Workshops (2012)

The following is the 2012 Workshop schedule. Our 2013 Workshop Schedule will become available as the event approaches. Stay tuned!

In addition to the workshops you see listed here, your festival pass admits you to all performances. See the complete Schedule for performers and times.

Wednesday, August 15
Noon – Midnight Artist/Attendees/VIP – Arrival/Registration @ Huntley Lodge Lobby, Firehole Coffee
6:00 – 8:30 PM Artist/VIP Meet & Greet/Wine & Dinner @ Scissor Bill’s (Cash Bar)

Thursday, August 16
8 AM – Noon Artist/Attendees/VIP – Check In Registration @ Huntley Lodge Lobby, Firehole Coffee (Late check in @ venues)
9AM – 1PM Opening Words

Critique and Coach Session w/your Guides

Get Started. Play Us Your Songs!

Mammoth Room, Mountain Mall, Upper Level
1PM – 2PM Lunch Break
2PM – 3:30PM Songwriting Dynamics – Getting Started – Steve Bogard, Suzy Ragsdale, John Mabe, Rory Feek
4PM – 5:30PM
  • “Writing Songs Without A Hook” Inspirational methods of writing songs without a title or a hook. Instead, letting the song dictate where it wants to go, what it wants to say, and what the title and hook are.
  • “Writing & Living Out On A Limb”

    Writing songs and living life without a safety net has made all the difference in his career and personal success

  • And much more with Bruce Burch

@ Amphitheater, Yellowstone CC

Friday, August 17
10AM – Noon Morning Topic: Legals 101 & Navigating The Industry

Tiffiany Dunn, Dennis Lord, Paul Durham, Mike Sistad

  • Licensing, and Usage
  • Getting Your Song Heard
  • Labels/Managers/Producers/Song Pluggers/Music Supervisors

@ Amphitheater Yellowstone Coference Center
Noon – 1 PM Lunch Break
1PM – 2PM Pre-Songwriting Hash Session w/ Mentors – Rory Feek, Steve Bogard, Kevin Welch, Chas Sandford, Kim Parent, Jon Pousette-Dart, Kristi Neumann
2PM – 5PM Songwriting Session for everyone and we encourage co-writing while BSSF Writer/Artists will be REAL TIME CRITIQUING during this time.

@ Mammoth Room, Mountain Mall, Upper Level

Saturday, August 18
10AM – Noon Publishing 201

Julie Newton Griffith, Sara Johnson, David Preston

@ Amphitheater, Yellowstone Conference Center
Noon – 1PM Lunch Break
1PM – 2PM Pre-Songwriting Hash Session w/ Mentors – Bruce Burch, Walt Wilkins, Paul Durham, Jon Mabe, Dustin Welch, Danna Richards.
2PM – 5PM Songwriting Session for everyone and we encourage co-writing while BSSF Writer/Artists will be REAL TIME CRITIQUING during this time.

Mammoth Room, Mountain Mall, Upper Level Mammoth Room, Mountain Mall, Upper Level

Sunday, August 19
Time TBA Acoustic Brunch – Location TBA during Festival — Attendees will get to play songs written during BSSF for everyone!

Festival Check Out: Late Check Out Until 3pm

***NOTE: This curriculum and schedule is a guideline and is subject to change.

One Comment to “Workshops (2012)”

  1. Michael Fredde

    I really love this opportunity, but unfortunetly because of the date it is held I can’t attend. You see my firt profession is as a teacher and my first day back is August 17. If you guys ever move this to mid to late June I would love to attend. Now, I will be honest and say that I am an aspiring song writer who is a compete amatuer so I hope that you let people like me in. Anyways, hope your event goes over really big and do please think about changing the date.

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