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Songwriting Incubator

6 sessions · Wednesday · 1hr each

Your lab for getting a song started — and out the door

An incubator is your lab — where you put what you learn in class to work on real material, with feedback from rotating instructors and your peers. But it’s also a forcing function: you can’t produce, record, or mix a song you never wrote. So the goal here isn’t a perfect song, it’s momentum — leave with a song, even a rough one, that you can push into the Production or Recording Incubator. This is where a draft gets out of your head and into the pipeline.

Come ready to listen actively, create fearlessly, and share as you go — whether or not it’s a bop. The main ingredient of success is unabashed failure. You don’t need anything prepared to join.

Prerequisites: None. Come as you are.

$100 residents

Already a resident? Just the class fee above. Non-residents add Residency at $85/mo. This 6-hour class typically runs 1–2 months of residency ($85–$170) depending on cohort pace. Total: $185–$270. Final price set with the next cohort.

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The more times you select, the more likely we are to build a class that works for you.

What's a residency?

Residency is your Beat Kitchen membership —$85/mo or $700/yr. It includes office hours, gyms, beat challenges, and a community of producers on Discord.

Non-residents can take any class — residency months are bundled into the price. If you're already a resident, check the box above and you'll see the lower class-only price.

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Other start dates and times (2 more)
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Feb 23, 2027 – Mar 4, 2027 Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4 PM Pacific | 7 PM Eastern | 12 AM UK
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Oct 24, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 Sundays, 10 AM Pacific | 1 PM Eastern | 6 PM UK
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What students say
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I studied with a couple of these teachers before they started this school. They were really inspiring and knew exactly how to help me push my music production skills to the next level. It’s great that they are starting this music community!

—Caleb, Detroit, MI

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Incredibly knowledge-packed and the teacher has a great, passionate personality.

—Taylor

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I recently took a music theory workshop with Nathan. He is super knowledgeable and also a great teacher. Music theory is often confusing and intimidating for me but he used a lot of great analogies to make the concepts more digestible.

—Devynn, Seattle, WA

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Nathan is Very knowledgeable and passionate about music. he has a ton of experience as an engineer and producer he plays piano and understands all the notes logic pro that is what i will be doing next. .looking forward to the classes

—Don, Vancouver, BC

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I loved the class I took on music theory. I am a theory nerd, and a music teacher since 2008. I got new insights in this class about things I had learned before. I also thought Nathan did a great job of establishing basic ideas before using

—Jon, Seattle, WA

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