HOW IT WORKS:

The SONGWRITING WORKS experience can be likened to musical mural painting. Professional songwriter-facilitators, trained in intergenerational music collaboration, engage three to thirty participants in an inclusive process that combines storytelling, musical improvisation and consensus building with fundamentals of song composition. No prior music background is required.

Workshops are structured so that individuals of diverse cultural and educational backgrounds and a range of physical and cognitive abilities can freely exchange ideas and contribute as equals to the creation of their own original songs. The process is participant-driven. Individuals generate the topics and musical genres of each composition. As lyrics and melodies take shape, they hear their words, stories, and humor reflected in original, collective songs that can be sung by the whole community.

 

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