Retreat Schedule
Enjoy three days of exciting Conscious Songwriting workshops and exercises, meals, songwriting & sharing in a lovely setting with accomplished songwriting teachers and your peers. View the 2018 schedule below to get an idea of what to expect at the upcoming retreat!

2018 SCHEDULE
Day 1 – Friday Sep, 28
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tara Room
Opening Circle
With John Stringer & Alan Roy Scott
Let's Get Started!
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Tara Room
Intentions, Backgrounds & Sharing
About You & Your Music
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Two 01 Restaurant
Community Dinner
Time for Nourishment!
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Tara Room
ARS Songwriting Session #1
With Alan Roy Scott
About Your First ARS Session
10:00pm
Tara Room
Evening Jam Session
More About Our Jam Sessions
Day 2 – Saturday Sep, 29
8:00am - 8:45am
Tara Room
Morning Meditation & Guidance
With John Stringer
Why We're Here!
8:45am – 10:00am
Two01 Restaurant
Breakfast
Time for Nourishment!
10:00am - 12:00pm
Tara Room
Alignment Conscious Songwriting Session
With John Stringer
Aligning with Your Innate Genius!
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Two 01 Restaurant
Community Lunch
Time for Nourishment!
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Tara Room
Guest Speaker Songwriting Session
With Jill Colucci, Multi-Platinum, #1 Hit writing, Award Winning Songwriter
Write, Write, Write
Jill will share some of the highlights of her hugely successful career as a hit songwriter, spanning over many decades. She’ll discuss creativity and inspiration, her songwriting process, and stories behind some of her hits. You’ll want to ensure you have a notebook and a small recording device (smart phone voice recorder, etc.) for this session.
3:00PM – 4:30pm
Your Choice
Free Time
Excercise, Relax or Continue Practicing What You've Learned
Other offerings include the following (see front-desk for details):
- American Football
- Basketball
- Bicycling
- Billiards
- Hiking
- Jogging Track
- Outdoor Tennis Courts
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Table Tennis or Ping Pong
- Volleyball
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Tara Room
Guest Speaker Songwriting Session
With Patricia Bahia, Award Winning Singer-Songwriter & Music Licensing Expert
Music Licensing Workshop
How would you like to have your music reach thousands, even millions of people nationally, or internationally? If your priority is to reach as many people as you can, then doing a show to 55 people in a club or church, most of whom have heard you a million times, is not nearly as effective as getting your music into commercials, trailers, TV Shows and promos and heard literally all over the country/world.
In this workshop we will examine songs that have been successfully licensed and learn how you can license your songs. We will cover:
- How you can write authentic songs that are true to you and your artist brand and also effective for licensing
- What themes and lyrics work well for licensing (great news for conscious songwriters—many of these themes are ones we are already writing and singing about!)
- What works sonically and production-wise for different types of licensing
- Resources for researching the shows, movies and brands that your music fits with.
- How to get your songs to the people and companies who will license it
- How licensing agency and publishing deals work
- Basics of copyright as it relates to licensing your music
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Two01 Restaurant
Community Dinner
Time for Nourishment!
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Tara Room
ARS Songwriting Session #2
With Alan Roy Scott
About Your Second ARS Session
10:00pm
Tara Room
Evening Jam Session
More About Our Jam Sessions
Day 3 – Sunday Sep, 30
8:00am - 8:45am
Tara Room
Morning Meditation & Aligned Movement
With John Stringer
Let's Go Deeper!
8:45am – 10:00am
Two01 Restaurant
Breakfast & Check Out
Time for Nourishment & Retreat Center Check Out!
10:00am - 12:00pm
Tara Room
Group Alignment Songwriting Session
With John Stringer
Tapping Into Our Collective Wisdom Together!
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Two01 Restaurant
Community Lunch
Time for Nourishment!
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tara Room
ARS Final Songwriting Session #3
With Alan Roy Scott
About Your Final ARS Session
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tara Room
Closing Circle
Reflections & Honoring Our Contributions
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Register for the 2018 Conscious Songwriting Retreat to align, connect expand with like-hearted songwriters from around the country!