DSA Meeting Tuesday, April 13 2010 6:30-9:30

Program: EXTREME Co-Writing Roundtables

Lyricists and instrumentalists convene to write songs. Bring lyrics, ideas and instruments, if you play.

Have you listened to a song that you figured out before it was over?  It's kind of a let down, isn't it?  It's like reading a mystery book and knowing who did it by the end of the first chapter.  Songwriters should strive to approach ideas from new perspectives.

If you come to our April meeting, you'll get the chance to gauge your own ideas against your peers.  This meeting will be like other group co-write meetings but we're adding a twist: you've got homework!

Write a song called "Too New York For Me" at home.  It's preferred that you finish the song, but if you just have a verse or a chorus, that's ok, 
too.  Print out your lyrics and bring a few copies with you.

At the meeting, you'll get to compare your lyrics and ideas with your peers.  Your song might pair up well with a co-writer's song.  You never know...

If you're a lyricist only, I suggest that you base your lyrics off of Easton Corbin's song, "A Little More Country Than That".  You can even use the same music and melody to write the lyrics.  Later on, you can go back and re-write your melody.

So come on out to our April 13th meeting and learn something about your perspective.
Join us at at 6:30pm at the Center for Community Cooperation 2900 Live Oak (Oak Corner Dallas, TX)

First we will ask volunteers to share their lyrics for everyone.  Then we will break everyone up into smaller groups of no more than 4 people.

Hope you can make it out!!

Best regards,
Bob Paterno

No critiques.

Map: Center for Community Cooperation

2900 Live Oak Street

Dallas, Texas 75204

http://www.cccdfw.org/pages/location.html