Columbus Young Songwriters

08/15/2024

This is a collection of stories and poems I added music to when I was teaching elementary school. The purpose was to engage students in the storytelling. Good for Pre-school through 3rd grade. Message me if you want a copy. No charge.

12/30/2021

Happy almost New Year! We are a few weeks away from the workshop at Secret Studio (pictured here from our workshop with Jeff Ciampa). Just a reminder you can sponsor someone to join our workshop free of cost and or buy a ticket for yourself at the link below. Thanks for your support! Shout out to Pizza for their recent donation making our programs even better! www.moveyourmusicforward.com/new-products

11/27/2021

We love music and want to chat all day about it. Here is part one of our first Musicians React video with special guest Ebri Yahloe. Each episode, father and...

10/05/2021

Eric Rollin of Mistar Anderson talks to Chris Shaw about importance of putting music out there and strategies for releasing music. Join Eric in the studio fo...

09/22/2021

With a non profit, and hosting workshops during a pandemic, you never know what you are going to get but we had an enthusiastic group that formed into a sort of musicians round table. Everyone sat around the community table at the coffee shop and we had a ton of great discussion lead by Joe. Then we broke out into small groups and Joe led us through some exercises based off of his improv background. The take away that I got, which is big in improv is to say YES. Say yes to opportunities, say yes to collaborating with people, say yes to gigs you may be unsure about - you always learn in those situations and sometimes it’s what to say NO to the next time, and that’s ok! Thanks to everyone who came out. October 9th is the next workshop with Eric Rollin of Mistar Anderson stay tuned for deets.

08/19/2021

06/18/2021

My brother Andy and I used to live in Old North Columbus (aka North Campus) and we would invite friends over to our living room to share songs. Maybe someone would bring a six pack, nothing elaborate just sharing community and playing songs. Sometimes people would chime in with a harmony or a fiddle, good times were always had. No critiques, no competition just putting all your stress away and tuning into the vibration that is music. Once we started getting more organized we brought this concept into the workshops. We now do them on the Third Sunday each month. Previously on Zoom we have our first in person in a while at Austen and Co. June 20th 6:30p - We hope you will join us. https://fb.me/e/5snNOSo7A

06/15/2021

Next Workshop: July 10 - noon to 1:30.

Chris Shaw and Jeff chat about the upcoming workshop. Join Jeff July 10th (2021) as he presents the fourth and final "Mind" portion of our Mind Heart Body + ...

06/08/2021

Don't miss our Songwriting workshop this Saturday on Zoom from noon to 1:30 with Susan Werner - a veteran songwriter and presenter. Bring your guitar.
I have a few free tickets. Message me and I’ll send you the code. We also accept donations.