
NAfME CONVERENCE | May 21, 2021
Live Documentary Songwriting Session
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION | DocSong board members Drs. Jody Kerchner and Malcolm Brooks recorded this documentary songwriting session for their talk at the February 2021 conference of the National Association for Music Education. This video helped illustrate the documentary songwriting process to a national audience of music educators.
IDEASTREAM | October 21, 2019
Sharing #MeToo Stories Through Songs
CLEVELAND | Feelings about sexual harassment and assault often go unspoken, but Nora Willauer thought music could get people talking. The master’s student in cello performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music decided to embark on a documentary songwriting project sharing people’s #MeToo stories.
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We are so excited to welcome @saratrunzomusic and @laurasimna to DocSong`s board of directors! We can`t wait to chart DocSong`s next chapter with you. 🌱

It’s more than transforming stories into songs.
Executive Director, Caroline Rex-Waller, shares how documentary songwriting has provided her a model for how to be with other people.
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Documentary songwriting is a tool that helps us build the world we want to see, one with thriving communities committed to deep, listening, empathy, and mutual care. 🤝
One person. One story. One song at a time.✨
#documentarysongwriting #docsong #community #invest #investinstories #storytellingwillchangetheworld #onesongatatime

✨ Stories are gifts we give to each other. Listening is our thanks.
Thank you for being part of our community that celebrates listening and the power of storytelling through music.
This #GivingTuesday, join us in bringing more stories to life through song. Help us reach our $30,000 goal!
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Counting down the days to Saturday when we host the Voices of Maine concert at Mayo Street arts, featuring songs written in collaboration with members of Portland’s immigrant community. Come hear an incredible collection of live documentary songs featuring local musicians, storytellers, and teaching artists.

We are excited to the partnering with @icc04848 this summer to bring documentary songwriting to young people on the island through weekly songwriting sessions with @hazelmae.music !
Students will spend the next four weeks writing a collective song about their favorite island spots.
A community workshop is open to the public Wednesdays from 11 to 12 at the ICC!
