Welcome to Songwriting for
Music Educators!
We are a company dedicated to helping you discover your inner creative songwriting voice while simultaneously helping your students discover the joy and creativity in songwriting.
Whether you're a novice or master, through our free resources, our book, our workshops or our fully on-demand online songwriting course (read below for more information), we have something for you!
We welcome you to join this community of songwriters and music educators and hope you will go on this journey with us to learn about and practice the craft of songwriting.
Kat Reinhert & Sarah Gulish
SONGWRITING BASICS!
A fully on-demand course in songwriting specifically designed for the music educator!
Songwriting Basics, the first course brought to you by the powerhouse team behind Songwriting for Music Educators, is a one of a kind FULLY ONLINE AND ON-DEMAND COURSE. This means you move through it all on your own time - pause at any time and come back!
It is designed to empower music educators to not only write their own songs and explore their creativity, but also how empower them to help their students engage in the craft of songwriting.
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Meet Kat Reinhert & Sarah Gulish, the creators of Songwriting for Music Educators!
Music Educators generally haven’t had access to a songwriting course designed for their specific needs - and due to the traditional nature of pre-service training, haven’t had access to spaces where songwriting is being taught.
This course is for you if:
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Your training never prepared you for being creative in this way
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You want to feel confident in writing songs
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You don’t know how to get started in songwriting
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You need new ideas for inspiring yourself and others to write
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You’re afraid that when you do write a song you will be terrible at it
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You struggle to understand why you need to be able to write songs to help others write their own songs
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You teach music in any context (general, private, voice, instrumental) and are interested in knowing more about songwriting
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You’ve written a few songs but want some more ideas about songwriting and how to engage students in writing songs
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You’re ready to explore your personal musicianship
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You’re unsure about how to create engaging lesson plans in songwriting
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You think songwriting is hard
By the end of the course you will have:
A Plan
Create a plan for your personal songwriting growth as well as your students' exploration
Confidence
Gain confidence in your songwriting abilities so you can share that knowledge with your students
Resources
Receive a full book, lesson planning strategies, worksheets and assessments you can use with your students
Inspiration
Feel inspired to go on your own songwriting journey as well as help your students discover their creative paths
Creative Mojo
Learn strategies in how to beat the overwhelm of the creative process even when you're extremely busy
Knowledge
Gain knowledge to help your craft flourish and to help your students develop their creative habits and explore myriad ways to write songs
But most importantly, you'll feel empowered to create and write songs!
This course is designed for ANYONE teaching or interested in teaching music who wants to know more about songwriting.
Whether you're a college professor, an in-service or pre-service K-12 teacher, a private lesson teacher, a band director, choir director, or community music leader - THIS IS FOR YOU!
"Kat & Sarah have created and executed an incredible beginner level songwriting class for music educators. Not only did I improve my musicianship, but I also gained knowledge and confidence to lead this in my own classroom. You will leave the course inspired by their teachings and supportive presence as well as having written a few of your own original songs!"
I'm So Excited!
Yes! Please register me to be one of the first people to move through this course!
Take Me To Sign Up!Course Overview
10 Modules
A Creative Practice
What is a Song
Form & Categories
Lyrics
Melody
Harmony
Rhythm
Pitch-Based Writing
Assessment
Future Work
Features
Flexible instruction: work on your own in your own time
Multimedia presentation with multiple modes of learning
Lesson planning strategies and templates to use with your specific students in mind
Quick and informative lessons you can do almost anytime
Tools and ideas you can use well beyond the course
Access to experts with time tested results
Meet Your Instructors
Kat Reinhert (left) and Sarah Gulish (right) met several times, but ultimately connected during the pandemic in a songwriting for music educators course that Kat was running. Both women are songwriters, artists, educators, authors and business owners in their own right.
Sarah & Kat both hold PhDs in music education, and are currently both full time educators (Sarah in high school, Kat in higher ed), but that hasn't stopped them from releasing music and keeping an active performance career going. They look at what they do as a different kind of 360 deal - one where they get to share all of who they are in multiple and holistic ways.
With this course, they want to empower those who teach music (in any context or level) to engage their students in songwriting and creativity practices and help them show up for their own art and exploration.
I want to show up for my creativity!
Sign Me Up!What's Included With the Course?
Songwriting for Music Educators Book
Separate book that corresponds and expands on the course content.
Course Workbook
Worksheets, Assessments, Lesson Planning Templates - all usable with your students!
Assessments
Ten separate assessments you can use with your students!
Lesson Planning Strategies
Throughout the course, lesson planning ideas and templates will be provided
Access to Private FB Group
A place where you can share ideas and insights and get feedback from others taking the course.
Access to Kat & Sarah
At the silver and gold level, you get access to Sarah & Kat through video conferencing.
Professional Development
Receive 12 hours of professional development credit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to take this course at a specific time and date?
No! This course is designed for the busy music educator. You can move through it at any pace you want, pause at any point and come back. This course works for YOU!
Is this course only for music educators?
No! In fact, anyone interested in understanding more about songwriting or improving their songwriting craft can take this course!
Do you have to know a lot of music theory to take this course?
No! But you do have to know a little - such as what a scale is and how to construct a chord.
Do you have to be able to read music well?
No - but being able to understand how to read staff notation will help with comprehension in parts of this course.
Can I receive professional development credit for this course?
Yes! If you complete all the assessments at the end of the modules, you can receive a certificate for 12 hours of PD credit!
Do you need to know how to work in a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)?
Nope. Not at all - but if you do - you certainly can!
Do you have to have written any songs to take this course?
Nope. You can be a total beginner!
What if I've written some songs before - will I get anything from this?
We can't certainly say, but we do know there's never a time to stop learning - and the more you learn, the more you can feel confident you know what you know!
Testimonials
Thank you for making this course so engaging and being so warm and encouraging. You made it easy to take chances in learning something new!
- Samantha, K-12 teacher
Thanks to the incredibly engaging, safe, and encouraging environment/culture that is set up in this class, I was able to grow as a musician, singer, consumer of music, and teacher. Prior to this class, my musicianship identity did not include songwriter and now I can PROUDLY state that I AM A SONGWRITER!!! :-) -
Chelsea, 9-12 teacher
This team is a creative powerhouse; they are bursting with ideas to share. They are just as focused on building confidence in human beings as they are in building confident songwriters.
Jay, college professor
This course is incredibly balanced between learning new material, having access to great resources, and just experiencing a very positive and encouraging creative space. I highly recommend it to any musician looking for new ways to think about and explore their songwriting craft.
Taylor, music ed student
