CO-WRITES SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 8

Co-writes are back by demand. We will divide into small groups to complete a writing assignment. More details to come. This is our most fun meetings, so don't miss this one.
Free to members. $5 for visitors

Meeting Schedule:
6:30: Sign in and network
7:00: Association Announcements
7:15: Program
8:15: Song Critiques - Members only. $10



Future Programs:
May: Christian touring singer songwriters, Ted Pearce
June: Singer Songwriter, Jay Johnson
July: Dove nominated producer, Joe Milton

DSA CHRISTMAS PARTY AT TINO'S TOO ON DECEMBER 10TH

 Tuesday, Dec.10 - CHRISTMAS PARTY - OPEN MIC 

(We are not meeting at the normal place, CCC, for Second Tuesday Workshop - instead) 

Lisa Byrn will host our Xmas Party Open Mic (Christmas originals or Christmas covers) Tuesday Dec. 10 at Tino's, Too, 2205 K Ave. near downtown Plano. Networking starts at 6:30, and tunes start around 7. DSA will provide appetizers, but feel free to come for dinner and drinks. This is a great time to bring a friend or spouse to meet your friends at the DSA. 

JENNI PEAL TO SPEAK AT 2ND TUESDAY MEETING OCT 8

""How'd you learn to write a song like that?" Townes Van Zandt to Jenni, Jan. 1996, after hearing her song "Two Sisters."

Jenni Mansfield Peal is a songwriter and singer, guitarist, accordionist, and mountain dulcimist. Her experience includes two tours of Northern Ireland, main stage at the Kerrville Folk Festival, numerous original productions and ensembles, and four independent albums. The Mr. Peppermint Show featured Jenni's songs on multiple episodes that were syndicated world-wide for years, and her most recent recording is for children and families: Putting On the Old Folk's Clothes. Jenni was named The Best Folk Song Writer in North Texas by CBS DFW, among four, in October 2010. Original is her newest ensemble, with jazz bass player Mark Wilson and award-winning fiddler Linda Relph.

DSA 2nd Tuesday Meeting, January 8

Dr Terry Fansler will be our guest speaker.

One of the leading music industry analysts in the country,  Dr. Fansler makes some exciting and insightful predictions about where the Music Industry is headed and how you can make its cataclysmic changes work for your career.

Dr. Fansler is the Director of Studies in Music Business at Dallas Baptist University, one of the most exciting music programs in the country. DBU offers many degree programs in music -- all of which are infused with an emphasis on "entrepreneurship." For more about Terry, click on link belowhttp://www3.dbu.edu/fine_arts/Faculty/MusicFaculty-TerryFansler.asp 

EXTREME CO-WRITES ARE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

Extreme Co-writes will be our program for Tuesday, Oct. 9th.

Bring lyrics, remnants of lyrics, ideas, titles, instruments, or garageband. Whatever is the weapon of your choice. We'll break up into groups of lyricists and musicians. This is a lot of fun and we usually have a number of good songs created by the end of the session. No song critiques this month. We want to use the entire time for songwriting.

Future Programs:

November: Helene Cronin

December: Christmas Party

Back by Demand - Extreme Co-writes

Want to find out what it is like to go into a co-write with and established artist? We are going to put together a program that does just that. In this case, the artist has the melody and he or she want to add a lyric.

The melody is ......... Let It Be by the Beatles

Also, this artist has an idea of what they want the song to be about.

We will divide into small groups and pull a topic out of the hat for each group. No prewritten lyrics are allowed. You must remain on topic, and the chorus should reflect your topic in the hook.

HAPPY COWRITING!