BMI Songwriting Workshop Application 2026
  • BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop

    Songwriting Workshop Application
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • If you are looking for the Bookwriting Workshop application, you can find it here.

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  • Collaboration is an important element of the First Year of the Songwriting Workshop. Those who apply as composer and lyricist are often asked to focus on one or the other for the first year of the workshop. 

  • Submission Materials

    All documents must be PDFs. Use of AI is not allowed.
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  • Lyric Samples

    Please submit three lyrics you have written. This may be done as one PDF or as three individual PDFs.

    The songs should demonstrate variety: preferably one up-tempo song, one comedy song and one ballad.

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  • Score Samples

    Please submit scores for three songs. (Piano/Vocal scores are preferred, but lead sheets are acceptable. If the songs have lyrics, make sure the lyrics are included.)

    The songs should demonstrate variety: preferably one up-tempo song, one comedy song and one ballad.

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  • Recordings

    Please submit recordings of your three songs as MP3 files.

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  • Bio/Résumé

    Provide a bio or résumé detailing any academic or professional experience, particularly as it pertains to writing or the theatre.

  • About You

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  • Are you currently a resident of the New York City area?*
  • Writers in the BMI Workshop must live near enough to New York City to be able to easily commute to lower Manhattan at least twice a week.

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  • To complete the application, you must click the Submit button below.

    Applicants will be notified by August 15 whether they will be invited to an audition. Auditions for the Songwriting Workshop will be held in person in early September.

     

    By clicking Submit, you confirm that this application contains no AI-generated material.

     

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