Songwriting
for Wellness
Songwriting offers everyone an opportunity to work through thoughts and feelings about life experiences, both the good and the challenging. In this course, participants in helping professions including healthcare, social work, frontline workers, and support services will learn and practice the basics of songwriting as a self-care tool.
Songwriting for Wellness participants will be supported in the creation of lyrics and a group song by Murray Foster, a professional songwriter (Great Big Sea/Moxy Fruvous) with credits on multiple certified gold and platinum recordings, and a registered social worker at each workshop.
This class is intended for beginners and no musical background or experience with an instrument is required to participate. It can be scheduled as a one-day course or four weekly two-hour sessions delivered in person or remotely via Zoom depending on what best meets the group’s needs.
Songwriting
for Healing
The Songwriting for Healing workshop offers participants recovering from loss or trauma instruction on the basic techniques of songwriting as well as support for crafting personal lyrics to express their thoughts and feelings about their experiences.
With a focus on songwriting as a tool for healing, participants will be led by professional songwriter Murray Foster in the process of writing lyrics that reflect some experience they wish to explore and will be support by a registered social worker at each workshop.
Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, this group class will have a maximum of eight participants to ensure there is time to provide each person adequate support. This class is intended for beginners and no musical background or experience with an instrument is required to participate. It can be scheduled as a one-day course or four weekly two-hour sessions delivered in person or remotely via Zoom.
Lyric Writing
for Self-Care
This one-day, two-hour course is designed to introduce individuals to the fundamentals of lyric writing for self-care. In this class, attendees will learn how to use basic lyric writing techniques as a tool for self-expression.
Programming
Support
The team at Songwriting for Wellness can help your organization apply for grants to support this programming and work with you to develop a program that best meets the needs of your unique organization and community.
Songwriting
for Wellness
Workshops & classes for self-care, healing, and recovery.