Saturday, May 22
10-10:30: welcome/meditation
w/ Gary Grundei
– Opening remarks, intention setting, journaling
11-1145: listening exercises
w/Donovan Dorrance
– Learn to sharpen your musical ear with some fun ear-training exercises
2-2:45: embodied voice
w/ Ethie Friend
– Explore the musical possibilities of your voice and body
4-4:45: refreshing movement
w/Adam Kerbel
– Engage gently with your creativity through easy stretching and movements, helping us to locate alternative sources for songwriting and refresh our thoughts along the way
6-7pm: co-writing
w/ Siena Friend
– Discover the expansion in creativity that can come from working with a new writing partner. We’ll start with some guided writing exercises and then pair off to finish your songs.
Sunday, May 23
11-11:45: writing games
w/ Gary Grundei
– Delve into some composing and writing games that make room for surprises and random magic
2-2:45: mission mapping
w/ Rachel Hewitt
– Create a “mission map” of your personal goals for music that can become your foundational language for writing posts, creating pitches, and feeling fulfilled at the same time
4-4:45: harnessing your nervous system
w/ Erica Terpening
– Explore how the state of your nervous system can affect your creativity, and how your creativity can help to regulate your nervous system
8-9: song circle
w/ Siena Friend
– Come share what you’ve been working on over the weekend! Works in progress, ideas, bits and fragments all welcome