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Lawrence Song Writers Circle
In co-operation with the Americana Music Academy, we're hosting a song writers' circle. Each session will be on the first Saturday of every month, at 7:00 PM There will be two sets. The first will feature brand new songs, written within the last thirty days previous to the current Song Writers' Circle. This set will be video taped and the videos will be posted at www.songpull.com After everyone has had a chance to perform the latest song, we'll spend the rest of the evening sharing older original songs. Bring your acoustic instrument and a brand new song.
Need a little help in the creative department? Below are some ideas for new songs if you're stuck.
Song Challenges for 2010
- January "Leaving" Write a song about the parting of the ways. It could be
sad, wistful, happy, hopeful, anything.
- February Start a new song with the chorus
- March Major/Minor Write a song with the verses in the major key and the
chorus in the minor key, or vice-versa.
- April Tax Time! Write a song about money.
Money:
(a) must be funny
(b) makes the world go round
(c) talks
- May Gimme a Fiver. May is the fifth month of the year. So...
- - write a song in 5/4 or 5/8 time or,
- - write a song using a pentatonic scale of your choice or,
- - write a song where each line begins with one of the five vowels
or,
- - write a song which has 5 stanzas consisting of 5 lines each or,
- - write a song about a fist fight
- June Write a phone answering machine jingle for yourself
- July Tardiness. Bring a new song about being late.
- August Bad Man/Girl Ballad Bring a song about a villain, either fictional,
or true to life.
- September Overheard phone call...a song in which the audience only hears half of
a phone conversation, but still can fill in the rest of the story.
- October Where I Live Bring a song describing where you live, what you like or
don't like about it.
- November Way Out West Bring a song that has a western theme to it
- December Questions? Write a song that asks a question.
All song circles will be held at:
the Americana Music Academy
1419 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS
7:00-11:00 PM
2008-09 Lawrence Song Writers' Circle Schedule
- Dec. 6 Song Challenge: "Woke up this morning..." Bring an original blues song. It could be funny, satirical, sad, serious, or anything else.
- Jan. 3 2009 Song Challenge: "A fresh start" Bring a new song about starting all over.
- Feb. 7 Song Challenge: "My Funny Valentine" Bring a love song to celebrate St. Valentine's Day
- Mar. 7 Song Challenge: "Erin go braugh!" Bring a song inspired by something Celtic
in honor of St. Patrick's Day
- April 4 Song Challenge "April Fool" Bring a funny song
- May 2 Song Challenge "Car Talk" Bring a song that is either about a car, or uses a car as a metaphore
- June 6 Song Challenge: "Odd Meter" Bring a song in a meter you don't usually write in
- July 4 Happy Independence Day! No Song Circle
- Aug. 1 Song Challenge "In the good old summertime" a song about summer or that uses summer imagery, or metaphore.
- Sept. 6 Happy Labor Day! Bring a new song about your job, or the world of work in general.
- Oct. 3 Song Challenge: "When fall comes to the prairie" a song about autumn, or that uses autumnal imagery
- Nov. 7 Song Challenge: "Sing along" a song with a sing along chorus, or refrain.
- Dec. 5 Song Challenge: "Winter Song" a song about winter, or that uses winter as an image
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