FSPA to Offer New Songwriting Class

Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) is excited to announce a new class offering this year. New faculty member Cordelia Tapping will introduce a Songwriting course to the school. The class will focus on the process of songwriting by exploring each of its elements in depth: lyrics, melody, harmony, rhythm, and the ways they create emotional impact. Part of each class will be devoted to listening to and discussing songs from a variety of different genres and artists. 

Students will be encouraged to bring in material, whether it be a song they love, a poem that speaks to them, or something they have written or are in the process of writing that they would like to workshop.

Cordelia Tapping

Cordelia Tapping holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from New England Conservatory. She is a singer and songwriter who has performed throughout the U.S. including at the Off the Hook Arts Festival in Colorado, Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis, Rockwood Music Hall in New York, the Celebrity Series in Boston, and in NEC’s Jordan Hall as backup for Lake Street Dive and as a soloist with the NEC Jazz Orchestra. At NEC, Cordelia taught songwriting workshops through the Community Performances and Partnerships department.

For more information about this class, the school, or to request a course catalogue and class schedule, call (508) 528-8668 or visit www.FSPAonline.com.