[Capdist-announce] Ancram Center for the Arts Offers Free Songwriting Fundamentals Workshop

[Lauren Letellier]

*Ancram Center for the Arts Offers Free Songwriting Fundamentals Workshop *

*with Composer Matthew Dean Marsh*



Ancram Center for the Arts will offer a free four-hour songwriting workshop
with Matthew Dean Marsh over two days: Wed. Jan 24 and Thurs. Jan. 25, from
3:00-5:00pm. Entitled “Why We Sing,” this workshop aims to awaken students’
inner songwriter through the development of practical tools and alignment
of emotional resonance. No prior songwriting or musical experience is
required. To register, email info at ancramcenter.org.

Marsh is a noted composer/performer and co-creator of “You Don’t Know the
Lonely One,” the story-song cycle seen at the Ancram Center in October. He
has taught music and songwriting to students from all over the world.

In Session One, participants will gain insight into the craft of
songwriting through in-person observational and lyrical exploration
exercises. Using this insight, participants will bring a draft of their
song to Session Two and receive feedback not just on the finished work, but
on the process itself.

“I love teaching individuals to put form to their expression, which is a
useful skill even beyond the realm of music,” said Marsh. “No songwriting
experience is required, just a willingness to be present. Students are free
to bring an instrument if they play one, but it’s not required.”

Ancram Center for the Arts is an award-winning performance space in New
York’s Hudson Valley.

Housed in an historic Grange Hall, Ancram Center since 2016 had presented
groundbreaking theater and musical performances by nationally recognized
theater artists.  Ancram Center receives significant annual support from
the New York Council on the Arts and in 2023 was awarded a generous grant
from the National Endowment for the arts.  For more information visit
www.ancramcenter.org.
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