Songwriting Escape-Little House Songwriting Workshops offers aspiring songwriters of all levels the chance to co-write with pro writers and learn from watching their process up-close. Songwriting Workshops in the Little House
An exclusive invitation from Donna Ulisse, Jerry Salley and Rick Stanley
Teaching songwriting workshops across the country these past few years has become a great passion fo
r my husband Rick Stanley, my dear friend and co-writer Jerry Salley and myself, Donna Ulisse. In an effort to continue to help songwriters improve their skills we have decided to offer an exclusive opportunity to actually sit and co-write with pro writers in a homey, inspirational setting complete with a field of goats and some comfort food prepared by me and Rick. The incredible bonus of Jerry Salley’s talent makes this a must do weekend. Our next workshop with open seats is October 7 & 8, 2017! The Little House Workshops will be offering limited seating (6-8 students maximum) for a two-day workshop/tri-writing session. We will be pairing two students with one pro writer for a tri-write. At the end of the two days it is our hope that you will walk away with a songs tri-written with one of the pro-writers and ready for commercial exposure. However, there is no guarantee that a song will be completed on your first visit though it will not be for lack of trying. Learning through example and personal involvement with a pro-writer is like pole-vaulting to the next stage in songwriting. The collaborations will be fun and a true taste of what real Nashville co-writing is all about. Enrollment will consist of a $550.00 fee per student for the Saturday and Sunday two-day experience. The tuition will include lunches and dinners, snacks, coffee, water, tea, beer and wine for the evenings. We will also be providing a taste of a songwriting round on Saturday evening. The writing days will start at 10:00am - 5:00pm on Saturday and 9:30am - 5:30pm on Sunday when we break for dinner and give each attendee the opportunity to write with all 3 pro writers. Because we are only offering a limited number of seats at each workshop, your fee will be non-refundable. To book this weekend event please call 615-509-4556! We ask that you come with a song that you have previously written for a full critique and song ideas for the tri-writing sessions. It helps greatly if you bring 3 copies of the lyric of the song you wish us to critique. There is plenty of lodging to choose from, ranging from $45.00 to $145.00. They are located off of I40, exit #238 in Lebanon, Tennessee. Below is a list of some of these Inns. If you choose hotels from this location we will shuttle you from the hotels to the Little House and back to your lodgings at the end of the day for no charge. If you are flying to this workshop we can provide a ride to and from the airport to the lodging area listed above and a guitar for you to use so that you don’t have to worry with an instrument.
2018 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
•January 27 & 28
•February 10 & 11
•March 3 & 4
•April 14 & 15
•May 5 & 6
•June 2 & 3
•August 4 & 5
•September 8 & 9
•October 13 & 14
•November 3 & 4
Lodging located near the Little House Workshops with shuttle service provided are:
La Quinta Inn and Suites ($95.00 per night)
615-470-1001
Lebanon, TN
Comfort Suites (($99.00 per night)
615-443-0027
Lebanon, TN
Knights Inn ($43.00 per night)
615-449-2900
Lebanon, TN
Holiday Inn Express ($130.00 per night)
615-994-3225
Lebanon, TN
Econo Lodge ($54.00 per night)
615-444-1001
Lebanon, TN
Ramada Inn ($59.00 per night)
615-444-5400
Lebanon, TN
Days Inn ($54.00 per night)
615-449-5781
Lebanon, TN
These are all very closely located to restaurants and the Premium Outlet Mall. If you are looking for a fun way to get to Broadway in downtown Nashville where there is LOTS of great music, the Hall of Fame and plenty of good food the Music City Star train station is also close, an Uber ride away. Menu items we might choose to prepare are;
Roast Beef, gravy, potatoes, carrots and onion in a roasting pan
Beans (pinto and white beans)
Cornbread
Green beans cooked in real butter
Turnip greens done right
Butter Beans cooked in real butter
Fried Green tomatoes
Chicken and Dumplings from scratch made with buttermilk
Baked Chicken and gravy
Italian food ala Donna! Hotdogs and Chili
Sandwiches
Homemade chicken salad
Soups of all kinds
If you have a dietary restriction please let us know and we will have salad greens and baked potatoes available. We will also have Greek yogurts, energy bars and snacks available as writing can be hard work and we will need to keep you strength up! The adult beverages will most likely be good old USA domestic beers and Chianti, chardonnay and Merlot for wine selections. These will be reserved for our Saturday night picking and grinning event. Lil House Workshop Schedule
Saturday
10:00-10:30 meet and greet
10:30-11:30 condensed instruction on co-writing
11:30-1:00 song critiques (15 minutes per song)
1:00-2:00 lunch
2:00-5:30 first co-writing block
consists of 2 attendees with pro writer #1
5:30-6:00 cocktails and appetizers
6:00-7:00 dinner
7:00-9:00 pickin’ party/song round
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Sunday
9:30-10:00 Coffee and recap on previous day
10:00-1:00 2nd co-writing block
consists of 2 attendees with pro writer #2
1:00-2:00 heavy lunch/dinner because of folks who
need to depart right after the workshop
ends
2:00-5:00/5:30 3rd co-writing block
consists of 2 attendees with pro writer #3
5:30 recap on Sundays process and dismiss
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We will be scheduling a few workshops this year and dream of a time where we will offer them once a month. With only six seats offered it will be first come, first served. We are using the Big Lots quote and saying, “When they’re gone, they’re gone!”
Come join us on the farm and see where your song will lead you! Call us to book at 615-509-4556 or email [email protected]
Peace,
Rick Stanley, Jerry Salley and Donna Ulisse
