This November, composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver (Disney's upcoming Freaky Friday) will lead four masterclasses for new songwriters.
All classes will be held at Shetler Studios for two-hours each, and will be structured as part lecture/discussion and part presentation by the enrolled students who may bring in their own work for critique related to the class's main topic. Both popular and musical theatre songwriters are encouraged to enroll.The November Songwriter's Workshops are:
Sunday, November 6
4:00pm-6:00pm Songs & Structures
6:30pm-8:30p Chords & Accompaniment
SONGS AND CHARACTERS
Whether you're writing pop songs or showtunes, every song is sung by a character. This class will discuss voice, vocabulary, and "songspotting" for musicals, as well as opening up a character to expand the most from your song's idea. For beginning to advanced composers and lyricists.
SUN / NOV. 20 / 4:00pm-6:00pm
Ryan Scott Oliver is currently writing the score for Disney Theatrical's stage musical Freaky Friday, directed by Memphis's Christopher Ashley. 2011 Lortel Award Nominee, 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient, 2008 Rodgers Award Winner. Music and lyrics for 35mm (directed by Daisy Prince), Darling (featured on NBC's The Apprentice), Mrs. Sharp (Playwrights Horizons July 2009 starring Jane Krakowski, dir. by Michael Greif), Out of My Head, and the 2010 Writer's Guild East Awards; a collection of his work, Rated RSO, played the Kennedy Center, Joe's Pub, New York Musical Theatre Festival; Off-Broadway and elsewhere: TheatreWorksUSA's We the People, Rosie O'Donnell's Theater Kids, and cabarets worldwide. Upcoming commissions include Jasper in Deadland (for Pasadena Musical Theatre Program) and The Frog Prince, Cont. (with Chicago's Emerald City Youth Theatre). Songbook now available: Music+Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver: Volume 1. More at www.ryanscottoliver.com <http://www.ryanscottoliver.com> .
For more information about Ryan Scott Oliver's songwriting masterclasses, please email classes@ryanscottoliver.com.Videos