The Presentation of Your Song with Verlon Thompson

Aug. 30 – Sept. 2, 2023 • Nashville’s Scarritt Bennett Center & The Filming Station

Limited to 12 Students

This workshop has been filled.

Please E-Mail Lydia if you’d like to be added to the cancellation list.

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Verlon has been quoted as saying that he “doesn’t teach songwriting so much as he inspires songwriting.” Writers of any and all skill levels will benefit from Verlon’s shared experience of more than 35 years as a professional songwriter. From concept (the “art”) to craft (the nuts and bolts construction), Verlon will guide the class in the writing and presentation of your song.

You’ll also learn tricks-of-the-trade for finding inspiration, letting a rhythm and groove guide you along, ways for your guitar to open up song ideas, and the importance of the presentation and performance of your creation. And you’ll perform on-stage for the class during a closing night concert.

This three-day workshop with Verlon will include:

Exercises to help find inspiration for your song
Hands-on crafting of your song, including rhythms, melodies, and delivery
Closing night on-stage student performance and video-taping
Surprise Guests
Song feedback in the group with Verlon
A One-on-One session with Verlon
An opening night dinner on Wednesday August 30 at a Nashville home with Verlon
A closing night dinner after your performances

In addition to the intensive days of songwriting, you’ll enjoy the third day’s class at Verlon’s event venue The Filming Station, a closing night performance onstage with a videotaping, closing dinner celebration, a surprise guest or two of Verlon’s who will join us and inspire you, and an opening night dinner on Wednesday evening August 30 at a Nashville home with Verlon!

If you have any questions, please email Lydia Hutchinson

WORKSHOP INFORMATION

LIMIT: 12 Students

COST: $1,395 per student. This includes three days of workshops (Thursday/Friday/Saturday), a Wednesday August 30 dinner with Verlon in a Nashville home to meet each other the night before classes start, one-on-one meeting with Verlon, and a closing night dinner together. (Other meals can be found at restaurants in walking distance.)

TRAVEL: You’ll want to arrive in Nashville by late afternoon on Wednesday August 30 so you can join us around 6:30 p.m. for our opening night dinner. And you’ll be busy through the late evening of Saturday Sept. 2, so plan on leaving on Sunday Sept. 3 (or stay longer to enjoy more of Nashville!). Also, we often get asked if family members or friends who are traveling with workshop attendees can join us for dinners or evening events, but since group dynamics and spending time getting to know each other is a large part of this event, all of the activities are kept exclusively for the registrants.

LODGING: Scarritt Bennett has rooms available on the campus on a first-come, first-served basis. They are now being booked through an outside online service, and you can look into that here where the rooms are listed at the top of the ‘Music Row’ link: Urban Nashville Rentals. If you’d rather stay at a hotel, these are a few within walking distance to Scarritt Bennett Campus: Embassy Suites, Best Western Music Row, Hilton Home2 Suites, and Hampton Inn.

REFUND POLICY: YOUR DEPOSIT OF $395 IS NON-REFUNDABLE and will secure one of the 12 spots. You’ll be invoiced for the remaining $1000 on July 1, 2023 that will be due no later than July 15 to keep your spot and not lose your deposit. If you are fully paid and cancel by July 15, 2023 you’ll be refunded $1000. After Aug 1 there is no guaranteed refund unless we fill the spot (we will have a cancellation list). If the spot is filled by Aug 15, 2023 then you’ll still receive your $1000 refund. If you cancel after Aug 15, 2023 there are no refunds.

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REFUND POLICY: YOUR DEPOSIT OF $395 IS NON-REFUNDABLE and will secure one of the 12 spots. You’ll be invoiced for the remaining $1000 on July 1, 2023 that will be due no later than July 15 to keep your spot and not lose your deposit. If you are fully paid and cancel by July 15, 2023 you’ll be refunded $1000. After Aug 1 there is no guaranteed refund unless we fill the spot (we will have a cancellation list). If the spot is filled by Aug 15, 2023 then you’ll still receive your $1000 refund. If you cancel after Aug 15, 2023 there are no refunds.

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Having already taken two Performing Songwriter Creative Workshops, I can whole heartedly recommend the experience. Lydia is amazing. In addition to being a really wonderful person, she is a fantastic organizer who is totally focused on creating a workshop that is both supportive and very valuable to all the participants.

Ellen Gennaro
Nashville, TN

I registered for this workshop hoping for a creative spark and left with a wide burning flame, the experience exceeded my expectations.

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Lynn Newman
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Lydia is tremendously motivated and spectacularly learned in her presentation of incredibly successful artists. This is what Performing Songwriter Creative Workshops are all about. Lydia has been active for decades in the marvelous world of musicians, helping their voices be heard and recognizing those who have been fortunate enough, through ability, hard work, perseverance and luck, to make a living doing what they love. Lydia invites these artists and aspiring song writers for an interactive four day workshop that leaves all happily exhausted for the good work accomplished and unforgettable times together.

Richard Weil
Takoma Park, MC

If you need to learn how to transfer what you see, and hear, and imagine, from your brain to whatever your medium of creativity is, Performing Songwriter Creative Workshops are for you. While the emphasis of the workshop I attended was on “songwriting,” the teaching and inspiration I received was applicable to virtually any outlet of creativity. Lydia is one of the most fun and “welcoming” people you will ever meet and her event planning skills are unmatched! From the online registration to the very end of the workshop I felt like I was in good hands.

Matt Steinhauer
Hendersonville, TN

I’ve been writing songs for 4 decades and have recorded 7 albums. This workshop advanced my writing skills and focus more than I could have imagined. I’ve been inspired and more productive, and can see the difference in the quality and enjoyment of my songwriting!

John Mulder
Spring Lake, MI

The workshop was FABULOUS!! Not once did Lydia Hutchinson ever let the ball drop! Everything ran like clockwork: she was always there, ready to help or clarify something. She thought of everything! And she made each of us feel important. I cannot thank her enough for all she did to make this experience one I will never forget.

Carol Lyman
Port Pleasant, PA

As a life and executive coach, I’ve attended dozens of seminars and programs. This is HANDS DOWN the most inspiring workshop of all! Lydia’s attention to every detail, coupled with her caring and creativity, and her respect for the best teachers in the business make this a gem of a program you should not miss.

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