Get ready for our next songwriting challenge. We’ll ask you to write a song to a specific topic, and then we’ll gather to listen to the new songs.

This Month’s Theme

This month’s theme is “A Good Place”.  Not like the TV show – cast that thought aside for a moment…

Are you in a good place?  Whether we’re talking about a relationship, your retirement savings, or just how the world is treating you in general, we always could use more songs about being in a good place.  Turns out, it’s easier to write about being in a bad place, so this could be a challenging task this month.

And even if “a good place” is simply a jumping off point for you, and you land somewhere completely different, you can write whatever you like.  But it could be a fun challenge to stay close to the topic this month, as if you’re writing to a real call for new music.

Give it a try and let’s celebrate where you end up!

Your Mission

Use the Song Call to spark your imagination and write something NEW and fresh.

1. Answer the Call: You have until 9:00am ET November 14th to write and record a demo of a new song around the given topic
2. Send us your Song: Send an MP3 of your recording, and a PDF of your lyrics, to songcall@songstudio.ca

To repeat, this is about WRITING A NEW SONG, not about sending us something written already. Challenge yourself and get writing!

Stuck? Call a songwriter friend and write it together. Got two new songs for the call? Send ’em both. Got an older song about the given topic? Leave it at home. Write something fresh!

On Using AI to Write This Song

While we are all watching with interest as AI tools evolve, this call is NOT for songs generated by an AI. We want to encourage you to use your songwriting skills to write, and while you can use AI and other software as a tool, say to spark an interesting idea or look for rhyming words, we are not looking for songs with LYRICS or MELODY generated by an AI.

This isn’t about asking someone else to do your homework. We want to celebrate YOUR songwriting.

On Using AI to Produce This Recording

We’ve heard plenty of arguments supporting the use of AI to produce a sound recording. Please, just don’t do it. We’re not interested. We do not support the use of generative AI for music creation.

If you’re not in a position to produce a full recording, simply prepare a GUITAR/VOCAL recording, a PIANO/VOCAL recording, or simply an A CAPPELLA recording of your melody and lyrics. We truly don’t want to listen to another AI-generated guitar solo. We want to hear songs.

I’ll repeat – DO NOT SEND US an AI-generated audio track.

Two Listening Parties!

On Saturday, November 14th, we will host two Zoom listening parties:

1. a FREE Zoom listening party from 10:00am-12:00pm, Eastern Time, to celebrate the songs written to this month’s theme.
   The Zoom link will be emailed to the SongStudio mailing list, so be sure you’re on our mailing list (with your current email address) if you’d like to attend.
2. a PAID Zoom listening party from 1:00pm, Eastern Time, to listen AND critique songs. This will be much more like the workshopping sessions at every SongStudio workshop.
   The Zoom link for this meeting will be emailed to Song Call PLUS subscribers.

The point of Song Call is push you to write songs and inspire you to stay on the recommended theme. Have fun and write on!

Song Call PLUS

Just like in our SongStudio workshops, we will critique your songs to help you get the most out of the process. Bring ANY song to Song Call PLUS, even if it wasn’t written to this month’s theme.

And if you don’t have a song for critique, jump in and learn from the feedback on the other songs presented.

A subscription to Song Call PLUS gets you into every meeting for the remainder of the year.

November Price: $79 (plus tax)
for a spot in our November Song Call PLUS meeting.

Send $89.27 (tax included) by INTERAC eTransfer to payment@songstudio.ca and write your name and email address in the comment of the eTransfer.