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Short Course

Songwriting and Music Production

  • Duration

    10 Weeks

  • Cost

    £250

  • Tutor

    Zoe Collins

  • When

    Tuesday Evenings

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Learn to confidently write and produce industry level music using Logic Pro. 

Course Overview

This course is your gateway to mastering the art of music production, from songwriting to a polished final track. Over 10 weeks, you'll build your skills step by step, crafting entire compositions with confidence. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, our expert guidance will take you to the next level.

Learn to navigate Logic Pro, Apple’s powerful Digital Audio Workstation, and discover how its production techniques translate seamlessly to other DAWs. You'll gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools, ensuring your music sounds professional.

But we don't stop there. Explore the ins and outs of music distribution, copyright law, and the importance of securing songwriting credits. Plus, we'll introduce you to services like PRS, crucial for when you're ready to share your music with the world.

By the end of the course, you'll have the confidence to independently write and create industry-level music, armed with a solid understanding of production, distribution, and the music business. 

What we do...

A girl with curly dark hair and a stripey jumper is putting on headphones. Logic, the music editing programme, is loaded on the screen in front of her and she is ready to edit music.
A screen with Logic Pro loaded up on screen.
Zoe is helping demonstrate how to use a function on Logic Pro. The student watches what she is doing on the screen.
A student with long blonde hair and a green and blue stripey jumper is looking at a screen with headphones on. Logic is loaded up on the screen and she is mid-edit, concentrating on the details of sound editing.
Portrait of Zoe Collins, she is playing her guitar under green stage lighting.

About the Tutor

After graduating from Hereford College of Arts in 2012, Zoe Collins has journeyed across the UK, honing her craft in contemporary music performance, songwriting, and production. Over the past 15 years, Zoe has mastered ‘Logic Pro,’ using it to produce mainstream music, film scores, and audio projects like voiceovers. Her impressive portfolio includes composing for BBC Wales’ ‘It’s My Shout’ and having her band Pollyanna Blue’s tracks played on BBC Radio 1. With her up-to-date industry experience, Zoe is ready to help you advance your skills in music creation and distribution.

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Term Dates

Term will start on Tuesday 13th January. There will be 10 sessions with a break for half term on 17th February. The final session will be 24th March. 

Term starts on Tuesday 14th April. There will be 10 sessions with a break for half term on 26th May. The final session will be 23rd June. 

Zoe is helping demonstrate how to use a function on Logic Pro. The student watches what she is doing on the screen.

I thought the progress I made during the course was surprising, I improved so much considering the timeframe. I really enjoyed meeting like-minded people on my course too.

Harri - Songwriting and Music Production Short Course
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Industry standard workshops and studios

This is where you make your ideas happen. Find out more about the professional kit and spaces we provide at HCA.

Workshops and Resources

FAQs

Basic materials are provided on all of our short courses, and you will be advised on any additional materials you may want to buy for personal projects whilst on the short course. 

You may want to bring a book for taking notes. We sell these at our college shop so you can buy one before your class starts if you want to. 

Courses like these can look great on your CV and are good for professional development. Therefore, we award certificates at the end of the course, provided that you attended enough of the sessions. 

Our short courses are non-credit bearing programmes.

This course is suitable for beginners and people with some prior knowledge of songwriting or music production. 

This course will be held at the Digital Skills Centre at our College Road Campus. You will need to arrive at our reception each week to sign in. 

This course will take place over 10 sessions with a break for half term. Please see dates listed above. 

Sessions will start at 6.30pm and will finish at approximately 9pm. You may have to arrive earlier on your first week for registration. 

Unless otherwise stated, our short courses are suitable for anyone over the age of 16. 

We recommend anyone aged 16-17 is accompanied by someone 18+ who is also a paying participant. 

We keep our class sizes small so that you benefit from a lot of contact time with the tutor. There will be a maximum of 10 people on this course.

Yes, there is free parking available on campus.

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