meeting  dates

Note:  Meetings are usually every second Sunday of the month but please confirm by checking our Facebook page or emailing Jodi John Pippin @ avlsongwriters@gmail.com.  We will also be adding a Tuesday evening meeting.  Stay tuned.
May 20, 2018  | 4-6:30pm Habitat Tavern & Commons 174 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801 
April 15, 2018  | Prompt: Write a song using the "Rule of Two's."
March 18, 2018  | Scott Ainslie Workshop and House Concert
February 2018  | Prompt: A happy song.
January 2018  | Prompt: No prompt given.
December 2017  | Annual Winter Round Robin Showcase
November 2017  | Prompt: The anticipation of something that is bound to happen.
October 2017  | Prompt: Two steps forward, one step back.
September 2017  | Prompt: Keep it simple.  Write a song and then edit out half of the lyrics.
August 2017  | Prompt: ​No prompt given.
July 2017  | Prompt: ​​Write a song inspired by the concept of "The Wheel."
May 2017 | One Year Celebration! 
March 2017  | Prompt: Write a song in which the bridge sounds very different from the rest of the song...yet somehow seems to fit beautifully (example would be Steve Earle's City of Immigrants.
February 2017  | Guest Spotlight: ​Michael Selverne of Asheville Music Professionals
January 2017  | Prompt: ​"What the neighbors did..." or use wildfires as a metaphor for life.
November 2016  | Prompt: ​​No prompt given.
October 2016  | Prompt:  Write a song that strays from the typical verse/chorus structure.  One example would be "Bohemian Rhapsody."
September 2016  | Prompt:  Write a song using a time structure other than 4:4 OR write a song about bravery.
August 2016  | Prompt:  Incorporate a short sample from a long-standing song into your new song.
Guest Spolight: Gar Ragland of NewSong Music
July 2016  | Prompt:  Write a song about "home" without using the word "home" in the song.
June 2016  | Prompt:   No prompt given.
May 8, 2016  | First Meeting

workshops

 March 2018  | Scott Ainslie:   Blues Singing Techniques for Non-Blues Singers | Sponsored by Taco Temple

events

December 2017  | Annual Winter Round Robin Showcase:   2 Songs Per Performer and Group Sets