Watchfire Music University

Learn to write a hit song, a story song, songs for the theater, sacred songs, rap songs, and songs in any genre. Direction in title search, conceptualization, various song forms, chord progressions, melody expression, lyric writing. Taught by award-winning, platinum-selling songwriter.

Learn proper rhyming, scanning, song form, conceptualization, title search, color words, story telling, all the skills of the masters. Taught by Pop, Inspirational and Broadway award-winning lyricist.

Learn about ASCAP and BMI, mechanical rights – Harry Fox, writer’s royalties, publishing splits, copyrighting, promoting your work, marketing your product, the value of mastering, how to run your own successful business when a record deal seems impossible, how to make a living in this day’s music world.

This is the world’s #1 software program for computer based music recording. Learn how to use this virtual recording studio to create your own masters at home. Taught by Logic user and teacher with 15 years experience.

This is often the most difficult skill to master for music arrangers and orchestrators. Learn the 5 parts of the sonic spectrum, how to make your rhythm section cook, how to set up a proper drum and bass groove, how to arrange and program guitar and keyboards into effective, yet simple grooves, how to make your band tight. Taught by pro arrangers from all genres.

Essentially, “how to produce your own music in your own home studio”– a skill more necessary than ever in this evolving world of home studio recordings. Taught by a producer/engineer with over 150 albums to his credit.

Study with an industry professional to learn a solid vocal technique, how to build your voice into a strong instrument, and how to maintain good vocal health. The goal is to help each student to gain a proficient technique in order to sing freely and expressively. As this is achieved, classes in Vocal Performance can take the student to the next level.

Not just “how to sing’, but rather, ‘how to act the song” – Meisner Technique. Just having a pretty voice is just not enough. What separates the stars from the wannabes is the ability to get inside a lyric and act the song. Find the performer within you. Taught by stage director, vocal coach and record producer with 30 years experience.

Having trouble nailing those jobs down? Learn the art of auditioning from a seasoned teacher who has taught the auditioning classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in NYC for the past 30 years. The trick is not necessarily in how you sing or act, but how you manage the entire auditioning experience. Learn specifically why.

A Full Year Group Project Course – Guidance and mentorship in all aspects of creating your own home, church or business Apple Logic recording studio. Fund raising, space development and acoustics, software and hardware purchase guidance, learning engineering skills, basic business set up, facility maintenance, promotion and how to draw outside client interest and attain financial solvency.

Most schools require that you study what they want to teach — but this course teaches you what you need to know. Work with Peter Link to design and plan a curriculum from course offerings tailored to meet your specific needs.