Diploma in Songwriting & Musicianship
Performing
A course by
SAE Creative Media Institute
Develop your songwriting, musicianship, and performance skills for a career in the music industry. This one-year diploma covers creative and technical aspects of songwriting, guided by industry professionals in a collaborative environment.
NZ$12,920
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop songwriting tools and techniques
Gain proficiency in various songwriting methods, with a foundation in genre and style.
Apply advanced arrangement and structure
Compose and arrange music in short forms, suitable for media applications like film and jingles.
About This Course
If you’re a singer-songwriter who is interested in immersing yourself in rich collaborative work to develop a compelling creative music portfolio, then SAE's Songwriting programmes will hit all the right notes!
Our Diploma in Songwriting offers a comprehensive collaborative integration of music performance, production and songwriting. The programme focuses on genres, lyric styles and techniques, musical arrangement, production and performance techniques. Ultimately, your focus will be on applying your unique creative voice in establishing a foothold in a professional music industry. Recognising the cultural richness of our country, our Songwriting courses also support students to write lyrics in Te Reo Māori or a Pacific Language and explore both traditional and contemporary music and language across these cultures. Graduates are equipped for a range of roles in the music industry, with a pathway towards further study in a Bachelor of Songwriting (subject to NZQA approval).
Course Content
- Songwriter's Toolkit: writing tools, genre and style fundamentals
- Writing in short forms: structure, arrangement, music cues, jingles
- Analysis and interpretation of iconic New Zealand songs
- Dramatic composition and arrangement techniques
- Professional practice: employability, client projects, collaboration
- Mixed media presentation and artist/genre community connection
- Integrated production techniques and reflective practice
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
SongwriterComposerMusicianPerformerMusic ProducerMusic TutorRecording Artist
Build skills in these industries
MusicPerforming Arts
SAE New Zealand is an Auckland-based creative media school with over 40 years of history developing working professionals in audio, music production, screen, songwriting, and creative business. Their courses are hands-on and studio-based, taught by industry practitioners in purpose-built facilities. SAE is part of a worldwide network spanning campuses across four continents; the qualification you earn here carries weight far beyond New Zealand.
