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An Introduction to Song-Writing

6 Wonson St

Gloucester, MA 01930, USA

This workshop will explore the art of songwriting, and cover many different avenues and techniques that some folks use to put together songs.

Music is one of the most important things in life, and there are so many different types out there that we are all fortunate enough to be able to enjoy. If you have ever wanted to try to write a song or even a jingle or a piece of music, or have just been curious as to how one goes about it and the process, this class is for you!

A song can come from two places: the musical part that an artist synthesizes and creates, be it on instruments or the voice through verbalization, whistling, "scatting" or humming. Song lyrics can come from many different things: poetry, prose, one-word statements, and catch phrases.

Bill Dwyer performing his music at The Bitter End 2019

You will be shown how to dive into the process of getting something musical (that you come up with!) out of your mind and onto a recording, and into an audible reality -- to share or keep private.

There is no "wrong" way to create musically. It's all in the EAR of the beholder.

Workshop participants are encouraged to bring one piece of vinyl (45 or 33 RPM) to share with the class (I will provide a turntable to play them on). There's no pressure to create anything -- you might just want to come to see how it's done! All invited.

About Bill Dwyer

As a recording and performing artist of many years (over 30), Bill has a wealth of experience with songwriting and crafting pieces of original music. He's been asked countless times by a large cross-section of people, "So, how do you write a song?" There really is no right or wrong way to create a song, just like there isn't in the fine arts world.

This workshop will explore the art of songwriting, and cover many different avenues and techniques that some folks use to put together songs.

Music is one of the most important things in life, and there are so many different types out there that we are all fortunate enough to be able to enjoy. If you have ever wanted to try to write a song or even a jingle or a piece of music, or have just been curious as to how one goes about it and the process, this class is for you!

A song can come from two places: the musical part that an artist synthesizes and creates, be it on instruments or the voice through verbalization, whistling, "scatting" or humming. Song lyrics can come from many different things: poetry, prose, one-word statements, and catch phrases.

Bill Dwyer performing his music at The Bitter End 2019

You will be shown how to dive into the process of getting something musical (that you come up with!) out of your mind and onto a recording, and into an audible reality -- to share or keep private.

There is no "wrong" way to create musically. It's all in the EAR of the beholder.

Workshop participants are encouraged to bring one piece of vinyl (45 or 33 RPM) to share with the class (I will provide a turntable to play them on). There's no pressure to create anything -- you might just want to come to see how it's done! All invited.

About Bill Dwyer

As a recording and performing artist of many years (over 30), Bill has a wealth of experience with songwriting and crafting pieces of original music. He's been asked countless times by a large cross-section of people, "So, how do you write a song?" There really is no right or wrong way to create a song, just like there isn't in the fine arts world.

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