Songwriting

Songwriting Page

  At the heart of all music is the creation of songs, melodies, lyrics and rhythms, embodied in the art and craft of songwriting. At the ICMP we are proud to possess one of the UK’s leading songwriting faculties, who deliver a range of full-time and part-time songwriting courses in the fantastic ICMP facilities in central London. 

With access to musicians, live venues and recording facilities, in addition to the fantastic teaching and curriculum, ICMP songwriters are ideally placed to develop successful and rewarding careers in the music industry. 

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The Shure Songwriting Award 2010 has now been launched!  Win a place on our Professional Diploma in Songwriting, judged by Paloma Faith.  Apply now!  


By enrolling on an ICMP songwriting course, you will benefit from: 

  • Small class sizes, meaning you get plenty of attention!
  • Opportunities to perform live in gigs and showcase events in London
  • Fantastic studio facilities
  • Connections into the music industry and advice on how to build your career
  • Industry-standard performance and practice facilities
  • An opportunity to significantly improve your vocal technique
  • An opportunity to build that all-important network of contacts  

And on the full-time courses, you will graduate with a 3 track professional quality demo in your pocket plus an opportunity to showcase your material at The Bedford, London’s premier songwriter showcase venue.  

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In the words of Sophie Daniels, programme Leader for the ICMP’s unique Professional Diploma in Songwriting:

 ‘Songwriting is a fascinating and complex discipline; on the one hand emotional and personal, perhaps even therapeutic, on the other, a highly commercial form of entertainment which has the power to access and communicate with staggeringly large audiences across the world. 

 At ICMP we make songwriting accessible to everyone, demystifying the basics of the process while putting unifying human experiences into words and music. At the same time, we are aware that originality is at the heart of great songwriting, and we nurture a creative approach to content and method.   

We teach our students that songwriting is first and foremost a method of communication, and that we need to understand both our message and audience in order to communicate more effectively. To get better as songwriters we need to learn to analyse our own material and how others interpret it – particularly those people who we want to listen to it! “

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Professional Diploma in Songwriting
Sponsored by Columbia Records, this one-year, highly practical course covers the skills and knowledge required to develop raw songwriting talent into professional careers.