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SHOF Spring Songwriting Workshops Set for May

Registration is open now for the new Songwriters Hall of Fame workshops being offered here: “Mastering The Music Business Maze,” led by Marcy Drexler, will take you through all the business aspects of the music industry. Songs will be reviewed and industry guest visitors are part of this 10-week workshop, beginning May 16. “Professional Songwriting Boot Camp,” with instructor Billy Sideman, will give you new insights into…


From News, posted 5.11.07

BMI Songwriting Workshop Now Accepting Applications

BMI New York is now accepting applications for the 2007 Contemporary Professional Songwriting Workshop. The eight-week workshop, which begins April 18, is taught by renowned BMI songwriter Billy Sideman and is designed to help writers hone their skills by focusing on lyric writing, music theory and arranging/production techniques in contemporary songwriting. The class will feature constructive feedback, stimulating assignments and literature developed especially for the BMI Songwriting…


From News, posted 2.28.07

BMI Songwriting Workshop Now Accepting Applications

BMI New York is now accepting applications for the 2006 Contemporary Professional Songwriting Workshop. The six-week workshop, which begins June 28, is taught by renowned BMI songwriter Billy Sideman and is designed to help writers hone their skills by focusing on lyric writing, music theory and arranging/production techniques in contemporary songwriting. The class will feature constructive feedback, stimulating assignments and literature developed especially for the BMI Songwriting…


From News, posted 4.25.06

Songwriter Workshop Grads Bid Farewell

Members of the BMI Foundation's Contemporary Professional Songwriting Workshop spent their last class performing original songs written during the six-week class that started on September 27. The Workshop was designed to help hone songwriting skills, with a focus on lyric writing, music theory and arranging/production techniques. The class featured visits from music industry professionals who offered insight into the music business. Seen here at…


From News, posted 12.12.01

BMI Foundation Announces New Songwriter Workshop

The BMI Foundation has just announced the opening of a new songwriter workshop beginning September 27. This six-week workshop, to be taught by songwriter Billy Sideman, is designed to help hone songwriting skills by focusing on lyric writing, music theory and arranging/production techniques in contemporary songwriting. The class will feature constructive feedback, stimulating assignments and literature developed especially for the BMI Songwriting Workshop. There will also…


From News, posted 8.20.01

R&B Pioneers Honored at 11th Annual Awards

The Rhythm & Blues Foundations 11th annual Pioneer Awards were held in New York's Hammerstein Ballroom recently. The Foundation, which supports seminal R&B artists with cash grants, this year honored BMI writers The Chi-Lites, The Impressions, Huey "Piano" Smith, Sylvia Robinson and Ahmet Ertegun. BMI's European VP Phil Graham and NY VP Charlie Feldman agree that Huey…


From News, posted 9.25.00

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