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Our Mission Statement: The Minnesota Association of Songwriters is a volunteer, member-supported organization. Its mission is to inspire, educate and strengthen the songwriting and performance skills of its members through seminars, workshops, review meetings, showcases and networking opportunities, while encouraging collaboration and exploration of the creative process.
Upcoming
Monthly Songwriting Craft Workshop. Presenter: Chad Shank. Bring your song ideas, lyrics in progress, notebook and pen. Click here for more info.
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Visit our MAS Artist Profiles for bios, contact info, audio samples, videos, pics, music/social links and gig schedules.
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Join MAS to get a start or a boost with your songwriting and presentation skills, and to help mentor others in the pleasure and business of making music.
What We Do...
MAS offers many ways to explore the joys of songwriting and the creative process:
- SongCasters TV showcase series: Perform your original songs in a television production studio and be seen on the MAS SongCasters show via community TV and on YouTube.
- Live artist showcases – Be part of our MAS Songwriters Showcase and perform your original music with other MAS members at various greater Twin Cities coffee houses, special event stages and outdoor festival locations.
- Virtual song evaluations – sign up via email to the MAS online song evaluations group and get reviews and suggestions from other online group members.
- Monthly Song Circle Jam sessions
- Networking and collaboration opportunities
- Gatherings to exchange information and resources
- Your own artist profile page on this website. Add your bio, schedule of performances, links to your social media, files of your songs, photos - you name it. It's your page to create with any and all information on your songwriting endeavors.
- Membership E-Mail Distribution List and MAS Newsletter and Announcements List
MAS Connections
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Music publishing explained | DIY Musician Blog
How to collect the publishing royalties you're owed whenever your original music is streamed, licensed for sync, downloaded, played on the radio, and more.From Education Director, Chad Shank:
Join me at Inspiration, Motivation, Perspiration Songwriting Workshop - Thursday Dec 5th
The December workshop will be all about tapping into the inspiration, and motivation needed to write your best songs.
This will be a night of discussion and writing exercises. You will leave with new ideas on where to find your muse. We will also analyze some songs to see what makes them tick.
Join us at the Golden Valley Lund’s and Bylerly’s. 7 to 9pm on Thursday Dec 5th. It will be the perfect way to get ready for your most creative year yet!
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Join me at Inspiration, Motivation, Perspiration Songwriting Workshop
Inspiration, Motivation, Perspiration Songwriting Workshop
Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 7:00 PM: Join MAS for our last Songwriting Workshop of 2019. We are going to be listening to and analyzing songs and discussing the work it takes to write songs. We will be exploring
Congratulations to the newly elected MAS Officers:
President: Mary Kealy-Falk
Secretary: Mike Rudquist
Treasurer: Kevin Bowen
MAS Song Review Meeting - TODAY
Monday, November 25
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Schmitt Music Center
Southdale Square
2906 West 66th Street
Edina, MN 55423
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