Songwriters in Seattle is excited to welcome Patrice Haan as a special guest instructor for our 2020 Spring Songwriting Retreat at Pilgrim Firs in Port Orchard, WA!
Patrice will be kicking off the retreat Friday evening with an interactive workshop on “Deep Listening” which will prepare us well for a reflective weekend of hearing ourselves and our fellow songwriters.
Description: We have two ears. They are perhaps our most innate and profound musical equipment. Imagine enhancing your musical skills at the same time as learning to listen more deeply as a daily practice. Think about how you’d most like someone to receive your words, your music. My heart opens when someone really listens to me. Can you be that attentive and open to someone else? Via a series of activities and games, we can use our ears, bodies, heads and voices – and our curiosity – to learn about listening by listening.
Bio: An intuitive songwriter, Patrice Haan’s commitment to the healing presence of listening comes from 16 years of playing harp in hospitals and cancer care facilities.
Her life in songwriting really began at 40 on a dare. The song that emerged opened a door she hadn’t known was there. Now, twenty years later, she continues to build songs and community via monthly participation in two songwriting collectives, one of which meets by Skype. Patrice is excited to be a songwriting facilitator at such gatherings as the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, California Coast Music Camp, and Beyond Trad.
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