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This one-day workshop with renowned Canadian singer-songwriter Connie Kaldor will look at some basic principles of song writing and use them to work on songs that are in progress. Sometimes we all need a little creative shot in the arm or a different perspective to help a song reach its potential. This is a chance to see how songwriter Connie Kaldor tackles the process of writing a song. It is an opportunity to stimulate ideas, and of course to take advantage of her experience to help you work on your songs. You will work with rhythm, melody and lyrics. She will work to give you some ideas on how to finish something that is almost there, develop songs that are not quite working and hopefully stimulate you to create more. No matter what style of music you compose, song writing is a process, and this is a chance to look at that process with someone who has been writing for many years. New songwriters and long-time songwriters are welcome.

Come to the workshop with something that you would like to work on in a small-group context. If you have lyrics, please bring three copies of those lyrics. If you accompany yourself on an instrument, bring it along. We will have a keyboard on site.

Connie Kaldor is a Juno-winning singer/songwriter with nine albums. Billboard Magazine called her “one of Canada’s most significant contemporary folk performers,” and the Boston Globe wrote that she is a “masterful performer, wildly funny one moment, deeply personal the next.” For more information, see http://www.conniekaldor.com.

SONG-WRITING TONIC

Saturday, October 4, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
1200 Atwater Ave., Suite 3
Workshop leader: Connie Kaldor
Workshop fee: $75

For information, or to register: 514-933-0878 or workshops [at] qwf [dot] org

This event is not sponsored by STC-Montreal.

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