Just Imagine the Possibilities!
Songwriting Together
Have you ever wanted to write your own songs? Or maybe you'd like to share your songs with a group?
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Then bring your creativity and join us in our Songwriting Together Zoom sessions to write, share and sing under the mentorship of local artist and musician, Earle Peach.
The program runs every other Sunday from 5pm - 6pm, starting on December 13, 2020 and ending on February 14th, 2021.
No musical experience required at all and ALL AGES encouraged to create an intergenerational experience.
Earle will be taking everyone through music theory and songwriting fundamentals, creating a space for music-lover to discuss and share ideas, and providing support for the entire songwriting process.
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Program Details:
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Over the 5 sessions, you will be given the tools to write and harmonize songs and building toward a final song sharing session.
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December 13: Rhythm and lyrics
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the unique art behind song lyrics, natural rhythm of words
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kinds of metre, metric and rhythmic structures, differences between rhythm and metre
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phrasing and structure
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December 27th : Melody and musical phrases
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what makes a nice melody, melodic structure, melodic conventions
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January 10th: Harmony - joys and pitfalls
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What is harmony?
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major and minor scales, circle of fifths, chords, modulations
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January 24th: Song conventions
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Different ways of structuring a song
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Stylistic conventions, musical genres, song subjects
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February 14th: Songwriting session
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throwing it all together, writing a song on the spot and performing it
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wrapping it all up and celebrating
Artist-in-Residence
Earle Peach
Role /
Musician mentor
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Year /
December 2020 - February 2021
Register Today!
FREE & Open to the Public
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All sessions will be a Live Lesson via Zoom
Lyrics
Merody
Structure & Conversions
Harmony
Rhythm
Your Guider
Earle Peach
Q. What led you to be a music mentor in the community?
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A: I started hosting music programs at Carnegie Centre in 1984, two jams and a cabaret every week. That continued for 16 years. I continued to host other coffee houses for many years in different locations and began teaching community choirs in the late '90s. I have taught numerous workshops in songwriting, group singing, and other aspects of music over the years. I have also taught privately during all that time, in musical subjects including piano, guitar, mandolin, singing, and theory. I think I started doing all of this because my father was a teacher...
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Q. What powerful lessons have you learned through your work?
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A: The strongest lesson I learned from all of this activity is that every human being has the right, and to some extent the responsibility, to create beauty, to bring out the creativity inside them; it's a major part of what we're here to do.
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Q. What is the main thing you hope to leave with community members through your music mentorship?
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A: In this context, I would like to leave people with the sense that writing a song is not (only) magic; that it's something you can set out to do using skills which can be acquired, much like learning to cook. What you choose to cook is up to you, but if you have the basic skills you can at least start the process.