Songwriting Workshop with Amanda Ekery

Join vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Amanda Ekery and her band for a songwriting workshop! This songwriting workshop will focus on using research and personal history to write music using techniques Ekery used to write Árabe, her new album. Árabe is about Syrian and Mexican shared culture and history, and covers everything from food, gambling, and evil eyes, to immigration law, biracial identity, and the fraught relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and workers’ rights. Participants will leave the workshop with a short song they have created, along with tools and tips to continue songwriting.

Tickets are $30 and include complimentary admission to Amanda Ekery’s concert the following day.

FAQs

I have never written a song before, can I come?
Yes! No previous musical experience is required. We will be focusing on lyric writing, learning song forms, and pairing your words to music together.

I have musical experience, is this for me?
Yes, please bring your expertise to share with the group. If you play an instrument, you are welcome to bring it to serve as your accompaniment and can play for others if interested as well.

Age requirement?
This is for people of all ages!

What do I need to bring?
Please bring something to write with and on, this could be a journal or spiral notebook or loose paper to keep track of your ideas. Being willing to experiment, to be vulnerable, and to be respectful of the creative process for yourself and others is also needed.