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Songwriting Seminar With Ken Gaines

How to Get Out of Your Beautiful Rut

After a while, we all tend to write the same type of songs and we can find ourselves in a "beautiful rut." Singer-songwriter Ken Gaines will take you back to the basic music elements of songwriting and teach you a structured approach to bringing variety into your songs, an approach that can be used for the rest of your life. Adults or ages 15 and older.

After a while, we all tend to write the same type of song over and over. Even if we are successful with the results, it becomes our "beautiful rut." Singer-songwriter Ken Gaines will take you back to the basic music elements of songwriting and teach you a structured approach to bringing variety into your songs, an approach that can be used for the rest of your life.

Adults or ages 15 and older.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Music | General | Featured |

TAGS: | Workshop |

Columbia Public Library
Phone: 573-443-3161
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Thu, Sep 10 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 11 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 12 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 13 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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