Thursday July 15
9:00 - 4:00 Songwriting Intensive (Separate Registration)
Thursday Night
(Night meetings open to the public)
4:00 - 7:00 Registration & Check-in
6:45 - 9:30 Main Session - Worship & Speaker
Friday July 16
8:30 - 8:50 Worship & Intercession
9:00- 10:15 Main Session - Worship & Speaker
10:30 - 11:30 Breakouts
11:40 - 12:45 Breakouts
12:45 - 1:45 Lunch
2:00 - 3:15 Breakouts
3:30 - 4:30 Breakouts
4:30 - 5:30 Healing Prayer Ministry
Friday Night
6:45 - 9:30 Main Session - Worship & Speaker
9:30 - 10:30 Song Cafe - Songwriter’s Showcase
Saturday July 17
8:00 - 9:00 Healing Prayer Ministry (Sign up required)
9:00 - 10:00 Breakouts
10:15 - 11:15 Breakouts
11:30 - 1:00 Closing Session - Worship, Speaker & Prayer
The Prepare Songwriting Intensive is designed for songwriters who are writing songs for the local church or other arenas with a Christian message. This Intensive will include four breakout teaching/training sessions with group and individual live songwriting. You will learn how to get songs from pen to paper, find how to stretch your creative process and find the best ways to present your song.
Each participant may share a song they have written by audio file through email. It does not have to have a musical accompaniment, but do include lyrics and melody line if you have it already. Email to trevatank@gmail.com with the subject line Prepare 2021 Songwriting Intensive.
We will share songs from our 1-day Song Intensive at the Song Cafe on Friday night.
Scott Coats
Treva Tankard
Prepare Conference 2021 / Songwriter’s 1 Day Intensive
CHECK IN by 8:45 AM
9:00 - Session 1
Your SongWriting Journey: The Process
Motivation for Writing: Career, Church, Personal Fulfillment / Gift or Calling
Key Elements of a Song: What Makes It Work
Examples: Good & Bad / How to make Weak Songs better
10:30 - Session 2
Writing Songs on Purpose: Essential Elements / Key, Inst., theme lyrics, tempo
Are your songs singable?
Handling Critique or Editing Help
Group Write & Solo Write Activation
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - Session 3
Worship Circle: Letting the River Flow
Song of the Lord: Role of a Psalmist / Prophetic Writing / Worship Team
1st Preview of Songs written / Discussion
‘Back to the Drawing Board’
2:30 - Session 4
Publishing, Copyrights , Recording, Sharing and Promotion
Review of Songs
How To Make It Better / Trying Something Different
Prayer over Attendees