Places, Spaces and Songs
No need to fear the blank page!!! Come and explore conceptual songwriting through observation, inspiration and creative lyric writing.
Fletcher Babb, aka Cold Ghost, offers a bespoke songwriting workshop that uses the environment and surrounding spaces to guide and inspire the songwriting process.
Students will develop their confidence to be thoughtful, creative, innovative, skilful, and informed musicians. The workshop challenges them to create with intent and purpose, offering them a useful artistic framework that they can continue to harness as they become independent music creators.
“Through his engaging storytelling and passionate delivery, Fletcher captivates his audience, sparking their curiosity and igniting their creativity. One of the key takeaways from Fletcher’s workshops is the emphasis on the significance of thoughtful responses to stimuli.” – Amy Hyde – HOTA Education Producer
“The songwriting process helped with connecting with little ideas.” – Jasmine (Yr 10)
“His process from creating an idea from observing his environment, he was very knowledgeable of the native wildlife and plants and I felt like that was an inspiration for me.” – Oliver (Yr 12)
Workshop schedule:
- 30 minutes – walk around as a group, observing, sharing thoughts and taking notes
- 15 minutes – commune together, explain process and write down ideas and observation.
- 30 minutes – refine ideas and start writing songs based around observations and notes
- 15 – 45 minutes – share song ideas as a group
Total time 1:30 – 2 hours – This adaptable workshop can be extended to cater for students who wish to further hone their songwriting ideas.
To book a workshop:
Go to my contact page or email fletch@fletchmusic.net
This workshop aligns with the following school curriculum units:
GENERAL MUSIC 11-12
- Unit 1 Designs
How does the treatment and combination of different music elements enable musicians to design music that communicates meaning through performance and composition?
- Unit 2 Identities
How do musicians use their understanding of music elements, concepts and practices to communicate cultural, political, social and personal identities when performing, composing and responding to music?
- Unit 3 Innovations
How do musicians incorporate innovative music practices to communicate meaning when performing and composing?
MUSIC IN PRACTICE 11-12
- Unit A: Music of Today
Plan compositions of original contemporary songs.
- Unit B: The Cutting Edge
accessing personnel from music or arts industry, practicing artists, technical and production staff
- Unit C: Building your Brand explore
facets of the music industry and develop an understanding of current and emerging music genres and styles to inform the development of their artistic brand as a musician.
THE ARTS – Music 7-10
- Exploring and Responding
Investigate composer’s and/or performers’ use of elements of music, compositional devices and/or vocal/instrumental techniques in music from a range of cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
- Creating and making
Interpret music in a variety of forms and style, manipulating the elements of music and/or compositional devices, and using style-specific vocal/instrumental techniques to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
Compose music, manipulating and combining elements of music and compositional devices relevant to chosen styles and/or forms to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning and notate, document and/or record the music
GEOGRAPHY 7-10
Knowledge and understanding
- Explain how peoples’ activities or environmental processes change the characteristics of places.
- Explain the effects of human activity on environments, and the effects of environments on human activity.
- Analyze the interconnections between people and places and environments.
- Identify and explain how these interconnections influence people and change places and environments.
Unit 4 Narratives: How do musicians manipulate music elements to communicate narrative when performing, composing, and responding to music?
General Capabilities: Intercultural Understanding, Literacy,
21st Century Skills: critical thinking, communication, creative thinking, personal and social skills.
This Workshop was created with the support of HOTA, Home of the Arts, through their ArtKeeper program. https://hota.com.au/
I respectfully acknowledge the people of the Yugambeh language region and in particular the Kombumerri people who lived off the land and the water around the Gold Coast and continue to share their stories and culture to this day.
Cold Ghost 