DSA Monthly Meetings

DSA MEETS THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH Except August

Education • Networking • Encouragement • Advocacy

Learning Opportunity presented by the Dallas Songwriters

* Monthly Workshops which feature guest speakers from all fields of the music industry.

• Critique sessions that give honest, creative, and helpful advice on improving writing style and technique.

Motivating and Uplifting Songwriters through Education

Saturday, February 1, 2014

McMillen to Analyze the Grammy Winning Song Of The Year at the Feb. 11th Workshop

If you watched the Grammy Awards last Sunday, you know that the 3 hour show was full of noteworthy performances by the best of the best current artists and some oldie but goodies. Of special note to us songwriters was the award for Song Of The Year. We will analyze the melody and lyric of the winning song, Lorde's "Royals", to discover the elements that make it a popular song. Come out for some fun picking this song apart.

About Barbara McMillen: Founding President Emeritus and a voting member of the Recording Academy, Barbara currently teaches Songwriting at Collin College and workshops online. She is a performing songwriter, music therapist and producer with experience in label management, publishing, and marketing music. http://www.barbaramcmillen.com
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