Songwriting Masterclass with Olivia Mihet

Olivia Mihet is a Romanian singer-songwriter and pianist, and songwriting is where her own catalogue comes from first: a semi-finalist spot in Romania’s 2022 Eurovision national selection with her own song “Fragile,” and the 2025 EP Dialog interior, written and recorded with a string ensemble. That background, backed by a Master’s in composition finished with First Class Honours, shapes a masterclass built around one goal: helping a student actually finish a song, not just talk about one.

How it works

It starts with a short conversation about where a student is at and what they want to work on: how to turn a personal experience into a first line, how lyric and melody fit together, or simply how to finish a song that’s been sitting half-written for months. From there, our booking team recommends the right format, a group masterclass, a series of one-to-one sessions, or a recurring package built around a bigger project like an EP.

What a session covers

A group masterclass usually works through one specific part of the craft at a time: turning a personal observation or feeling into a first line, building a melody that’s simple enough to remember, or understanding a classic verse-chorus-bridge structure well enough to use it on purpose. The exercises are hands-on, and students often leave with a real fragment of a song they started during the session.

A one-to-one session runs differently. A student brings an idea, a lyric fragment, or a song that’s stuck halfway, and the whole session works on that material. Olivia gives direct feedback on what’s already working and what’s missing, whether that’s a verse that doesn’t go anywhere, a chorus that isn’t lifting enough, or a structure that needs simplifying.

From idea to finished song

Most unfinished songs aren’t missing ideas, they’re missing a clear way to carry those ideas to the end. The masterclass puts real weight on finishing: how to decide on a song’s length, how to choose between competing melody ideas, and how to recognise the point where a song is actually done rather than endlessly revised. For students who also want to perform their own material, sessions can extend into preparing a song for its first live outing, drawing on Olivia’s experience as both a songwriter and a working performer.

Who it’s for

The masterclass suits early-career singer-songwriters, vocal or piano students who want to start writing their own material, and more experienced writers who need an outside ear to help finish a project. No formal composition background is required, just a willingness to work on an actual song idea rather than talk about songwriting in the abstract.

Sessions online, anywhere in the world

Group and one-to-one sessions are held online by video call, which removes any geographic limit on who can take part. For a group or institution that wants an in-person workshop instead, the client covers flights and accommodation for Olivia, with the rest of the arrangement confirmed clearly in the proposal.

Ready to talk?

Tell our booking team what you’re working on or what you’d like to learn, and the right masterclass format follows from there.