October 4, 2020

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, October 4 at 2 p.m.

We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!
Carl will be Coaching, with Trish Hosting.

Here is a quote from Tom T. Hall:
"The way you look for songs, you find yourself looking for little signals and clues about life and how things are."
We will do a sharing of stories with each other, taking no more than four minutes to tell. Then we can pick one of the stories and go through the steps. It'll be an adventure see how this goes.

Below are links to some materials that will enhance the workshop.
Turning a Story into Song
Bibliography

Here's how to get to the workshop
Click on this link or paste it into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457975628?pwd=WVlYelhqbVQ0djh2SUdQNTh0eDRvUT09
Meeting ID: 834 5797 5628 Password: 228275

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From our SSV sisters and brothers in Texas:
Greetings!
We are proud to officially open the registration for our Reveille 'Virtual' Songwriting Retreat. We will conduct presentations and lectures over Zoom the week of Oct. 26-30th, everyday at 10:00am, 12:00pm, and 2:00pm, with additional one-on-one breakout sessions at 4:00pm and an evening open mic at 8:00pm. Once registered, we will send login details and daily schedules of presenters. Please help us get the word out to your local veteran communities by sharing the links below. Let me know if you need any additional information and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Registration Links:

https://reveilleretreat.comhttps://www.soldiersongsandvoices.com/reveille-workshop
Reveille Videos:

https://youtu.be/5c0J6CH2HXYhttps://vimeo.com/368402013

September 25, 2020

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, September 27 at 2 p.m.

We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!
Sean will be Coaching, with Chris K. Hosting.

Here are the songs Sean will present (old familars):
Angel from Montgomery

Imagine

Let it Be

Stand by Me  
He has a new song to share called Stay For a While.
If you have any ideas, he's open to suggestions.

Here's how to get to the workshop
Click on this link or paste it into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457975628?pwd=WVlYelhqbVQ0djh2SUdQNTh0eDRvUT09
Meeting ID: 834 5797 5628

Password: 228275

August 30, 2020

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, August 30 at 2 p.m.

We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!

Robert will be Coaching, with Ed Hosting.

Group play - We will going to ask the vets to choose the songs.

We'll check in with each attendee on the video process to see if there is any help or advice needed, and push for recording.We'll have a demonstration/discussion of using drop D tuning - sixth string drop only and both first and sixth string dropped.

And, as always, we will encourage sharing time.

Here's how to get to the workshop

Click on this link or paste it into your browser:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457975628?pwd=WVlYelhqbVQ0djh2SUdQNTh0eDRvUT09

Meeting ID: 834 5797 5628

Password: 228275

Schedule Note:We will take the Labor Day weekend off, as we usually do. So we won't meet on September 6. The next SSV Online Sunday will be on September 13.

August 22, 2020

Big news!

We are working on an online fundraiser for our generous hosts, Artichoke Community Music, and we would like you to play a part. It's going to work something like this:
Make a cell phone video of yourself playing a song (or reciting a poem), send it to us, and we will present it as part of an online broadcast to be scheduled soon.
We're planning on having the loose ends pulled together by the end of the month, so if you want to contribute, don't delay.
You can upload your video to the SSV Google Drive or e-mail it to us at ssv4pdx@gmail.com. Contact Chris if you need help.

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, August 23 at 2 p.m.
We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!
Carl will be Coaching, with Trish Hosting.
Bring a song/poem you are comfortable playing or reading, especially if you are ready for a practice/demo of a song/poem for a future performance or recording.

We'll play:

Key To The Highway
City of New Orleans
Six Days on the Road

By the way, if you haven't visited our Google Drive, where we keep the song sheets, e-mail Chris to receive an invitation. And, as always, please explore YouTube for different versions.

Presentation: What makes a good recording and performance review.

Here's how to get to the workshop
Click on this link or paste it into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457975628?pwd=WVlYelhqbVQ0djh2SUdQNTh0eDRvUT09
Meeting ID: 834 5797 5628

Password: 228275

And as always, turning on your computer's, tablet's, or phone's video camera is totally up to you. If you'd rather just participate in the audio, that's okay. But do unmute long enough to tell us who you are, in case your device's name is different from yours.

August 15, 2020

Big news!

We are working on an online fundraiser for our generous hosts, Artichoke Community Music, and we would like you to play a part. It's going to work something like this:

Make a cell phone video of yourself playing a song (or reciting a poem), send it to us, and we will present it as part of an online broadcast to be scheduled soon.
We're planning on having the loose ends pulled together by the end of the month, so if you want to contribute, don't delay.
You can upload your video to the SSV Google Drive or e-mail it to us at ssv4pdx@gmail.com. Contact Chris if you need help.

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, August 16 at 2 p.m.

We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!

Chris will be Coaching, with Trish Hosting.

We will play What'cha Got?, as we always do. We're eager for you to share what is lighting you up creatively.

We'll play:
Key To The Highway
I Can See Clearly Now

I Still Miss Someone

By the way, if you haven't visited our Google Drive, where we keep the song sheets, e-mail Chris to receive an invitation. And, as always, please explore YouTube for different versions.

And we will try something new, a quick lesson we hope will become a continuing feature of our online sessions called Short Takes: How Music Works. This week's topic will be: Intervals.

