International Songwriting Summer School
Sunday 17th August to Saturday 23rd August 2025
This course isn’t suitable for complete beginners – you will need a basic ability to play your instrument and/or sing. However, budding lyricists are also welcome.
Musical Opportunities
Our world-class tutors will nurture young musicians aged 10-18 to develop their skills and confidence as songwriters exploring the key elements of songwriting such as inspiration, creativity, melody, harmony and lyric writing.
Other Activities
Even professional musicians need a break from their instruments!
With Wells Cathedral School’s outstanding facilities, you’ll have a range of activities to enjoy when you’re not making music…
Meet Our World-Class Staff
Meet our Songwriting Co-ordinator
Course tutors will generally be either full- or part-time teaching staff of Wells Cathedral School, a government-recognised specialist music school that is known for its quality teaching and musical opportunities for pre-professional musicians. However, should our staff be unavailable for our jazz summer school, we will appoint music teachers of a comparable calibre to teach courses.
Meet our Songwriting Staff
Meet our Songwriting Staff
A Typical Day
7.30am: Wake up call for boarders
8.00am: Breakfast
8.30am: Registration in Cedars Hall for both day and boarding students
9.00am: Group Songwriting Classes – creativity, lyric writing, melody and harmony.
10.30am: Break
11.00am: Individual writing time and one-to-one sessions
12.30pm: Lunch
1.15pm: Instrumental or vocal specific sessions
2.45pm: Activities – sport, shopping, additional music
4.30pm: Group/Band sessions – learning each other’s music
6.00pm: Supper
6.45pm: Presentation of work to each other in an informal setting
7.45pm: Day pupils depart
8.00pm: Boarders’ Activities
9.30pm: Bedtime routine begins (age dependent)
Fees
The course costs £1195 for boarding and £955 for day pupils (including meals – lunch/dinner for day). We have frozen our 2024 course fee but VAT has been added in line with new regulations. You will save 10% off of these fees if you book by 31st January 2025.
A deposit of 25% of the course fee is required to reserve your place, with the balance due on 9th May 2025. Bookings made after the 9th May 2025 must be accompanied by the full fee for the course. Please note deposits are non-refundable.
Discounts
If you book one of our Holiday Music Schools 2025, you are eligible for a £50 discount off the cost of each additional Holiday Music School 2025 course you book. This can be applied across siblings or for one child who takes part in more than one course in 2025. Please use the discount code “HOLIDAYMUSIC50” on your application form for each additional course you book (the full price will be required for the first booked course).
How to Apply
We recommend that you have the following information available before starting our booking process:
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Details about your child’s musical history, including feedback from your child’s music teacher, if applicable
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Payment card details (please note, if you wish to pay by childcare vouchers, please contact us BEFORE filling out the form).
