but these lessons and ideas will stick with me for life
focusing on how to create environments where performers can take risks
curiosity and how we can fully embody the stages we experience in our everyday practice as songwriters
Listening: Before we improve our sense of time
Meg's lectures cover the following topics and themes:
Songwriting Workshop with Jenn Wasner (September '25) /past-courses/songwriting-workshop but these lessons and ideasIn September 2025, Jenn Wasner (Flock of Dimes, Wye Oak) led a four week songwriting workshop built around the idea that songwriting moves in seasons. Rather than forcing inspiration to behave on a deadline, the class uses the natural world as a framework: Spring for sprouting and invention, Summer for follow through, Fall for sharing and connection, and Winter for rest, processing, and perspective. From the start, Jenn situates songwriting as