Online Class:

lyric writing

Lyrics are the foundation of musical theater storytelling and, for many playwrights, the final frontier. This 10-week class will teach you to apply your existing storytelling impulses to a lyric format.

This class might be for you if you are:

  • An early-career lyricist looking for a comprehensive introduction to this exciting and collaborative form.

  • A playwright looking to delve into the world of musicals.

  • A musical theater artist who wants to be a better collaborator.

In this class you will:

  • Learn to write with music, a musical collaborator, and a librettist in mind.

  • Cover song structure, scansion, and rhyme, and apply these to lyric writing exercises and assignments.

  • Examine the classic musical theater song forms and examples of great lyrics, defining what makes them so successful.

By the end of this class you will:

  • Have a solid foundation of lyrical storytelling.

  • Be able to add more songs to your lyric writing repertoire, adding to those you have already written in class.

FACULTY
Adam Gwon

SCHEDULE
Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET

LOCATION
Online!

PRICING
Returning Students: $540
New Students: $580
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FOR MORE INFO
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For more information, please call 212.840.9705 x215 or email espa@primarystages.org.

REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE

Instructor: Adam Gwon (Writer, Scotland, PA and Ordinary Days at Roundabout)
Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET
October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, December 4, 11, 18

  • Zoom Meeting is easy to start, join, and use to collaborate online in a personable way via desktop or mobile without complicated set-ups. The Zoom Meeting Host (your ESPA instructor or administrator) sends out a meeting link and at the time of your class, you just click the link to launch the virtual classroom via your web browser. In the Zoom Meeting, each participant can share their webcam so that you're not only hearing your instructor and classmates but seeing them too, making it feel similar to being in one of the studios at ESPA. Other exciting collaborative Zoom features include Breakout Rooms in which students can meet in smaller groups, “Raise Your Hand” feature to better facilitate balanced conversation, Screen Sharing, and Chat. If you can't log in via a computer, there are also options to phone into the meeting so you can still participate in the class even if you find yourself without computer or internet access. And Zoom has an Apple and Android app, making it possible to take part in class from any device.