The purpose of this thesis was to plan and execute a lyric-based songwriting workshop at Oulu University of Applied Sciences. In the workshop, a songwriting method was used which originated at a songwriting camp in Denmark in the spring of 2018. During these past years, the method has developed in a way that is most beneficial to songwriting. The aim of the workshop was to highlight the importance of lyrics, to provide songwriting tools, to emphasize a stress-free way of songwriting and to demonstrate the method as clearly as possible. There are several ways of making songs, and it can be a challenging process, especially for the beginner. For that reason, it was highly important in the workshop to proceed step by step in a logical order of songwriting.

The workshop was held on January 16th 2021 in the music theory class in Oulu University of Applied Sciences, and the duration was 6.5 hours. During the workshop, the participants studied the process of writing lyrics, making songs and other associated topics. The participants made their own songs and got a successful experience from the lyric-based method.

During the feedback conversation following the workshop it turned out that the participants found the relevance of lyrics increased especially in their own songwriting process. They understood the meaning and importance of lyrics when the music was made afterwards. They were also astonished by the fast speed of the process when making the music fit the lyrics. The participants gave positive feedback on the workshop and found songwriting to be an important skill, which is not taught often enough in the field of professional music education. With this thesis, new educational material for the music industry was created, which can be utilized by all songwriters.