PASA SongWorks

PASA's SongWorks event is a day of songwriting workshops and clinics covering several different aspects of the craft, capped off by an evening open stage of original-song performances. It's a great opportunity to network with fellow songwriters, exchange ideas, promote your gigs, find treasures at the "swap table" and, of course, get your muse out of the doldrums to write new songs!


Register for SongWorks




You may attend the entire event, or just come for the afternoon or evening. There is no admission fee, but we will collect money from each person who participates in the dinner (or you may opt to bring your own).

Please bring:

• Any materials required for the workshops you attend
• A healthy snack or beverage to share
• A folding chair
• Your instruments (keyboards will be available for open stage as well as most workshops)
• Your songs for workshops and the open stage
• Any unfinished songs you'd like to bring to a workshop
• Your lunch, if arriving early
• Money, if ordering dinner
• Your CDs to sell, your business cards and flyers for networking

As with all PASA events: no smoking, no alcohol, no illegal substances, etc.

Workshops

The workshop schedule is in flux. Here is a partial list of workshops we plan to offer:

Imitation is the Highest Form of Flattery (Writing exercise)
Songwriting From Tactile Prompts (Writing exercise)
Make Your Songs More Exciting (Instructional and exercise)
Writing Exercise Using Subjects and Moods (Writing exercise)
Finding New Chords For Your Songs (Instructional)
Writing Comical Songs from Playful Prompts (Writing exercise)
Fingerpicking in Different Time Signatures (for intermediate guitarists) – (Instructional)
Writing Effective Political Songs (Instructional and exercise)

Here's the schedule for the day:

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