“One of the most intimidating things about writing songs,” songwriter and Swallow Hill Music Instructor Martin Gilmore says, “is the blank sheet of paper.” That “blank sheet of paper,” whether literal or metaphorical, is where a lot of songwriters, regardless of their...
“Doing something with a friend makes it more fun.” This is how Swallow Hill Fiddle/Violin Instructor April Cooley describes why friendship is a key component to her new kids classes, Fiddle With Friends. As someone who started playing the violin in...
“Students are bound to learn something new about themselves and feel encouraged to keep writing songs!” Swallow Hill Instructor and songwriter Deborah Collins says. Deborah is talking about the launch of the Young Songwriters Showcase, which takes place at...
“Who wants to play some drums today? Gregory, want to play some drums?” Swallow Hill instructor Matt Skellenger asks one of his students as he taps on a bongo drum. Everyone is getting set for Matt’s latest Little Swallows class. Gregory chooses...
“I’ve just been going through all my charts and being like ‘and that one’s by a woman and that one’s by a woman!'” Swallow Hill instructor Jen Hitt says this with a laugh as she recounts going through her music to build a songlist...