CURRICULUM AND SCHEDULE WITH MARK D. SANDERS, JOHN BOLINGER, AND MEGAN MULLINS

CURRICULUM  AND SCHEDULE WITH MARK D. SANDERS , JOHN BOHLINGER, AND MEGAN MULLINS-

Thursday

Students are to arrive at the Retreat between 4:oo- 5:00

5:30-6:30 Meet and greet cocktail hour

6:30-7:30 Dinner

[Mark D. Sanders]

8:00-10:00 Commencement Speech!

Friday

8:30-9:30   Breakfast

9:30-11:00   Morning Topic :  The Basics of Songwriting

——De-constructing Structure

——Melody and prosody: Writing good ear candy

——Funky groove or a groove that’s funky?

——Telling the story

——Books, drunks, and children:  Recognizing a hook

——Is it a hit?

11:00-12:30  Play Us Your Songs!   Critique and Coaching

12:30-2:00   Lunch

2:00-5:00   Writing Sessions  (Divide into groups, Students will be able to co-write with each  Artist)

5:00-7:00   Dinner

7:00-10:00  In The Studio (–or individual writing)

Saturday

8:30-9:30   Breakfast

9:30-11:00   Morning Topic:  Navigating Nashville

——Basic publishing Info

——Why co-writing?

——Musicians:  Studio/Road/TV

——The Demo

——Getting your song heard                                                                                                           [John Bohlinger]

——Labels/Managers/Producers/Song Pluggers

11:00-12:30   Play Us Your songs!  Critique and Coaching

12:30-2 :00   Lunch

2:00-5 :00  Writing Sessions

5:00-6:00   Dinner

7:30-10:00  Performance with Songwriter’s–Location TBA

Sunday

8:30-9:30  Breakfast

10:00 Montana Day Begins (optional)/In the Studio

Dinner

8:00-10:00 TBA

[Megan Mullins]

Sunday/Monday

Breakfast will be available to Students staying at the Retreat!  Check out is  at 11:00.

***NOTE:  This curriculum and  schedule is a guideline and is subject to change.