[ANNOUNCEMENT] June Songwriting Sprint Open for Registration

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

The June Songwriting Sprint is open for registration!

Early Bird pricing ($50) closes May 17th

What's a Songwriting Sprint?

The Songwriting Sprint is a focused, 8-week creative experience designed to help you write more songs — consistently, simply, and without overwhelm.

You’ll join a small group of up to 12 songwriters, receive a fresh songwriting prompt every two weeks, and use built-in deadlines, community support, and feedback to keep your songwriting moving forward.

You can find out more information about how the Songwriting Sprints work here.

Early Bird pricing is available until May 17th. Join NOW for $50 (full price $99).

Get the Early Bird now

Write on,

Keppie

PS - We created open access Songwriting Sprints a few years ago, after my own transformative experience of joining one. After struggling to find time and motivation to write as much as I wanted (and needed...I had a looming project deadline that year to write an album for a Penguin Random House audiobook!), I joined a songwriting group.

And wrote 20 songs in 12 months, including the entire album of music.

I did this around a full-time job. Around raising two young kids. Around making dinner, making beds, and going to the dentist. Around groceries and answering email.

So I created Songwriting Sprints that anyone, anywhere can join, so that everyone has access to the transformative power of community, accountability, and 📆 deadlines!

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