Songwriting and Production Berklee College of Music

Overview

Students in the Songwriting and Production specialization at Berklee College of Music will collaborate with a creative team as songwriters, producers, beat makers, and topline melody and lyric writers in a variety of real-world professional situations. They will emerge with a sophisticated toolkit of creative strategies and an understanding of the interpersonal and business practices needed to succeed in the competitive field of modern songwriting.

Upon completion of the songwriting and production specialization, students will:

• employ writing, production, and collaborative techniques applicable to a wide variety of fields;

• analyze and understand the development of current trends across a variety of musical styles;

• develop technical facility across necessary songwriting and production software and hardware, as applied to current creative workflows;

• integrate diverse views and experiences into their artistic creations;

• generate artistic content at a high level of technical proficiency and at an objectively professional standard; and

• lead with a spirit of creative entrepreneurship to sustain a career in the arts that is adaptable, is ethically sound, and creates change.