Songwriting Workshops/Playshops
Taught by Beth Wood
Songs Forever: 6-Week Songwriting Workshop/Playshop
Tuesdays, Jan 20 - Feb 24 • Sisters Art Works • 6:30 - 8 pm
Songs are tiny miracles! And they are are uniquely powerful tools for connection. In Songs Forever, we will build a supportive community of songwriters to usher in new songs and explore the magical alchemy of words and music.
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In this interactive workshop, we will explore the nuts and bolts of songwriting, dive into generative writing exercises and games, listen deeply, and learn from each other. With weekly writing prompts to generate new songs. For beginning songwriters, folks who are curious about songwriting, and experienced songwriters looking to refresh skills and spark inspiration.​
Tuition: $180/person*
Maximum of 12 participants. Must be 18 or older to enroll; no experience necessary.
*Pay-what-you-can pricing available for interested participants. $60 minimum fee.
River of Song: 6-Week Workshop for Experienced Songwriters Wednesdays, Jan 21 - Feb 25 • Sisters Art Works • 6:30 - 8 pm
Are you an experienced songwriter looking to deepen your songwriting practice in community? In this interactive workshop, we will dive into generative writing exercises, learn from songs that light us up, listen deeply and give/receive feedback, and dig in to what makes a song work. How do songs make us feel? How can we build our songs so they deliver a story with maximum impact?
We will play with form, chord progressions and substitutions, and look for ways to incorporate dynamics and variation into our songs. We'll be looking at your existing songs/ideas as well as creating new ones, and you can count on weekly writing prompts to spark new ideas!