Course Description

Is it your style or are you writing the same song over and over? There are a million ways into and out of the pitfalls of singer/songwriting. You've worked on lyrics, melody, accompaniment, editing, presentation, and vocals but--- are you happy with the way it is all fitting together? Are you in a rut? In this workshop Crow Johnson guides you through a series of tools and exercises to: turn things upside, find new approaches to matching words, music, and emotion, getting un-stuck, and giving yourself permission to playfully do things differently.
We will be working on new material. 5-minute exercises will be folded on themselves, revealing the next 5-minute exercise. You’ll learn to collaborate. You’ll be given starter phrases and song seeds. You will pull a melody from a chord series; take on song idea in three totally different directions. You’ll explore internal rhyme. You will map a song before writing it, then write a song by following “bread crumbs.” You’ll leave with tools you can carry home and use.

What you bring to this class is where we begin. If you have written one song or one hundred, plan to experiment in a non-critical environment. You will identify where you are and where you'd like to be, make plans and gear up for the journey. You will need an instrument and a sense of adventure. Crow will be a guide, co-conspirator and facilitator.

Send an e-mail to Crow if you have any questions
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Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, KS
2003 upcoming.. special pre-festival all day workshop