Merlin Works IMPROVISATIONAL SONGWRITING with Susan Dias in Austin Feb 25, 2012 4:30 PM

Early Bird Special $225. Special ends midnight December 31, 2011. After December 31, 2011, Price: $250. Duo/Trios welcome. Special Band group rate (4-6) Price: Early Bird Special $255. After midnight December 31, 2011, $280.

Songwriters! Want to write better songs faster? Singers! Want to relate to your audience better? Musicians! Want more confidence composing and accompanying? YOU KNOW YOU DO! This class teaches you new improvisational tools which enable you to find better ideas for your songs. You'll learn how to create lyrics and hooks that are truly original and more specific to you and your talent. You'll discover how to write and perform melodies that soar. Through the process, you'll gain confidence as a singer/songwriter/performer/musical accompanist. Between each class, you'll have the opportunity for an on-line lyric editing session with your teacher. Susan Dias' curriculum pulls from her 20+ years experience in NYC writing and performing on and off-Broadway; improvising songs on her nationally syndicated radio show; writing and consulting on scripts/songs for Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street and Disney, and her songwriting collaborations with award-winning composers such as Alan Menken and Chris Brubeck. (8 meetings. Class size limit = 8-10) Improvisational Songwriting 101 | Saturdays 4:30 - 6:30 January 14 - March 3, 2012 | with Susan Dias | at The Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd