Thursday
6:00 p.m. - Kick-off Party and Open Mic at Mockingbird Cafe
3105 C Manchaca Rd. (Just a block southeast of Lamar)
This is a great time to network, meet some of our instructors, and share your songs!
[Please Note: The schedule may be subject to minor revisions, but the final information will be available at the Symposium.]
Friday
3:00 p.m. - Registration Opens
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. - 3 Concurrent Song Pitch Sessions
1. Bobby Rymer - Song Pitch Session
2. Stephen Doster - Song Pitch Session
3. Thomas Cain - Song Pitch Session
6:00 p.m. - Break for dinner
6:45 p.m.
Opening Ceremony & Announcements
Address by Ruth Ellsworth Carter
7:15 p.m. - Concert with Sonny Throckmorton, Chuck Cannon, & Kimmie Rhodes
8:30 p.m. - Participants' Showcases
10:00 p.m. - Concert with Will Sexton, Bill Carter, Stephen Doster
10:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
1. Stephen Doster - Song Pitch Session
2. Song Picking Circles
Saturday
7:30 a.m. - Sonny Throckmorton, Monte Warden and friends: War Stories & Coffee
8:30 a.m. - Registration Opens
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
1. Demo Recording Session with Joe Gracey, Bobby Arnold, Marvin Dykhuis, Joe Manuel, and other special guests. This class will cover pre-production, song genres, use of GarageBand, and the making of a full-blown demo. It will be a great chance to see a song go through the recording process.
2. Will Sexton - Songwriting: Praise and Rejection
3. Brandi Warden & Monte Warden - Song Pitch Session
4. Kimmie Rhodes & Joe Gracey - Can You Draw This Dog? Music Business Boot Camp
5. Thomas Cain & Bob Cheevers - Song Pitch Session
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
1. Demo Recording Session Continues
2. Thomas Cain - Publishing Class
3. Gary Nicholson & Sonny Throckmorton - Songwriting Class
4. Bobby Arnold & Stephen Doster - Song Pitch Session
5. Monte Warden & Brandi Warden - Song Pitch Session
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on-site - included with the cost of registration)
Annual Awards Ceremony & Instructor Introductions
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Keynote Address and Q&A with Chuck Cannon
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. - Special Feature with Surprise Guest
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
1. Bill & Ruth Carter - Co-Writing Class
2. Bobby Rymer - Song Pitch Session
3. Monte Warden - Songwriting Class
4. Chuck Cannon - Song Pitch Session
5. Kids' Session with Lynda Jones, Stephen Doster, and Kimmie Rhodes
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
1. Marvin Dykhuis & Joe Manuel - Guitar Class
2. Bobby Rymer - Song Pitch Session
3. Gurf Morlix - Producer Seminar
4. Jimmy LaFave - Songwriting Class
5. Kids' Session Continues
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Break for Dinner
7:00 - 7:45 p.m. - Early Evening Concert with Jimmy LaFave & Gurf Morlix
8:00 - 9:30 p.m. - Participants' Showcases
9:45 - 10:45 p.m. - Evening Concert with David Lee & Monte Warden
10:45 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Song Picking Circles
Sunday
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Gospel Free-For-All
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
1. Bobby Rymer - Song Pitch Session
2. Kimmie Rhodes - Act Like a Singer / Sing Like an Actor
3. Paul Barker - Presenting Yourself as a Professional Artist
4. Gary Nicholson - Songwriting Class
5. Will Sexton & Stephen Doster - Guitar Class
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. - Sunday Morning Concert with Marvin Dykhuis, Bob Cheevers, and Joe Manuel
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1. Bobby Rymer - Song Pitch Session
2. Brandi Warden & Monte Warden - Song Pitch Session
3. David Lee - Songwriting Class
4. Cash Edwards, Doug Freeman, and Roger Allen - Publicity Panel
5. Marvin Dykhuis & Joe Manuel - Guitar Class
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Closing Concert with Gary Nicholson, David Lee, Kimmie Rhodes and Sonny Throckmorton
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. - Photo Opportunities!
2:00 p.m. - Texas Legislative Group
