Quality Courses Developed By Our Award-Winning Distance Education Designers and Professional Songwriters
You will be able to easily navigate through our online courses and virtual campus whether you are a computer novice or a computer wizard.  SongU.com is designed by experienced distance education and e-learning professionals.  In fact, SongU.com designers have twice received the prestigious Innovations Award from the state of Tennessee for their superior work in distance education and their ground-breaking work for the Tennessee Regents Online Degree Program helped earn its recognition as one of the top three online education systems in the United States.  They also happen to be professional songwriters.  They have worked diligently to make SongU.com practical, user-friendly, easily accessible and fun.


Interactive Exercises, Practical Assignments and Course Discussion Board to Access Solutions 
At SongU.com, you'll learn by doing.  All online courses and e-Seminars include interactive practice exercises, audio clips and more extensive "Putting It All Together" exercises to reinforce concepts.  You will interact with SongU faculty and your peers from around the globe on the course discussion boards.


Audio Examples From Hit Songs to Illustrate Course Concepts
You can hear examples of what has worked for other successful songwriters and gain insight into the songwriting process.  SongU.com proudly uses licensed hit song examples from artists of all musical genres, including Sting, U2, Tim McGraw, Alicia Keys and many others are used to illustrate key concepts.  SongU.com has access to a library of over 7 million song samples from different musical genres allowing us to keep our course content fresh and diverse.


Instructor Feedback On Your Songwriting Assignments
Our in-office instructors will provide you with suggestions, feedback and ideas for further study on your songwriting coursework on the course discussion board.  You are always just an email away from getting the answers you need. 


Unlimited Self-Paced Courses ($800 value)
As a Platinum Member, you can take as many self-paced courses from the SongU.com course catalog as you want, as many times as you want, for no additional charge.  Choose any self-paced course from our catalog of over 40 courses in lyric writing, music, commercial songwriting, business, tech and production.  You have access to our self-paced courses 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to accommodate your schedule.


Unlimited Instructor-Led Courses ($1200 value)
Get even more personal attention and feedback by taking any number of our instructor-led courses.  As a Platinum Member, you can take as many  instructor-led courses as you want from the SongU.com catalog for no additional charge.    Take your lyrics up to the next level with LYR 150/151 Successful Lyric Writing or learn how to limit fears, self-sabotage, guilt and other inhibiting forces to your creativity in GEN 150 The Artist's Way.  There are a variety of instructor-led courses to choose from that are scheduled at different times throughout the year (including GMT-friendly times), so if you miss one the first time, you can catch it again later.
 

Professional and Easy-To-Use Song Evaluation Interface
You do not have to purchase space on a different website or worry about large email attachments.  Our exclusively-designed song evaluation interface allows you to upload your songs and lyrics quickly and easily at no extra charge.


Ability To Choose Your Coach From Our List Of Coaches
Need a coach who is experienced working with performing songwriters?  Or, a coach whose expertise is CCM music?  Not a problem  At SongU.com, you can choose your personal songwriting coach from our staff of highly qualified and trained professionals.  In addition to a thorough and specific evaluation of your song in four areas: lyric, music, originality and commercial viability (if applicable), your coach will also provide you with additional comments and suggestions based on your personal goals and career aspirations.  View our coach bios.


Fast Song Evaluation Turnaround (Normally 5-7 Days)
At SongU.com, you will not have to wait weeks (or months) to receive a mail-in professional critique. Instead, SongU.com coaches receive your submission immediately after you upload it.  Your coach will provide your comprehensive evaluation in under a week, usually within 5-7 days.  In fact, because the entire process is done online, it's not unheard of for our coaches to actually return your evaluation within hours after you submit it.


Personal Member Profile Provides a Personalized Evaluation 
You are a real person to us.  Because of this, we provide you with a personal member profile to fill out so that your coach can tailor his or her feedback specifically to your goals and songwriting style. 
  

Personal Archival and History Tracker For Your Song Evaluations
Monitor your progress as your songwriting improves with your personal "My Coaching" section.  All your song evaluations are archived and available for you if you would like to go back and review comments made by your coach or just look back at the progress you have made from your earlier submitted songs. 


Eligible for "Best of SongU"
All songs submitted through our evaluation service are eligible to be chosen for the "Best Of SongU" competition.  


