April 9, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, April 11 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 Ed Hosting.

In honor of Earth Day, this month, I'd like to do a theme

of planet earth. Invite everyone to share a song, poem,

or anything about our planet, environment, oceans, whatever

inspires you to improve your life and the lives around you.

Hopefully that's a large enough target to get everyone

interested in sharing something about our Mother Earth.

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

Next Sunday, April 18:

Chris will Coach.

SSV Short Takes: Rhythm II

March 26,2021

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

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

Guest Coach: Kristina Jacobsen

Carl will be Coaching, with Trish Hosting.

Kristina is from Albuquerque,New Mexico and teaches songwriting at University of New Mexico.

Here's a music link.

And Kristina's web site.

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

Remember, no workshop next Sunday!

We'll see you on April 11!

March 20, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, March 21 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 Hosting.

We'll share whatever is keeping us our creative engines in gear these days.

We will use a new Short Take to start exploring Rhythm.

Here's a link to a video that will get us in the zone, so to speak.

Beat vs. Rhythm

And we will play and sing together.

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

Be sure to join us next Sunday!

Guest Coach: Kristina Jacobsen

Carl will be Coaching with Trish Hosting

Save the Date!

Monday, March 22, 5 p.m.

SSV PDX will hold our annual meeting.

On Zoom, of course!

To join, click on this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83892888836

March 12, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, March 14 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 Trish Hosting.

Bring your favorite cover song by a friend. Or local

musician. Or any cover you'd like to share. Preferably

one you haven't played before or lately. Or bring a

poem or other unfinished/finished writing to share.

Sean says: I've been learning a friend's song and thought it was

a good idea to try to learn other's songs, just to pay

tribute to a fellow songwriter. Lots of material there.

And we'll share whatever is stoking our creative fires these days.

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

Save the Date!

Monday, March 22, 5 p.m.

SSV PDX will hold our annual meeting.

On Zoom, of course!

Stay tuned for the link.

March 6, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, March 7 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 Chris Hosting.

To honor Women's History Month, Robert will present the next in the SSV Masters series.

If you don't know Lucinda Williams's music, here's a link to get you started.

And, naturally, we'll share whatever is catching our creative attention these days.

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

Sign Up!

Thursday, March 11

Artichoke Community Music's Virtual Village

Host (and SSV Guest Coach) Jon Lee will feature veteran performers.

Click here to send us an e-mail to reserve a spot.

Save the Date!

Monday, March 22, 5 p.m.

SSV PDX will hold our annual meeting.

On Zoom, of course!

Stay tuned for the link.

February 26, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, February 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 Trish Hosting.

Guest Coach Rich Waggoner is one of the founding members of Night Folk. His songs are at the core of the band’s music. Rich is passionate about songwriting and has been for decades. His songs have been described as “Blue collar truths…A songwriter for the working class.” His tunes cover the humorous as well as difficult human experiences, sometimes in the same song. Rich’s songs resonate with audiences of diverse backgrounds.

Read more about Night Folk

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

Sign Up!

Thursday, March 11

Artichoke Community Music's Virtual Village

Host (and SSV Guest Coach) Jon Lee will feature veteran performers.

Click here to send us an e-mail to reserve a spot.

Save the Date!

Monday, March 22, 5 p.m.

SSV PDX will hold our annual meeting.

On Zoom, of course!

Stay tuned for the link.

February 21, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, February 21 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 Hosting.

We will learn a new song that makes interesting use of major chords and their relative minor partners, Ready For The Times To Get Better.

Click here for a great YouTube.

Click here for the chart.

We'll build on what we've covered in scales, intervals, and arpeggios in our ongoing music theory series, SSV Short Takes with Chords II.

And, naturally, we'll share whatever is catching our creative attention these days.

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

Sign Up!

Thursday, March 11

Artichoke Community Music's Virtual Village

Host (and SSV Guest Coach) Jon Lee will feature veteran performers.

Click here to send us an e-mail to reserve a spot.

Save the Date!

Monday, March 22, 5 p.m.

SSV PDX will hold our annual meeting.

On Zoom, of course!

Stay tuned for the link.

February 12, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, February 14 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 Hosting.

Here is Carl's plan for this Sunday:

Vocabulary - Synonyms

How to expand descriptive language in verse and chorus.

Here are five basic words that you might use in a song.

Can you write a line with a synonym for each of the listed words that helps you build a clear picture for the song?

Do not use these 5 words in the sentences or the song. Create alternate words that have similar meanings to use in a free write or a song. Another way to show meanings.

1. Road

2. Love

3. Blue

4. Grave

5. Happy

Rhyme Schemes

ABAB- 1&3/2&4 rhyme

XAXA - 2&4 rhyme 1& 3 do not rhyme.

AABB - 1&2 rhyme, 3&4 rhyme

AAAA - all lines rhyme

What have you used? Song examples...

Share new works

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

February 5, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, February 7 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 Chris Hosting.

Here is Robert's 2-part plan for this Sunday:

Part 1: all participants should select 2-4 lines from Amanda Gorman’s poem, recited at the 1/20/2021 Presidential Inauguration ceremony. Share the lines and tell what you liked about them, from the standpoint of appreciating the art of poetry. (You might want to have 2 or 3 sets of lines selected, to lessen the chance of duplication during the discussion.) Here is a link to the video and printout of the poem:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/amanda-gormans-inaugural-poem-the-hill-we-climb-full-text.html

Part 2: Share, share, share! Continuing on from last week’s sharing of live music (inspired by Neil Young), everyone should come with some thing to share...a song, a poem, an anecdote, etc. (No focus on any certain songwriter or theme.) We need to hear your joyful voices!

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

Thanks for being there and see you soon!

Optimizing sound on Zoom

Click here for some good info about how to make your music sound better to other participants.

January 30, 2021

Here's what will be happening on Sunday, January 31 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 Trish Hosting.

Sean will present the next installment of our Masters series. Bring a Neil Young song to share or story to tell. If you don't already have one, then learn one.