"Join-Us" Songwriting Workshops

Next Workshop

Where: Higher Ground, Light Square, City - in the cafe area.

Date: Tuesday March 16 at 7.30 pm

Time: 7.30 pm sharp (ie 7.30 means 7.30 not 7.45 or 8.00!)

How Much: A gold coin donation

Also, catch up with what's happened since 2009 at:
SCALA's Songwriters Workshop Myspace Page
or
SCALA's Songwriters Workshop Facebook Page

SCALA Workshops and Seminars

The idea for SCALA arose out of a Songwriters Seminar organised by Robert Childs in August 1987.

Between 1987 and 2004 SCALA ran occasional workshops on various topics including 2 one day Getting Heard seminars during the 1990s.

In 2004 Clayton Werner proposed that SCALA run monthly workshops at The Joiners Arms Hotel - hence the "Join Us" workshop series. From 2004 to 2008 the workshops largely consisted of a speaker followed by a session which attempted to combine a songwriters circle with critique of new works.

Since Tuesday, 21 April 2009 the two-hour sessions, now run by David Robinson, have had a slightly different format.

Workshop

The first hour features some in-depth discussion around two or three pre-selected songs, each of which are performed on the night by the songwriter (it's also possible to play pre-recorded material). The songwriter should be able to introduce their song in terms of its motivation, as well as its lyrical and chordal structure.

Songwriters' Circle

The second hour takes the form of a "Songwriters' Circle", where each person who is willing to presents a song for immediate comment before moving on to the next person in the group.

If you wish to perform and have a song discussed in the first hour or you want to know more please contact David Robinson (songwriters@bleakumbrella.com).

SCALA's Songwriters Workshop Myspace Page

Speakers and other workshop formats

SCALA might occasionally vary this workshop format to include topic-experts again or run seminars as the need arises.

Updated 5 December 2009