Songwriting Workshops

I write songs with community groups! I do a mixture of participatory performing and songwriting.

Schools Workshop info

“The students got SO much out of that day – 2 students haven’t stopped writing poetry and lyrics since – I’ve had 2 more come up and ask me if they can sing in assemblies more next year, 1 already was brave enough to sing solo on the last assembly of the year! Plus our juniors did not stop singing the song, nor the teachers! Honestly, it meant the world to me and more than you know to our students! Thank you, truly! Corrina Groombridge – Music Teacher, Centre Academy, East Anglia (SEN School).

Days – Between 1 and 5. Week-long or spread out over multiple weeks.  

Time – School Hours 

Space Required – A classroom and a school hall or similar to all sing together. We begin the day with an intro/warm up in the hall, mornings in classrooms, and do the afternoon session in the hall. The classrooms are set out in a circle. You will received an mp3 of the finished song which I will record in the school hall.

Numbers: 30 max per session. Teachers and support staff are expected to get stuck in with us!

Cost (per day): £275

Here is a song I wrote with Castle East School, Bungay over 3 days.

 

Adults In Later Life Workshop Info

Times: 45 minute session (+ 15 minuteencore if you ask for it!)

Cost: £95

Numbers: up to 30 including carers. 

Space Required: Communal space in the care home, ideally where participants can create a circle, but not essential. 

What is it? I start by getting your bodies moving and your voices warmed up, before doing some songwriting with the participants. I will get residents dancing in their chairs before handing out instruments and teach a simple beat to play along with me. To finish for the grand finale I have one more trick up my sleeve- but I’ll leave that as a surprise. 

Qualifications and Experience

I am a qualified Workshop Leader after completing a traineeship with Spitalfields Music and Britten Pears Arts in 2023. I have public liability insurance with the Musicians Union, and all the relevant safeguarding training. I have led projects with Britten Pears Arts, Spitalfields Music, Orchestras Live, Suffolk Libraries, Suffolk Artlink, Pro Corda, Sinfonia Viva.