There is great power in song – power to educate, to inspire, to foster cooperation, to develop creativity, to heal. International award-winning songwriter, David Leask, uses his songwriting workshops to help students and people in the wider community experience the power of song. Leask brings his knowledge from having completed a ten week Ontario Arts Council Artist-Educator Skills Development Foundations Course as well as extensive experience as a songwriting educator - working with the Songwriters Association of Canada, the School Alliance of Student Songwriters, and as a mentor for the Humber College Graduate Certificate Program in Music Composition - to deliver a creative and compelling educational experience.
Workshops can be tailored to the needs, goals and curriculum of different school and community settings. One example is the "Hero In Song" Songwriting Workshop which combines education in music, writing and history with the exploration of admirable character traits in inspiring figures. David uses his original composition, "Run Fox Run", written about Terry Fox, to demonstrate how to incorporate these elements into a lyric and combine them with musical ideas to create a song. Students then collaborate to write a song about their own hero.
Contact David to discuss how he might bring the power of song to your organization.
email: info at DavidLeask dot com
Workshops can be tailored to the needs, goals and curriculum of different school and community settings. One example is the "Hero In Song" Songwriting Workshop which combines education in music, writing and history with the exploration of admirable character traits in inspiring figures. David uses his original composition, "Run Fox Run", written about Terry Fox, to demonstrate how to incorporate these elements into a lyric and combine them with musical ideas to create a song. Students then collaborate to write a song about their own hero.
Contact David to discuss how he might bring the power of song to your organization.
email: info at DavidLeask dot com