How Songwriting Really Works!
Techniques & Secrets of the World's Greatest Songwriters
August 11-13, 2010, with author Wayne Chase
Retreat Contact: Bryan Fogelman, 800-736-7238, bryan@reorafting.comCheck out our photo gallery for pictures from previous songwriting retreats.
You can add this mini-retreat to our master class retreat with Tom Kimmel August 8-10, 2010
FREE Book with Retreat Booking!
Receive Wayne Chase's best selling book "How Music Really Works" ($45.00 value) for FREE when you book for our our August retreat, "How Songwriting Really Works.""How Music REALLY Works!, 2nd Edition, focuses on specific techniques a player, vocalist, or songwriter can use to seize the attention of listeners and move them emotionally.
For the benefit of the majority of musicians (amateur and pro) who do not read music, the book contains no music notation. Instead it provides in-depth, visually-oriented, easy-to-understand (and humorous!) text and graphics covering every important aspect of music-making and lyric-writing" - Roedy Black Publishing Inc.
"How Songwriting Really Works: Techniques and Secrets of the World's Greatest Songwriters" is our retreat for songwriters willing to devote themselves to writing songs that will stand the test of time. In other words, create songs that will be classics for years to come. Better than the songs you hear on the radio today and better than many "hits" that are really not that well written. "How Songwriting Really Works" will be held at our beautiful river's edge retreat near Vancouver, British Columbia.
The retreat will be hosted by Wayne Chase. Wayne is the author of one of the most creative and original works on songwriting that has ever been written, "How Music Really Works".
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Wayne ChaseWayne is a music and songwriting scholar having spent 20 years researching and analyzing the greatest songs of our times. Wayne is the author of "How Music Really Works" and is the creator of the Gold Standard Song List, a compilation of 5,000 of the greatest songs of the last 100 years based on the lyrical and musical characteristics of each song in 11 genres. Wayne holds 5 patents on connotative analysis and is considered one of the world’s leading experts on the emotional meaning in language. Wayne’s websites include: www.howmusicreallyworks.com www.goldstandardsonglist.com www.completechords.com |
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Tom KimmelTom's songs have appeared on albums by dozens of major artists from Linda Ronstadt to Johnny Cash and Joe Cocker, in feature films (including Twins, Runaway Bride and Serendipity), and television shows (Dawson's Creek, As the World Turns and Party of Five and many others). Tom Kimmel jokes that he's the only Nashville songwriter to have his songs featured in Captain Kangaroo, Miami Vice and Touched By An Angel. But it's true! An outstanding performer, recording artist, poet and teacher, he has released seven albums and a book of poems.Tom will present master classes August 8-10, prior to this weekend. You may combine both retreats f For more information on Tom Kimmel, please see his website: www.tomkimmel.com |
Retreat Highlights: Music
- How to Take Advantage of the Strengths, and Avoid the Weaknesses, of the Four Types of Chord Progressions
- How to Use Circular Harmonic Scales and Chase Charts
- Ten Guidelines for Creating Great Chord Progressions and Avoiding Chord Progression Blunders
- Understanding Human Memory Limitations and Avoiding Memory-related Pitfalls
- How to Handle Beat, Pulse, Meter, Tempo, and Rhythm
- Understanding the Differences Between Vocal-melodic Phrases and Structural Phases
- How to Use Binary Structure, the Soul of Great Song Form
- Understanding and Applying Harmonic and Melodic Cadences
- How to Use Four Types of Modulation and One Type to Avoid
- How to Apply the Wundt Curve in Composing Music for Songs
- Ten Specific Techniques for Creating Emotionally Powerful Tunes
- How to Evaluate Your Progress, Build on Your Strengths, Correct Your Weaknesses, and Dramatically Improve Your Music-writing Skills
Retreat Highlights: Lyrics
- Four Essential Tools That Will Help You Write Great Lyrics
- Understanding the Central Importance of EPA and Applying it in Lyric-writing
- How to Choose Emotionally Powerful Words by Part of Speech
- How to Use Flesch’s Personal Words and Sentences Index to Make Lyrics More Interesting and compelling
- Understanding the Difference Between Abstract and Concrete Word Choice, and Avoiding the Abstract
- Why Realistic Stories and Scenarios That Happen to People in Everyday Life Make for Boring, Forgettable Lyrics
- Understanding the Effectiveness of Parallel Construction, and How to Use it
- How to Use Twelve Kinds of Rhyme by Similarity of Sound, Syllable Number, Accent, and Phrase or Line Location
- How to Avoid Blunders in Accent-matching
- How to Create and Use RIT Seed Lists, Phrase Lists, and Rhyming Couplet Lists
- How to Evaluate Your Progress, Build on Your Strengths, Correct Your Weaknesses, and Dramatically Improve Your Lyric-writing Skills
2010 All-inclusive Prices
Mini-retreat includes 6 meals (dinner Wednesday to lunch Friday), snacks, beverages, resort amenities, 2 full days of workshops, critiques & evening sessions. Early-bird rates offered until July 5, 2010. All-inclusive rates ($CDN):
| All-Inclusive | $CDN |
| Camping (own tent): | $469 |
| Shared Cabin Tents (3-4 sharing) | $499 |
| River's Edge Cabin Tent (double occupancy) | $549 |
| Rivers Edge Cabin Tent (queen bed, single) | $599 |
| Non-Retreat (spouses, family etc.) — Deduct $150 CDN from above fee; or add optional adventure trip |
Note: 12% HST and 3% land & water access fees added to all prices. Seats are limited. Call for single occupancy rates. Prices subject to change without notice.
Adventure Add-ons
- 2 whitewater rafting trips OR 1 whitewater rafting trip + 2 mini adventures (rock climbing, rock rappelling or canyon hike) - $200 pp + tax
- 1 whitewater rafting trip OR 2 mini adventures - $100 pp + tax
Vancouver International Airport & Travel Info
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and the greater Vancouver area are 3 hours drive from REO. Car-pooling will be arranged when possible. Seattle Airport (SEA-TAC) is 4.5 hours south of REO.Arrive at REO for 2 pm check-in Wednesday, Depart REO Friday, August 13 at 2:30 pm.