Young Adult Songwriters Workshop
With Singer/Songwriter/Producer Rachel Efron
&
West Coast Songwriters Association Young Adult Program
Special 6 Week Summer Session: Saturdays 10-11:30AM PT
Starts July 10th: $330 new / $270 returning
YOUNG ADULT SONGWRITERS WORKSHOP is a 5 week workshop especially designed to nurture young songwriters. You’ll hear talks on important aspects of songwriting like lyrics, song form, and chord changes, study YOUR favorite songwriters, and get priceless feedback on your songs. Most of all, you’ll be a part of a vibrant and supportive community of fellow songwriters that inspire you to take risks to find YOUR UNIQUE SONGWRITING VOICE.
Feedback on your songs
New songwriting tricks
Listen to YOUR favorite songwriters
Awesome community of fellow songwriters
Pop, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Latin, and R&B
Final celebration and concert at the end
Oakland based singer/songwriter, music producer, and songwriting coach Rachel Efron began her journey with songwriting in her twenties, writing one song after the next and transcribing whatever songs she heard that most moved her. Studying music theory, piano, and poetry at Harvard University and with faculty at Berklee College Of Music, she noticed how classical and jazz music theories could be re-imagined to apply directly to the project of songwriting, and without exactly intending to, she designed a course of study for songwriters — based equally in a hunger for sophisticated knowledge and a passionate search for authenticity.
Over the past 10 years Rachel has taught countless songwriting classes and workshops, mentored nearly a hundred songwriters of varying genres, and has produced numerous great sounding albums. She teaches the songwriting class at California Jazz Conservatory’s Jazzschool, runs the Songwriting Salon for advanced songwriters, and presents to the teachers at the Institute for Vocal Advancement. Rachel has released four albums of her original songs and toured on the East and West Coasts, headlining such venues as Freight and Salvage (Berkeley), Yoshi’s (Oakland), Club Passim (Cambridge), One Longfellow Square (Portland) and Tin Angel (Philadelphia).
FEATURED SONGS FROM LAST SESSION
TESTIMONIALS
"The Young Adult Songwriting Workshop is such a special program because the community is like none other that I have been a part of: welcoming, encouraging, and creative. I received so much invaluable feedback on my songs and learned many techniques that I will continue to carry with me!" —Arden Hilal, Berkeley, CA
"I’ve learned so much in Rachel’s Young Adult Songwriters Workshop. I’ve made many connections with amazing writers and gotten meaningful feedback on the songs I’ve written. Rachel has such a great teaching style, and she is extremely knowledgable and talented. " —Tala Newell, Berkeley CA
“Having been in a time and headspace that feels so isolated and lacking in creative motivation, the songwriting workshops have given me a chance to dive back into what I love doing most in the world, especially in encouraging me to have confidence in my own voice. I'm so thankful for having the opportunity to meet so many amazing songwriters, and feeling so reassured in a hobby I hold really close to my heart.” —Leilani Zaragoza, San Francisco CA
“Going into the songwriting workshop I was really excited to share my own songs, but one thing I really appreciated in the workshop was how supportive everyone was. As a songwriter it’s sometimes difficult to stay inspired, but this group of people were so insightful and talented that it gave me so much inspiration when working on my own stuff. I made a couple friends out of it too which is my favorite part. I am so happy that I participated in the last workshop and will definitely be returning.” —Ryann Barnes, Berkeley CA