Free Access To Our Course On Preparing Your Audio In MP3 Format For Uploading
Need to learn how to convert your songs on CD to MP3?  Want to know more about MP3's and music streaming?  We provide that information free to our members with a complete tutorial.  Our course GEN 110 Preparing Your Audio For SongU.com will cover the ins and outs of getting your music into the appropriate MP3 format for audio streaming at SongU.com.  As a self-paced course, it's available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
 

Free Tech Support
If you run into any problems or have any technical issues or questions, our tech support staff will gladly assist you in working through them.  Simply email our support staff and you will get fast, friendly and knowledgeable service.  They will do their best to make sure your SongU.com experience is trouble-free.


Discount Song Evaluations
Platinum Members get over a 60% discount on any future song evaluations ($10/song).


Ability To Earn and Accumulate SongU Points Redeemable For Free Song Evaluations
Platinum Members can participate in the SongU points program and earn valuable SongU points for participating in community activities, songwriting challenges, taking courses and posting on the discussion board.  Redeem your SongU points for free song evaluations.
 

Opportunities To Pitch Songs Monthly To Top Music Industry Professionals Using Spin N' Pitch
Exclusively a Platinum Member benefit, you can participate in our monthly pitch opportunities on Spin N' Pitch.  Using our simple online interface, you will have the opportunity to pitch your songs to top music industry professionals each month and get them heard.     


Notification Directly From Industry Guests
Your song does not go into a "black hole" when you submit it to SongU.com Spin N' Pitch.  Because of our unique design, you will automatically be notified via email when your song has been listened to, and any comments will be forwarded directly to you. 
 

Campus News
Entertaining and informative, you'll never be "out of the loop" at SongU.com with our weekly campus news that details the upcoming events and happenings on the SU campus. 
 

SongU Student Lounge
Every university needs a student lounge!  So, if you really feel like kicking back and relaxing, try spending some time in the SongU Lounge where you can read the latest music news, listen to the SongU Jukebox, chat with friends and even play online games.


Co-writer Hookups and Songwriting Challenges
What happened in our "Spring Fling", "Blind Date" and "Exploring New Worlds" songwriter challenges?  Our members were introduced, teamed up and were able to co-write around the world!  You, too, can meet co-writers, make valuable connections and write new songs by participating in any of SongU.com's many community activities.   We'll not only set you up with a co-writer, but we'll even award you with valuable SongU points if you meet the challenge and succeed. 


Personal Guidance Counselor
At SongU.com we are committed to giving you a personalized experience. You will get personal attention and advice all year round from your own SongU Guidance Counselor.  Your assigned guidance counselor will contact you shortly after you join and will stay in regular touch with you during your membership year.  If you have any questions or you are just wondering what courses to take next, your counselor is only an email away.


SongU Clubs, Groups and Goal-Setting Challenges
Do you have a particular interest?  Want to meet other writers who have the same interests?  We've probably got a SongU.com group for you.  Get in on the fun by joining any of popular SongU clubs.  Stay on track and accomplish more with our monthly goal-setting challenges.


SongU Library 
When you are not busy improving your songwriting or taking part in one of the SongU challenges, you can spend some time reading in the SongU Library.  With over 75 articles about songwriting by songwriters and new ones being added on a regular basis, there's always something to read. 

 
SongU Jukebox
Have you ever fantasized about spinning your own tune on a Jukebox?   Make it a reality at SongU.com, where you can add your own tunes to our virtual Jukebox and listen to the songs of other members and faculty.


Guest Chats
Hang out and make new friends during one of the weekly SongU.com informal member chats or take part in any of our regularly scheduled real-time guest chats with the SongU faculty.
 

Personal Member Website With Unlimited MP3's, Interview, Guestbook and More
As a member of SongU.com you are given your own personal member website, complete with a bio, profile, interview, photo as well as room to upload unlimited songs with lyrics so you can show them off to family, friends and fans.  You can view a sample member website here.


Monthly or Quarterly Recurring Billing Available
You can choose to pay your SongU.com tuition in one of our convenient recurring billing method. You can pay using either your credit/debit card or arrange to pay via PayPal for electronic check withdrawal. 

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