Perfect rhyme, family rhyme, slant rhyme, additive and subtractive rhyme - there’s all sorts of rhymes we can use in songs that can provide a lot more freedom to say what we mean, rather than feeling trapped in perfect rhyme, or twisting a sentence into an archaic form to force a rhyme.

In the first part of this workshop, we’ll focus on different rhyme schemes and how they can strengthen our songs, including an exercise to help you generate raw material for a new song by looking for rhyme pairs first!

The second part of the workshop will be open to song sharing and feedback. Bring copies of your lyrics and your instrument if you’d like to share. Whether you share a song or not, by listening and responding in the group, you’ll learn a lot about songwriting that you can take back to your own songs!

Taught by Heather Miller