Tahora Songwriting Retreat

FIRST LEVELSONGWRITINGRETREAT14-17 January 2022

6pm Fri 14 - 1pm Mon 17 JANUARY 2022

Hill Country Homestead

Tahora, Eastern Taranaki, New Zealand

Presented by CHARLOTTE YATES

Songdoctor.co.nzSongwritingschool.co.nz

9 - 10.30AM SESSION 2 - STORY TO SONG

Our second session followed by morning tea

Nailing your song's intention. Developing your idea.

FIRST LEVELSONGWRITING RETREAT 2022

DAY 1 Friday 14 January 6-9pm

DAY 2 Saturday 15 January 9am - 12.30pm

6PM MEET & GREET

Please arrive in time for dinner

Settle into your accommodation at the Hill Country Homestead and

enjoy a lovely homecooked meal.

7-9PM SESSION 1 - WHERE TO START?

Our first formal session

Please bring your instrument and something to write with.

At the end of the session, you'll be given a co-writing song

assignment for the retreat

11-12.30PM SESSION 3 - A TUNE FROM THIN AIR

Our third session followed by lunch

How to write a melody


DAY 2 Saturday 15 January 1.30pm-5pm

DAY 3 Sunday 16 January 9am-3pm

1.30-3PM CO-WRITING

Group writing and individual mentoring followed by afternoon tea

3.30 - 5PM SESSION FOUR - WHAT ARE THE CHORDS?

Our fourth session followed by free time to work on your song and then, dinner

Chord progressions and how to use them

9 - 10.30AM SESSION FIVE - THE VERY SHAPE OF YOU

Our fifth session followed by morning tea

Song structure and how to make it deliver your ideas.

11 - 12.30PM SESSION SIX - FINDING YOUR GROOVE

Our sixth session followed by lunch

Rhythm and rhyme

7-9PM SONGWRITERS CIRCLE

Our first songwriters circle where you can share what you've beenwriting and hear what others are doing. Relax and enjoy the music.

1.30-3PM CO-WRITING

Group writing and individual mentoring followed by afternoon tea


DAY 3 Sunday 16 January 3.30pm-9pm

DAY 4 Monday 17 January 9am-1pm

3.30 - 5PM SESSION SEVEN - PROJECT STUDIO

Our seventh session followed by free time to work on your song and then, dinner

Your own space - how to use a home studio to write songs

9 - 10.30AM SESSION EIGHT - PULLING THE LEVERS

Our eighth session followed by morning tea

How to write and rewrite. Solutions to maintain workflow and

creativity in real life.

7-9PM SONGWRITERS CIRCLE

Our second songwriters circle where you can share what you'vebeen writing and hear what others are doing. Relax and enjoy themusic.

11-12.00PM PACKING UP AND LAST WORDS!

Please pack up ALL your kit. Please stay for the (traditional!) groupphoto, exchange contact details and fill in our feedback survey. Youare welcome to have lunch on site or take a really awesome packedlunch with you, depending on your travel arrangements.

The FIRST LEVEL Songwriting Retreat provides a comprehensiveframework to deep dive into your songwriting: physically by collaborating,quick fire exercises and one on one mentoring, socially by sharing yourwork, hearing what others are writing both informally and in session, andmentally by detailed sessions covering both songwriting technique andmindsets that help. It's a great place to start or get recharged!

It's designed to be enjoyably immersive but when you get back to 'real life',you'll have access to ongoing support through songdoctor.co.nz.

Come get your songwriting supercharged in a terrific environment freefrom daily distractions. It really works and the food is outstanding!

About the presenter, Charlotte YatesCharlotte is a professional independent New Zealand

singer-songwriter with a growing catalogue of seven

solo and fourteen collaborative releases. She runs

Songwriting School, an online songwriting tuition

subscription and a songwriting coaching

service, Songdoctor. Charlotte also works with

international clients as author/mentor for US/UK

music educational websites, Soundfly, Musician on a

Mission and Bandzoogle.

What will I come away with?

charlotteyates.comsongdoctor.co.nzsongwritingschool.co.nz

'Helpful and meaningful info and progressions for the 'mechanics of writing a song. Picturesquevenue - ideal for the event.' Nycki Proctor

'Direct presentation. Comfortable, safe, energising, motivating. Felt like the 'right' amount of people.Meals and dietary considerations excellent - great variety and content.' Tracey Haskell

WHAT TO BRING - something to write with (pen/paper/laptop/tablet), your instrument

& headphones, your phone to record ideas, something you're working on, something

you've finished and can share.

Accommodation for up to

nine participants plus all

meals are included from our

first dinner Friday 14 Jan to

our farewell lunch Monday 25

Jan. The catering is prepared

on site using fresh, seasonal

homegrown ingredients. There

is definitely good coffee.

Please let us know any special

dietary requirements.

FIRST LEVEL Songwriting Retreat will be held at the Hill Country

Homestead, 67 Tahora Road, Tahora, Whangamomona,

Eastern Taranaki, NZ. The Homestead is part of a working

beef and sheep farm on 200 acres of rolling hill country. It is

peaceful and beautiful.

Booking Information:

Please note due to the location, there is no cell phone

coverage or WIFI, but a landline is available.

There is plenty of parking immediately outside the Homestead.

To book:visit songdoctor.co.nzemail [email protected] charlotte yates 021 685561cost $NZ990 gst inc. FIRST LEVEL Songwriting Retreat is presented by Charlotte Yates Productions Ltd

t/a songdoctor.co.nz. All Rights Reserved.

Tahora Songwriting Retreat

Documents

Transcript of Tahora Songwriting Retreat