DSA Monthly Meetings

DSA MEETS THE FIRST 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

Sunday, February 28, 2021

DSA MONTHLY MEETING MARCH 4TH WITH GUEST SPEAKER EDYE BROOKSHIRE -Due to winter storm we have rescheduled Edye for May and our very own Harry Hewlett will teach us how to get a better Zoom performance

Edye Brookshire is a songwriter and publisher and has had the privilege of qualifying and attending the Country Music Awards in Nashville twice.  She qualified as an artist/singer, songwriter, as well as publisher.  She’s had cuts that “Womans Point of View” recorded by Janet McBride and had a song stolen by Tammy Wynette. Edye has appeared in Local Community Theatres, stage acts and one act plays.  She has shared the stage with Bill Mack, Wynn Stewart, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Hank Thompson, Ray Price, Waylon Jennings and many others.  She has made several industrial commercials, has been in two movies and has appeared on several TV programs, including TV Dallas with J.R. Ewing and the cast. Edye currently performs with her band, Rolling Country.


Edye own’s a summer home situated on 10 acres in Oleta, Oklahoma where she has an outdoor 53 foot stage in the middle of a lush meadow. The first weekend of every month, she hosts the Big River Festival where touring singers, songwriters and musicians camp out in the meadow and perform on the stage. Everyone brings food for their community cook-out.


Critiques will follow:
As usual, for members we will also have song critiques by industry pros Barbe McMillen and Joe Milton.  Play your song live, from your computer, or your phone or email an MP3 to Harry Hewlett at hhhewlett@gmail.com, and also you can display your lyrics from your computer so the members can give comments as well.  You will also be entered into the DSA Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year contest. The cost is $10 per song.

https://dallassongwriters.org/shop/dsa-meeting-song-critique-entry/
Each song is entered into the Song of The Year and Songwriter of the Year Competition which is awarded at our December Awards Banquet. 

Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , , ,

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

DSA MONTHLY MEETING FEB 4 2021 with guest speaker EMMELINE MILES

 Emmeline Miles is a musician and candidate for Doctor of Liberal Studies at SMU's Simmons School of Education and Human Development. Because music engages the entire brain and reaches aspects of the human spirit that are beyond words, the creation of music is uniquely capable of facilitating post-traumatic healing. Emmeline is doing research that seeks to identify whether the act of creative writing—with or without music—can better prepare children for adverse experiences and provide them with the tools to process those experiences.



Critiques will follow:

As usual, for members we will also have song critiques by industry pros Barbe McMillen and Joe Milton.  Play your song live, from your computer, or your phone or email an MP3 to Harry Hewlett at hhhewlett@gmail.com, and also you can display your lyrics from your computer so the members can give comments as well.  You will also be entered into the DSA Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year contest. The cost is $10 per song.

https://dallassongwriters.org/shop/dsa-meeting-song-critique-entry/
Each song is entered into the Song of The Year and Songwriter of the Year Competition which is awarded at our December Awards Banquet. 

Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , , , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)