Here's how to get to the workshop:
Click on this link or paste it into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457975628?pwd=WVlYelhqbVQ0djh2SUdQNTh0eDRvUT09
Meeting ID: 834 5797 5628

Password: 228275

And as always, turning on your computer's, tablet's, or phone's video camera is totally up to you. If you'd rather just participate in the audio, that's okay. But do unmute long enough to tell us who you are, in case your device's name is different from yours.

July 31, 2020

Haven't written a pandemic song yet?

Blues is a pretty good place to start. We can't help you with a rhyme for "covid," though.

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, August 2 at 2 p.m.
We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!
Sean will be Coaching, with the Ed running the Hosting.
We will cover open chords vs. bar chords, palm muting rhythm, riffs using hammer-ons and pull-offs.

We'll play:
Sweet Home Chicago
Statesboro Blues
St. James Infirmary

By the way, if you haven't visited our Google Drive, where we keep the song sheets, e-mail Chris to receive an invitation.
And, as always, please explore YouTube for different versions.

Here's how to get to the workshop
Click on this link or paste it into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457975628?pwd=WVlYelhqbVQ0djh2SUdQNTh0eDRvUT09
Meeting ID: 834 5797 5628

Passcode: 228275

And as always, turning on your computer's, tablet's, or phone's video camera is totally up to you. If you'd rather just participate in the audio, that's okay. But do unmute long enough to tell us who you are, in case your device's name is different from yours.

July 24, 2020

New songs, new grooves!

Blues you can use! Bring a friend by sharing the link below.

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m.
We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!
Carl will be Coaching, with the Ed running the Hosting.
We will cover 12-bar blues in A.

We'll play:
Brown Eyed Girl
Key To The Highway
Statesboro Blues
Six Days On The Road

By the way, if you haven't visited our Google Drive, where we keep the song sheets, e-mail Chris to receive an invitation.
And, as always, please explore YouTube for different versions.

Here's how to get to the workshop
Click on this link or paste it into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457975628?pwd=WVlYelhqbVQ0djh2SUdQNTh0eDRvUT09
Meeting ID: 834 5797 5628

Passcode: 228275

And as always, turning on your computer's, tablet's, or phone's video camera is totally up to you. If you'd rather just participate in the audio, that's okay. But do unmute long enough to tell us who you are, in case your device's name is different from yours.

July 10, 2020

No mask required!

We hope you enjoyed a safe and relaxed Interdependence Day with <25 of your best friends!

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, July 12 at 2 p.m.
We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!
Chris will be Coaching, with Ed running the Hosting.
We will play What'cha Got?, as we always do. We're eager for you to share what is lighting you up creatively.

We'll play:
This Land Is Your Land

I Can See Clearly Now

Still Miss Someone

By the way, if you haven't visited our Google Drive, where we keep the song sheets, e-mail Chris to receive an invitation.
And, as always, please explore YouTube for different versions.

And we will try something new, a quick lesson we hope will become a continuing feature of our online sessions called Short Takes: How Music Works. This week's topic will be: Scales.

Here's how to get to the workshop
Click on this link or paste it into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457975628?pwd=WVlYelhqbVQ0djh2SUdQNTh0eDRvUT09

Meeting ID: 834 5797 5628

Password: 228275

And as always, turning on your computer's, tablet's, or phone's video camera is totally up to you. If you'd rather just participate in the audio, that's okay. But do unmute long enough to tell us who you are, in case your device's name is different from yours.

July 1, 2020

Reminder: We will be dark July 5. We hope you’ll join us on Sunday, July 12.

From Sunday's workshop:

Veterans - Ken, Trish, Jim, Ed

Host - Ed

Coach - Carl

Songs - Lodi, This Land is Your Land, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Angel from Montgomery.

We played our way through the four songs, Ed had control as Host and he shared his screen with all of the songs. Great job Ed!

Discussion - We talked about what happened this week in their world of music. Carl offered that we have copies of Hal Leonard#1. There was an interest in some additional guitar instructional and songwriting books  Ken and Ed expressed an interest in learning arpeggios and some scale, and small runs work.

Carl talked about the history of Sitting on the Dock of the Bay. We looked at the bridge where the rhythm changes and the quick change of the same 3 chords in that bridge. 

Ken offered to help with hosting.Trish talked about the instructional training that Chris and Trish have put together for anyone who might want to Host.

June 26, 2020

We've still got room for more vets to join in:

If you're in touch with folks who were part of SSV in days gone by, but haven't seen what we're up to nowadays, invite 'em to check us out. Forward this message and they'll have the link.

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m.

We'll be at the usual place at the usual time and we hope you will too!
Carl will be Coaching, with Ed running the Hosting.
Please bring a poem, song completed or in progress, Haiku or anything you have written.

We'll play:
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Lodi

Dock of the Bay

By the way, if you haven't visited our Google Drive, where we keep the song sheets, e-mail  Chris to receive an invitation.
And, as always, please explore YouTube for different versions. 

Here's how to get to the workshop
Click on this link or paste it into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88227292376?pwd=OUFLSnF0QUtiQWtaOStsNU5HV2ltZz09

Meeting ID: 882 2729 2376

Password: 523924

And as always, turning on your computer's, tablet's, or phone's video camera is totally up to you. If you'd rather just participate in the audio, that's okay.