Paper Kite Arts

Build craft.

Liberate creativity.

Writing a Musical?

At Paper Kite Arts, we help writers gain tools and confidence to write their own musicals, with:

Real-time online Musical Writing Workshops
Become Your Own Composer: Writing Music for Playwrights, Lyricists & Librettists, an online course designed to help creative theater people stop waiting to find the perfect composer for their project, and become their own perfect composer.

At Paper Kite Arts we don’t teach creativity – we give you the tools to help you harness and express your inner creativity.

Summer Intensive for Beginners

Musical Theater Composition Workshop

Learn how to compose and notate your own melodies and chords for musical theater!

This hybrid course includes weekly video-based assignments and exercises, and weekly online class meetings where we will review your work and give you feedback and advice in a warm and supportive atmosphere!

A keyboard/piano is required.
NO MUSICAL EXPERIENCE NEEDED.

Please note that this will be a small group class, and there will be homework outside of class time!

We know that summer is a busy vacation season - if you need to miss a class, a recording will be made available.

Location: Online

Dates/Times:
16 Sessions: Wednesdays, 7 - 9 pm ET.

DATES: 5/15 - 9/18
(NO CLASS 6/19, 7/3, 7/21)

Cost: $799 (payment plan available at checkout!)

Popular Course

Musical Writing Workshop

This online workshop explores the integration of the elements that make up a musical. Students bring in projects they are currently developing for group discussion and guidance. Librettists, lyricists, and composers with projects in all stages of development are welcome!

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: $415 (Additional Team Member $150)

Buy Now Pay Later afterpay option available at checkout!

Dates/Times:

SECTION I - Going on Sale Soon!
8 Sessions: Saturdays,10 am - 12:30 pm ET

Dates: 5/11 - 7/27 (NO CLASS 5/18, 6/8, 7/6)

SECTION II - Going on Sale Soon!
8 Sessions. Thursdays, 6:30 - 9 pm ET

Dates: 5/23 - 7/18 (NO CLASS 7/4)

**If you are interested in joining a workshop at a different time from the above, please fill out this request form. If we receive several requests, we will consider adding a section!**

Class Request Form

Become Your Own Composer:

Writing Music for Playwrights, Lyricists & Librettists

Do you have ideas for songs, but lack the tools to get the song out of your head and onto the page?

Learn to:

Compose & notate melodies
Choose chords for your melody
Create a LEAD SHEET, which singers and bands can use to perform your music!
This course features videos and exercises (more of which are still being added up through mid-December!)!
3 months of real-time online group coaching bi-weekly.
3 months of access to a community of other musical creators in the course, where you can share creative work and ask questions.
NO MUSICAL EXPERIENCE NEEDED!!!

Cost: $997

Buy Now Pay Later afterpay payment plan available at checkout!

30-day 100% Money Back Guarantee! If you try out this course and find out it's not for you, email us within 30 days of starting the course for a full refund.

Got questions? Check out our FAQs, or email us at [email protected]!