2023 ARTISTS' RETREAT - a Photo Review
"The Life of a Song, Where do you fit in?"
March 10-11, 2018, at Northside Baptist Church in Indianapolis
Eric Shaw, IGMA Special Events Chair
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Eric Shaw put together a super Artists Retreat by gathering an excellent panel that covered many aspects of Songwriting. IGMA has at least seven songwriters within our membership:
NOTE: All photos by IGMA official photographer, Michael Hale. |
Photos from the 2023 Artists' Retreat
Panel member Leigh Murray presented the Psychology of a Song!
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Dave Pellegrini went through the immense resources to songwriters on his website.
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Michael Hoyt described his own unique method of writing songs.
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Friday night closed with a songfest in the racketball court - acoustics galore!
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Some of the attendees tried their hand at corn hole, but there was no winner!
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Rolling for candy-a fun dice game snuck by the Southern Baptist Convention!
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A Mini-Concert Closed the Retreat
Songwriter Krista Melton,sang two of her original songs!
Victorious Trio, with Cheryl just coming out of a week of laryngitis, broke out two new songs.
Indy District President, Scott Mauldin
New member, Glenn Anthony, sang one of his own songs.
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Jim Thompson, without his quartet, blessed us with a solo!
David Pellegrini sang two of his own songs!
Jill Lovins
Leigh Murray
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Eric Shaw sang a heart-melting ballad.
The Sinclairs sang one duet and then Beth sang a solo.
Connie Wright
Michael Plaster
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Others in Attendance and Miscellaneous Pics!
Mary Kay and Max Colver
IGMA President Stan Pederson (Jeannette was there too!)
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IGMA Chaplain Rick Clayton
Amos Plaster
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Norm Sill
Mark and Cheryl Anderson
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Shirley Gray
Linda Sue and Rich Treptow
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Schedule and Agenda for the Retreat
Schedule
Friday
6:00 - 6:30 Registration
6:30 - 7:30 PIZZA and CORNHOLE!! $7.00 costs for PIZZA required
7:30 - 8:15 Introduction and discussion of Saturday topics
8:15 - 9:30 SIng-a-long and Racquetball Room Singing!!
Saturday
9:00 - 9:30 Registration for Saturday Arrivals with continental breakfast
9:30 - 11:15 The Anatomy and Psychology of a Song
11:15 - 11:30 BREAK
11:30 - 12:15 Recording a Demo and What Then???
12:15 - 1:15 LUNCH Chick-Fil-A (Cost included in Registration)
1:15 - 2:30 Producing/Copywriting - Business side of a song
2:30 - 2:45 BREAK
2:45 - 4:00 Interpreting and performing a song (deferred to another Retreat)
4:00 - 4:45 Q / A for panelists
4:45 - 5:00 BREAK
5:00 - 6:15 Catered Dinner (Cost included in Registration)
6:30 - 8:00 Parade of Artists!! 2 songs per artist
Friday
6:00 - 6:30 Registration
6:30 - 7:30 PIZZA and CORNHOLE!! $7.00 costs for PIZZA required
7:30 - 8:15 Introduction and discussion of Saturday topics
8:15 - 9:30 SIng-a-long and Racquetball Room Singing!!
Saturday
9:00 - 9:30 Registration for Saturday Arrivals with continental breakfast
9:30 - 11:15 The Anatomy and Psychology of a Song
11:15 - 11:30 BREAK
11:30 - 12:15 Recording a Demo and What Then???
12:15 - 1:15 LUNCH Chick-Fil-A (Cost included in Registration)
1:15 - 2:30 Producing/Copywriting - Business side of a song
2:30 - 2:45 BREAK
2:45 - 4:00 Interpreting and performing a song (deferred to another Retreat)
4:00 - 4:45 Q / A for panelists
4:45 - 5:00 BREAK
5:00 - 6:15 Catered Dinner (Cost included in Registration)
6:30 - 8:00 Parade of Artists!! 2 songs per artist