My good friend Nathaniel puts on a songwriting workshop for kids every summer for one week here in Springfield. Last week, he asked me to come in and be a guest speaker. It was easily one of the highlights of my summer. Though the kids were young, they seemed to have a really solid grasp on the songwriting process and structure. For example, this boy was working on a rap based on the video game Mine Craft (read the lyrics!!):
Some of the kids drew picture of me:
That last one is my favorite of course.
There aren’t many things scarier in life than giving a talk to a room of kids. But they made it easy on me. They asked a lot of questions, and seemed really eager to learn. I am certain that within a matter of years, these kids will be taking jobs from old has-beens like myself. Thanks for reading.
Jeremy