"Dan has given me so many ideas, and he is making my songs sound really good!"

Lucy

Songwriting Lessons

Songwriting lessons are available at Chichester Music Academy with Dan Coates, Alice Milburn, Murray Hughes & Jack Boyd.

Dan Coates is a multi-instrumentalist Singer-Songwriter. He has extensive performance experience with both his band and as a solo artist.

Murray is a professional vocal/songwriting tutor and has been writing and performing music for over 15 years and holds a BA Honours Degree in music and a PGCE.

Alice is a singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist. She fronts her own originals band as well as collaborating with other artists as an arranger/composer and backing vocalist. Alice holds a first class honours degree in Professional Musicianship.

Jack is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter from Chichester. He has played at some of the biggest festivals in the world, including Glastonbury and Boomtown Fayre.

Realise your creative potential and sign up for songwriting lessons with Dan, Alice, Murray or James! Here’s a preview of Murray (aka DEER.RAY) performing one of his own!

Songwriting Lessons Include:

  • Technique and guidance
  • Accompaniment
  • Popular progressions
  • Using Harmonies
  • Lyrics
  • Performing

1-1 Tuition Fees

Chichester Music Academy is a music tutoring agency. We arrange the initial introduction with your tutor and provide them with the teaching facility for which we retain a fixed percentage of the tuition fees.
  • 30 Minutes£20.00
  • 45 Minutes£30.00
  • 1 Hour£40.00

Our Songwriting Teachers:

Murray Hughes

Vocals, Songwriting

Murray is a professional vocal/songwriting tutor and has been writing and performing music for over 16 years and holds a BA Honours Degree in music and a PGCE. He teaches a wide variety of vocal styles and works with students to improve their confidence and live performance techniques.

Alice Milburn

Guitar, Vocals, Songwriting

Alice is a singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist. She fronts her own originals band as well as collaborating with other artists as an arranger/composer and backing vocalist. Having obtained a first class honours degree in Professional Musicianship, she is now studying for a masters specialising in Jazz Vocals.

Dan Coates

Songwriting, Production

Dan is a multi-instrumentalist Singer-Songwriter. He extensive performance experience with both his band and as a solo artist. Dan is involved with an artist development programme, working with original young Singer-Songwriters in a Brighton based Recording Studio.

Jack Boyd

Songwriting, Guitar

Jack is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter. He has played at some of the biggest festivals in the world, including Glastonbury and Boomtown Fayre. Over his musical career, Jack has run the gamut of musical genres, including Appalachian folk, lo-fi electronica, all the way to his latest album which is jazz-infused.