This songwriting class will help you express your ideas whether you write poetry or song. Learn how to put your song to music or music to your poem. Bring your songs to class. From the beginner to the experienced writer, making real songs means respecting your inspiration while developing your writing technique. This course will motivate you, provide constructive feedback, teach basic composition skills and improve your writing. Speak your mind in an artistic and convincing way, with humor, anger, poetic and musical artistry, storytelling, character and facts. Learn how to write collaboratively and be understood clearly. Learn the technique of how to express your work to an audience. The class will cover guidance on where to present your writing to build your own meaningful song catalogue.

Professor Louie, along with his writing partner Miss Marie, has written songs that have been recorded by nationally known artists such as Rick Danko, Commander Cody, Levon Helm, and Professor Louie & The Crowmatix. Their songs have been used for the MTV series Made and the movie score to A Trip To The Moon released by The Naxos Label. Their composition Melody Of Peace has been performed and recorded by symphonies around the world including the Prague Symphony, and featured on a CBS6 Television Holiday Special. Professor Louie has written and published over 100 songs.