Contemporary/Commercial Songwriting?

compmom
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:54:20 +0000

In your previous post, I think you were choosing between vocal performance and acting,but now you are writing about contemporary/commercial songwriting. I am assuming the songwriting is related to your singing ambitions, is that right?

You could also consider some slightly alternative, interdisciplinary schools that let you set your own path. Look at Bennington and Sarah Lawrence, for instance. Hampshire, Lewis and Clark, there are others…

Here are Bennington music courses: [Bennington: Courses](http://www.bennington.edu/Academics/AreasStudy/Courses.aspx?dCode=MUSIC)
And Bennington drama courses: [Bennington: Courses](http://www.bennington.edu/Academics/AreasStudy/Courses.aspx?dCode=DRAMA)

The nice thing about schools like this is that you don’t have to decide on a narrow focus. They not only encourage but practically require you to mix disciplines, so that, for instance, an artist might study botany/biology or a dancer might study poetry, etc. The other nice thing is that in order to participate in classes and performances, being a novice, an intermediate or an advanced performer are all fine.

Just a thought.