Workshops

Come to monthly Songsalive! workshops and develop collaborations, meet industry guests, showcase and workshop your music for feedback in a professional and supportive environment.

The first half is solely dedicated to an in-the-round critique workshop where writers present one song each - either on tape, CD or live - followed by an Music Industry educational and informative discussion/talk with a guest speaker in the second half and plenty of time to talk and network.

Some topics include song structure, song production, lyric writing, finding inspiration, songs and the media, promoting your music online, how to tour, how to get songs in film and television, performing at your best.

The workshops are open to all songwriters and music composers of all levels and music genres and you don't have to be a Songsalive! member to attend. It is usually best to register your attendance in advance. Our workshops are a great way for local songwriter members to meet each other, interact and collaborate, as well as seek feedback and critique on their songs in a very supportive setting.

guest speakers

Our workshops often feature guest speakers representing all facets of the industry from A&R, publishers, successful producers, CD production and distribution execs and, of course, writers and composer who share their ideas, tips & techniques on all aspects of the songwriting craft.
Read about our guest speakers here

where and when

We don't have workshops in every Songsalive! chapter, but they are very popular in the places we do. We also encourage traveling writers to visit our workshop chapter cities. You can register to attend by contacting the coordinator on that page. Some chapters require pre-registrations. Check out our Chapters & Events calendar to find a Songsalive! Workshop near you!

how to register

Please register directly with the Chapter coordinators running the events. We prefer pre-registrations and usually, once you've emailed the coordinator, you are registered automatically without needing a reply. Pre-registrations help us ascertain how many will attend any given month.

Go to our Chapters & Events page and click on the chapter near you to make contact.

rules & what to bring

1 song either on tape, CD or live (bring own guitar or keyboard) and up to 20 copies of your typed lyric sheet with contact details clearly displayed.
Read the full rules here before you attend for the first time.

cost

Typically a workshop is free for our members to attend and only $5 for non-members (Join here). Members are given preference for song critique opportunity, however, the workshops are educational and informative for all, equally to members and non-members. Each chapter decides their charge based on the costs involved in running the workshop space and any other expenses they need to cover. The Speakers give their time free of charge to speak at our workshops, and our chapter coordinators are volunteers all year round. With all our non-profit programs, any door charge is just to cover additional expenses. Join here

Can't attend a workshop? Need feedback on your songs?

Can't get to one of our workshops? Why not upload your song for a

Songsalive! Song Critique

and get feedback from music industry professionals!
Read about it here