Creative Songwriting Classes starting soon!

Free Introductory Songwriting Class Tues. January 7th, 7pm Staunton Parks & Rec!

Classes begin Jan. 15 Tues. 7pm for 6 weeks

Start the New Year by nurturing your creative expression! All you need to bring is your love for music! (and a pen and paper)  You don't need to have a lot of musical experience to write a song. With some simple tools and ideas you will learn in the class, you will soon be creating unique songs of your own. (or polishing up existing original songs). 

In this free intro class, we'll learn a writing exercise that got Gillian Welsh her start in Nashville as one of the most successful songwriters today. You'll also get an overview of other materials to be covered in the class series as well as time to share our songs in a supportive and nurturing way. There will be no critiquing, there is no right and wrong way to write a song!  This class aims to be fun, informative and inspirational!

 I have lots of fun and interesting things planned for the 6 week series of classes. We will have time for sharing, jamming & collaborating, working on our own with some writing exercises. I strive to make our classes a fun and memorable experience where you will leave each night full of ideas and inspiration!

The photo above was taken at a class I taught in Troy, VA during a jam session we did with Native Flute, piano and guitar. I recorded our composition and it turned out beautifully!

If you are not sure about coming and wish to ask anything about the class, feel free to get in touch with me. Email: <blueoconnell@gmail.com> 

All ages and beginners welcome! 
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“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” ― Victor Hugo

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination
and life to everything.” ― Plato

“Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy”
― Ludwig van Beethoven

“Everybody has that point in their life where you hit a crossroads and you've had a bunch of bad days and there's different ways you can deal with it and the way I dealt with it was I just turned completely to music.” ― Taylor Swift