This workshop will focus on song writing. Our method is to have each participant draw two slips of paper from a basket as they arrive and also pick up a small notepad. After some discussion on song structure, participants are given 10-15 minutes to come up with a song (or just a chorus). At the end of this time, participants are invited to share their writings (not required). We have had everything from poetry-like readings to full-on performances. When we run into our participants throughout the festival, we almost always get comments on how people are going to go home and flesh out their songs.
Award-winning songwriters Tim and Kathy Crosby are the American folk pop duo Phoenix. They have been performing together for well over 2 decades. Together they have collaborated on several CDs and are known far and wide for their songwriting abilities and entertainment style. Both are also private music instructors and workshop leaders.
Tim and Kathy have performed together from Las Vegas to Nashville, in venues large and small. Being compared to the likes of Willie Nelson, Gillian Welch, and David Rawlings, Mary Travers, and June Carter Cash, Phoenix rises in the joy of a sound that highlights the multi-instrumental talents of both musicians while focusing on a variety of vocal styles and abilities.
Find out more about Tim and Kathy’s band Phoenix here: https://www.phoenixduo.org