22 April 2025 - 1 July 2025 ( 20 hours, 10 weeks )
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Waterloo Centre
In these workshops and seminars you will learn techniques for removing creative blockages and obstacles, gain confidence, improve your songwriting lyrically and musically, share your works-in-progress in a friendly, supportive and nurturing environment, give and receive critical feedback and suggestions, and build a body of work.
Talks, Listening assignments, Note taking, Practical workshops, Group vocal warm-ups, In-class performances, Class discussion, Peer reviews, Group work, Pair work, Project work
You will have a strong interest in songwriting and a desire to improve. You do NOT need to be a strong singer or instrumentalist, but a rudimentary ability to create either live or recorded/programmed music via instrument or DAW is essential. Lyricist non-musicians and musician non-lyricists are welcome.
You will be required to ‘perform’ your work-in-progress songs during class. However, there is a big difference between performance-level vocals and merely using one’s voice to communicate song ideas. This course requires the latter. You will not be judged on your voice or instrumental skill, and this course provides an excellent opportunity to improve one’s confidence in this regard.
Pen and paper, instrument (or laptop/tablet for those using a DAW)
