Songwriting Workshop

Join us for a full day of songwriting and song performance workshops exploring songwriting and collaborative techniques, accompaniment and vocal performance with some of New Zealand's leading artist-teachers and University of Auckland popular music students.

If you are a senior secondary school student (year 12 or 13), have composed songs and can sing and accompany yourself on either a chordal instrument (such as guitar or keys) or an MPC or similar, this workshop is for you!

Teachers leading this workshop are Godfrey De Grut (Silver Scroll winner), Stephen Ralph Matthews, along with our super talented graduates Eddie Liu (known as EDY) and Ash Wallace, half of pop duo Foley, as well as senior University of Auckland popular music students.

What to bring:

• Guitarists and MPC performers, please bring your instrument.
• Pianos will be supplied.
• You are encouraged to bring your headphones (wired preferable). If you don’t have a pair, don’t panic, we do have some.
• Snacks will be provided but you are encouraged to bring a packed lunch.

The Songwriting Workshop will take place at the University of Auckland City Campus, at the Kenneth Myers Centre (KMC) - entry via the side entrance to the building (loading bay) through the double doors.

If someone is coming with you and wants to park, the closest public parking to the KMC is just over the road in the Tournament Public Parking (Shortland Street).

Although the workshops will kick off at 10am, we are intending to have a welcome to the event at 9.30am.

Attendance at this workshop is free, but registration is essential and spaces are limited!

Questions? Contact Godfrey De Grut, Lecturer of Popular Music, at g.degrut@auckland.ac.nz