Songwriting Workshop

The intention of this workshop is to enable performing songwriters and artists to define more clearly the songs they wish to write, to express more fully and profoundly who they are and additonally, the experience they want their audience to have.

Participants will take away a deeper understanding of their musical style and values that result in the songs they have written. Through a series of in-workshop exercises, you will learn how to amplify this style through the four pillars of song (melody, lyric, chords, rhythm) to generate more distinct and memorable songs expressing their artistry.

Andrea Stolpe is a US-American educator, author, and former Nashville and Los Angeles staff songwriter who now calls Basel home.

Writer of Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling and Commercial Songwriting Techniques, a Berklee College of Music course. Andrea has worked with thousands of songwriters to hone their craft.

After more than 20 years in the Los Angeles music industry where she helped shape the Popular Music Program at the University of Southern California, Andrea now works with musicians around the world, supporting artists and songwriters through the completion of the artistic process so they can thrive in a fast-changing music industry.

• There is a ramp leading into the building and the room is wheelchare accessible.
• The toilets are currently under construction and not wheelchair accessible. Please let Pia know if you need one, so we can find one close by.
• The event will be held in English.
• Feel free to let Pia know if you have any additional needs to participate comfortably—whether physical, sensory, or organizational. For example, wheelchair space, barrier-free access, translation, childcare, or considerations for light, noise, or smell sensitivities. Clear processes or additional explanations are also always possible.
• You can reach Pia via email, message, or phone: +41 76 721 58 52.