Bring your music to life in New York City. Prepare for your career in the music industry with acclaimed faculty committed to supporting your professional goals. Songwriting at NYU Steinhardt offers students access to a renowned composition faculty, opportunities for collaboration and recording, unparalleled facilities, and access to a vast network of peers, industry practitioners, and an accomplished alumni network of successful songwriters, performers, and engineers.
Bachelor of Music
Music Theory and Composition: Contemporary Production and Songwriting
Study the craft of writing, producing, and recording songs, and the music industry, through intensive course work and collaboration with professional musicians.
Master of Music
Music Theory and Composition: Songwriting
Improve your compositional talents and have your work performed by talented musicians as you prepare to enter the competitive songwriting field.
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Meet Ethan Swartz
Ethan Swartz, a sophomore in NYU Steinhardt Songwriting, talks about his journey to Songwriting, which began with the program's Summer Workshop. He shares what it is like to work with gaming content creator Swagg, the excitement of collaborating with Grammy-winning artists, the ease of finding musicians for a gig, and the value of private lessons.
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Concert Composition
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Screen Scoring
Learn to write music for today’s media industry through rigorous course work, collaborations with schools throughout NYU, and recording opportunities.
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Program in Songwriting Mission Statement
The mission of NYU Steinhardt Songwriting is to help our students develop their own, unique voice, becoming the best songwriters they can be in ways they define. We use four key criteria to evaluate candidates for our program: talent, potential, discipline, and curiosity. We use the same principles to guide and inspire our students. Read full mission statement.
Questions
For more information, please contact nyusongwriting@nyu.edu