Intro to Musical Improv Accompaniment No Experience Necessary Participate Live and/or Review Class Recordings Teacher: Mark S. Meritt 9 Thursdays – July 2 through August 27, 2020 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Eastern Time – see the Time Zone Converter $150.00 US…
Category: Music Workshops
Works created through all Potluck Creative Arts Music Workshops, including Songwriting Workshops. MP3s released whenever there is something new.
Self-Accompaniment for Singers Live Online Pilot Workshops
Are you a singer who has dreamed of accompanying yourself at the piano while you sing? These special online learning opportunities are for you! Great for all ages 8-to-adult. The
Good Times
This song was written from scratch on December 5, 2010, during a Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop commissioned for Molly’s Eighth Birthday Celebration. It took 75 minutes, starting only with “It’s fun to have friends and to celebrate with friends”…
Up, Up, Up to the Top of the Bridge
This song was written from scratch September 13, 2009, during a Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop commissioned by Girl Scout Troop 10208. They were soon to move up from Brownies to Juniors and decided to write an original song to…
Fun, Friendly and Free
This song was written from scratch June 14, 2009, during a Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop commissioned by the Red Hook Public Library for their Summer Reading Program kickoff event. It took 60 minutes, starting only with the topic of…
Wynterwade’s the Place
This song was written from scratch on December 29, 2007, during a Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop commissioned as a Christmas present for ABB to participate in with her grandchildren. It took 90 minutes, starting only with the topic of…
More Than Yesterday
This song was written from scratch on September 16, 2007, during a Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop commissioned for Chapman’s Eighth Birthday Celebration. It took 120 minutes with breaks, starting only with “I’m older than I was yesterday” as the…
Songs Make Me Smile
This song was written from scratch on July 30, 2007, during the second test run, the first with all kids, of the Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop. It took 135 minutes with breaks, starting only with music as the topic.…
Our Place By the Sea
This song was written from scratch on July 27, 2007, during the first test run of the Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop. It took 90 minutes, starting only with the topic of Mystic, CT, where the participants have for many…