VOCAL Monthly Meeting

Meeting December 12, 2011
In-House Open Mic

Join us in December as we celebrate the holidays and the end of another calendar year!

Since we are at a restaurant this year for our meetings, we will probably not bring food to the meeting as we have done in the past. But feel free to purchase meals from O'Tooles' great menu as we carry on with the meeting.

We'll have a CD player for those who wish to share their recorded music. Please bring instruments for live performance. However you choose to present your song, bring one to share at the meeting. Holiday themes are great, but it's not a requirement for this event.

And remember to tell friends, family, strangers and the wandering carollers that VOCAL meetings are open to the public!

See you There!

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VOCAL meetings will bring music to your ears and food for your creative soul. Come to the next one. You’ll see (and hear) what we mean.

  • Fellowship and encouragement of other writers
  • The chance to get your own craftsmanship to the “next level”
  • The chance to discover how some of ‘the greats' do it

As a rule, these occur monthly, although the schedule can vary occasionally. The format is fluid, but includes on a regular basis:

  • new song performance and feedback sessions
  • dissections and deconstruction of great songs and songwriter techniques
  • creative block-breaking mental exercises
  • and other songwriting skills such as melody, modulation, harmony, storytelling, rhyming and rhythm.

Occasionally, there will be organizational business to attend to:

  • planning participation in events around the state,
  • special VOCAL banquets or parties, election of officers,
  • and handling of financial chores

Next Meeting

When

Monday
December 12, 2011
7:30 p.m.

Where

O'Toole's Restaurant & Pub
4800 Forest Hill Ave.
Richmond, VA 23225
Phone 804-233-1781

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Frankly, there’s only one place in the state where you can rely on hanging with the area’s most creative composers and lyricists every time you go: VOCAL meetings. These gatherings of VOCAL members offer a combination of

  • education,
  • discussion,
  • evaluation
  • and fellowship

VOCAL meetings can increase your passion for the work as it deepens your understanding of the craft.

- Russell Lawson