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"I count myself lucky and proud to have studied with Mr. Pattison. I would not be the writer I am today without his teaching and his unique and comprehensive understanding of language, rhyme, rhythm, and structure."
- 3-time Grammy winner Gillian Welch


"Thanks to Pat Pattison for listening to all those songs and helping me hone the craft."
- David Wilcox


"I took a class with a great teacher named Pat Pattison... I learned a lot in that class...and I still read that book, Writing Better Lyrics. I think it's great."
- John Mayer


"This was the best 2 days a songwriter could spend. By lunchtime Saturday, after two and a half hours, I learned more than I had in 35 years of playing and writing music. And it just kept getting better."
- Brian Ralston
Byron Bay, Australia

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TVNZ Television Interview
The host of New Zealand's television show, Breakfast, talks to Pat about his effect on people like Gillian Welch and John Mayer, and about songwriting seminars. Watch interview

New Videos
Find out what it's like to learn from the best. See clips from Pat's master classes here.

New Pat's Parlour Exercise
Learn how to Use Rhyme Scheme to Create a Song’s Journey with an example from one of Pat's recent Australia Songwriting Seminars.