved that you talked about the business of songwriting a little too and how to deal with people in a professional way when songwriting. I even came up with a hook for a new song while watching one of your lectures. Excited to put this knowledge into practice. Thank you! 

- Pat, Udemy student


WHY THIS IS THE COURSE FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SONGWRITER OR TO UP YOUR SONGRWITING GAME

Do you want to make a living from songwriting? Have you already started down that road or want to know how to make songwriting a career? Would you like to refine your craft or judge whether or not your music is ready to pitch to the industry? Or do you just want to get good at songwriting?


This is the course for you if you want to release music that gets noticed. In this course you will learn methods of songwriting used by top songwriters and publishers across the world. It will help you break out of any limitations in your current ways of writing music. We also study the business side of being a professional songwriter so by the end of the course you can start earning money from your music and build a professional reputation.

I am not simply teaching my own personal methods of writing like a lot of songwriting courses. I have witnessed these methods used by multi platinum writers and producers in studios I have worked in across the world. I also hold a Master of Music degree in Songwriting and am a contributor to Songwriting Magazine in the UK so these methods are backed up by research and study as well as a successful career as a commercial songwriter.


HOW DOES THIS COURSE WORK?

This course is designed to help you write beautiful music then publish and market it. We will look at what makes a commercially viable song, starting with learning to write lyrics, melodies and hooks and song forms. The course also covers music publishing (different types of publishers and deals), copyright, PROs (the organisations which collect royalties), marketing your music and organisations that are there to help. Each section has practical songwriting tasks to complete and there are invaluable opportunities to get feedback on your songwriting from a published commercial songwriter with a Master's degree in Songwriting.


By the end of the course you will be able to

  • Write stronger melodies

  • Write stronger lyrics

  • Write stronger hooks

  • Be paid royalties for every eligible performance of your music

  • Market and brand yourself as an artist/songwriter

  • Know how to evaluate the commercial potential of your songwriting 

  • Understand copyright

  • Find cowriters

  • Know how and when to find a music publisher

  • Find cuts (when an artists records your song) and syncs (when your song is placed in TV, film, commercials etc)


ABOUT YOU

The course is suitable for writers in all genres. You will need intermediate music theory or be working towards it. If you are a singer but not an instrumentalist, the course is still for you. If you are new to songwriting the course will set you up with sound principles. If you are more experienced it will help you refine your ways of working and advance your career.


ABOUT ME

I have been teaching songwriting since I graduated from my Master of Music in Songwriting in 2012. I have written with award winning songwriters (and won awards myself) and multi platinum producers. My last 2 albums received airplay in around 8 countries and I have toured successfully. I work with several a music publishing companies and frequently attend international commercial song camps. This Autumn tracks I wrote and cowrote will be released by artists in the UK, Norway and Switzerland. My music has been used in advertising and documentaries as well as recorded by X Factor and The Voice Graduates. I have been commissioned to write for reality TV show graduates amongst other exciting projects.


Here's a little of my press:

'Eve has established herself as an artist of considerable sophistication, recognised for her powerful toplines and moving lyrics.'

-The Musician Magazine, UK

'Mature songwriting'

- Maverick Country, UK

'Quality stuff'

- Americana UK


I would love to help you discover the exciting world of a pro songwriter. If you're ready to go on that journey, please enroll and thankyou for letting me join you as you unlock your musical potential.


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Instructor Details

Eve Williams MMus

Hi. I'm Eve Williams and It's my aim to help you go as far as you can go in music, business and English Literature.  I'm an award winning singer and songwriter from Co. Down in Northern Ireland.  I have written with and for stars of the Voice Norway and the X Factor UK and my music has been featured in documentaries and advertising. I'm a  regular contributor to Songwriting magazine in the UK.

I hold a Master of Music in Songwriting from Bath Spa University as well as an Honours degree plus a Master's degree in English from the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 2015 Nashville Songwriters Association International recognised me as One to Watch twice (April and June).

I'm also also a music educator and online coach, running an on site teaching practice  and an online coaching/mentoring service . I have taught at Queen's University of Belfast (Russell International Excellence Group), further education colleges, music schools, community groups, music industry education bodies and privately and in doing so have worked with a very large range of groups and individuals so I'm always happy to engage with your questions and give feedback on your work.


If you have any questions about any of my courses, please feel free to get in touch.



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'A great voice'

-John McGlynn, Anúna

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Reviews

4.4

121 ratings on Udemy

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By Scott Zrinski on 7/20/2025

I am enjoying Eve's course a lot. I've already been implementing her teachings in my songs I create. In addition, I've attended her monthly song sessions and have provided valuable feedback on my songs. I appreciate very much Eve's support and teachings through this course!

By Matt Goldberg on 3/11/2022

not sure yet. not feeling the flow of knowledge. meh...

By Rand on 8/19/2021

Eve has committed to teaching songwriting in the course and has added a monthly get together. The monthly group is a great practical addition to the course. If you have not dropped by, I encourage you to consider it.

By Nellize Gaia on 9/24/2020

Love your course so far! It's really good, but if I have something to say is about your accent. Sometimes it's really difficult to understand what you are saying :)

By Matt J. Cardy on 9/5/2020

Such a lovely lady, very informative for a newbie and a great place to start for someone passionate about starting a career in songwriting! Really enjoyable! Thanks Eve!

By Patrick Muldoon on 7/2/2020

Well I've only watched the first video and not only am I learning some things I didn't know before but I'm enjoying it. I think that is the part I didn't expect, I mean, who enjoys courses?...Me now. Now I've completed the course and I found it very informative and interesting.

By Roxana Anderson on 6/8/2020

She does not explain the themes in depth, And the lessons are mostly examples. Theres no asigments so far to test your knowledge.

By Bobbie á Deild on 8/9/2019

I could have used some more beginner material I guess, but its all good =)

By Rachel Swem on 9/12/2018

This is a great course! I learned a lot. It covers all the basics of songwriting, including many topics that I had not given much thought to before. Anyone looking to write better should take this course!

By Lani K Thompson on 7/22/2018

Eve did a great job explaining the basics of songwriting. The information related to the business end of it was especially useful as she provided many practical tips and spoke from her own experience. I especially appreciated how involved she was...so willing to answer questions and even provide some feedback. I had the feeling that I was engaged with a live teacher, not taking a pre-recorded course.

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