Improve creative skills, explore what’s possible and be guided by a mentor every step of the way
Picture coming home from school, running into your room and one hour later emerging with a brand new song. And while you’re at school the next day, your songwriting mentor is giving you feedback on your song…
This exciting opportunity for all kids aged 10-17 yo will not only help them improve their creative skills and explore what’s possible, but they will be guided with their own professional songwriting mentor every step of the way so that they are constantly supported to write 10 songs in the 10 week course.
If they read music, that’s great. If they don’t, that’s fine. We will show them everything they need each week.
The total time commitment is approximately 2 hours per week and is not time specific.
This opportunity is for every kid who dreams of writing and playing their own songs. And this course helps them turn those dreams into a reality.
Songs written in this Course have gone on to win awards in the ASME competition, are on radio stations around the world, and are shaping the careers of many young artists. Writing the songs is simply the start of this very exciting journey.
Songwriting Lessons
Mentorship and Feedback
Write 10 songs in 10 weeks
Includes:
- Bite-sized weekly lessons from founder, Francesca de Valence, focusing on different aspects of songwriting, available to watch on demand
- Weekly exercises to develop your creative skills
- Weekly songwriting homework challenges based around each week’s lessons
- Work at your own pace each week. You have the whole week to submit your songs. Your mentor feedback will be delivered within 48 hours of submission.
- Your own professional songwriting mentor assigned to your group giving you personalised feedback every step of the way
- Join as a small course group and learn how to give your fellow peers feedback on their songs
- Bonus invitations to our I Heart Songwriting Club exclusive member events/workshops as they happen
Completely online
Works with all timezones
No songwriting experience necessary
How the Course Works
I am constantly blown away by Costa’s development in the I Heart Songwriting Club Songwriting Course for Kids. I was a little concerned at how he’d manage everything, however he seems more motivated now than ever.He’s definitely got something worthy to add to his high school applications. He now sees what’s possible as result of this program and he’s approached the school Rock Club to join with the intention of introducing some of his own music. The program has been so good for him.
All of the lessons and changing themes allowed me to learn the skill of songwriting quickly and write what I felt at that time. I enjoyed being challenged to learn new skills with different instruments.
My favourite part was receiving encouraging constructive feedback from my mentor. I tried to take that feedback and use it in my next song.
I even wrote a song for my dad during the week of Fathers Day which he loved. It was an amazing experience, I enjoyed all of it so much! I can’t wait to do it again!”
The students are not only learning the skills of songwriting but the skills required to give and receive positive and constructive feedback with each other. The mentorship with the assigned professional songwriter has been invaluable and their guidance has been encouraging whilst also challenging Sienna to continue to look at ways of improving.
Feeling confident after her first 10 songs, Sienna submitted to the ASME Songwriting Competition and received second place for one of her songs written as a part of the course. She is currently enrolled in her fourth course, with new challenges, group members and a new mentor, and continues to enjoy writing a song each week.In I Heart Songwriting Club, Sienna has found a place where she is embraced and encouraged to tap into her creativity on a regular basis. To Francesca, thank you for creating a space that has been so welcoming and relevant. I encourage anyone considering I Heart Songwriting Club to take the leap, you won’t regret it for a moment.
I was suspicious and wondered how kids could learn songwriting online. I am very surprised and impressed with how much Albert has learned. He was struggling a little bit at the beginning when he was hesitant in putting his thoughts into words and was worried that his song was too naïve. By his 7th song, he became very confident in what he needed to do and was not afraid of making mistakes.Through the songwriting course, I also notice that Albert started playing more piano by himself, rather than me pushing him to practice. Inspired by his weekly lessons, his teacher Francesca de Valence, his mentor Resin Moon and the bigger kids in the club, he also started learning ukulele independently. I Heart Songwriting Club online songwriting course makes it so easy and fun for kids to learn songwriting.
The young songwriters pictured in the top banner are Grace, Costa, Elijah, George, Georgia, Brodie, Lee, Mel, Josh, Oriana, Sienna, Sofia, Scarlett, Zoe, Paulina. We have permission to use their image.