SONG SWAP WORKSHOPS

Monthly 7-10 PM
Free, Visitors Welcome

Where songwriters perform their songs for peer review. Bring your guitar and a few lyric sheets. This is like an old fashioned guitar pull with comments between songs.

FIRST MONDAY - NE DALLAS

HALF PRICE BOOKS

http://www.halfpricebooks.com/

5803 E Northwest Hwy
Dallas, TX 75231-6519

(214) 379-8000

Roger Russell, Karon Hi & Jame Pappas coordinating.

SECOND MONDAY - SOUTH of DALLAS

Home of Sharon Pisors, coordinator

1203 Shawnee Rd.

Waxahachie, Tx

469 556.0253

sharon at shootfirephoto.com

THIRD MONDAY - PLANO

Anna Terry is coordinator.
Tino's Mexican Restaurant in Plano
1013 Collin Creek Mall, 75 & Plano Parkway
Plano, TX 75075
972 424-2572

MIDCITIES SONGSWAP

Karon High has found a perfect place for a song swap in Bedford.

Cornejo's Food and Drink

3314 Harwood Road

Bedford, Texas 76021

(817) 358-9100

(Next to Tom Thumb, corner of Hwy. 121 and Harwood)

She is looking for songwriters in the area to meet, and offer any weeknight as an option. Please contact her with your suggested evening. karonhi at flash.net

The Directors feel that DSA can support a number of these small area Song Swaps which are beneficial to attaining crucial feedback for developing your works in progress and as Annie Benjamin pointed out, works best in small groups of 10 or less. If you live in a suburb and would like to host one in your area, please email to the yahoo member group to state your interest and ask for interested attendees in your area. Three people make a group for peer review or interested co-writers. I know several people who have attended the Song Swap in the past have developed beneficial co-writing relationships.

Gary Nicholson Workshop - Wed. June 24th

Details to come.

About Gary Nicholson: http://www.garynicholson.com

Pat Pattison
SONG WRITING WORKSHOP
When: “June 7th (Sat) & 8th (Sun) ”
10am-4pm BOTH DAYS
Sponsored By:
The “Dallas Songwriter’s Association” www.dallassongwriters.org
“Absolute Rehearsal Studios” www.absoluterehearsal.com
Workshop Location: Absolute Rehearsal Studios
2607 Walnut Hill Lane (@ Shady Trail intersection)/ Dallas, TX 75229 214-295-2673

Learn REWRITING
This seminar, in a Master Class format, will use participants' songs to demonstrate the rewriting process. We will focus on various issues, including verse development, productive repetition, phrasing, effective matching of lyric and melody, structure and prosody. We'll try to focus particularly on polishing those small bumps that distract the listener and let air escape from the song'stires.

About Pat Pattison
Pat Pattison is a Professor at Berklee College of Music, where he teaches Lyric Writing and Poetry. In addition to his three books, Writing Better Lyrics, The Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure, and The Essential Guide to Rhyming, Pat has developed three online lyric writing courses for Berklee's online school, available through patpattison.com. He has written over 30 articles for Home & Studio Recording Magazine, and Performing Songwriter. Pat continues to present songwriting clinics across the US,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Several of his students have won Grammys, including John and Gillian Welch. For more info visit Pat’s website at: www.patpattison.com

COST & REGISTRATION:
COST: $125 @ person. $100 for the first 20 Dallas Songwriter Association Members to register.
It's only $50 to become a DSA member. Join today! Please pre-register!

REGISTRATION:
Include the information below and Return With Payment To:
Dallas Songwriters Association Pat Pattison Workshop
Sammons Center for the Arts
3630 Harry Hines Blvd. Box 20
Dallas, TX 75219
First name, Last name, Street Address, City,
State/Province, Zip Code, Phone, E-mail

Our pay online:
Pat Pattison Song Writing Workshop Registration

Thanks to our sponsors:
Absolute Rehearsal Studios for all your rehearsal needs
214 295-2673
http://www.absoluterehearsal.com

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