Attention all songwriters - Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is hosting a free professional development workshop for teachers and musicians to help celebrate NZ Music Month.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 21, with Pat Pattison - a professor at Berklee College of Music in the United States where
he teaches lyric writing and poetry.
In addition to his four books, Pat has developed five online courses, three lyric writing courses - one on poetry, and one on creative writing. He presents his workshops in the US, Canada, Australasia and Europe.
Several well-known musicians credit Pattison with influencing their work, including three time Grammy winner Gillian Welch.
"I count myself lucky and proud to have studied with Mr Pattison. I would not be the writer I am today without his teaching and his unique and comprehensive understanding of language, rhyme, rhythm, and structure."
