HERE IS THE TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR OUR 2020 WORKSHOP.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
6-6:50 PM
Zoom room 1
General Session
Greetings, Worship, Introductions
7-7:50 PM
CLASS SESSION 1
Zoom room 2
LIVE CO-WRITE
Carl Cartee and Krissy Nordhoff
Zoom room 3
PANEL: How I’ve stayed creative through Covid, Quarantine and Chaos
Jim Brady, Joel Lindsey, Belinda Smith, Brian White
Zoom room 4
CLASS: How do you write a song about that?
Special Guest Steve Siler
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Tony Wood
8-8:50 PM
CLASS SESSION 2
Zoom room 5
CLASS: Writing for the country market
Don Poythress, Brian White
Zoom room 6
What If We Fly? Raising Creative Kids (And Yourself) To Soar
Gina Boe
Zoom room 7
PANEL: What I look for in a song and a writer
Holly Zabka, Joe Dan Cornett, Dave Clark, Joel Lindsey
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
James Tealy
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Bryan Ward
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8,
6-6:50 PM
General Session
Zoom room 1
Worship, Announcements
Devotions
7-7:50 PM
Zoom room 2
LIVE-CO-WRITE
Joel Lindsey & Gina Boe
Zoom room 3
CLASS: Writing For An Artist, With An Artist, and When You’re the Artist
Jim Brady & Tony Wood
Zoom room 4
CLASS: Elements Of A Great Melody
Melissa Brady
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Cliff Duren
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Phil Mehrens
8-8:50 PM
Zoom room 5
PANEL: How to be everybody’s favorite co-writer
Dennis Dearing, Jeff Bumgardner, Dave Clark, Kenna West
Zoom room 6
CLASS: What you can learn about lyrics from the songs you love
Sue C. Smith
Zoom room 7
CLASS: The Christian Songwriter’s Most Important Job
James Tealy
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
5-5:50 PM
Zoom room 1
General Session
Worship, Announcements & Devotions
6-6:50 PM
Zoom room 2
CLASS: The Organized Songwriter
Simon Hawkins
Zoom room 3
CLASS: Writing A Worship Song—Where to begin
Carl Cartee
Zoom room 4
CLASS: Elements of a Great Melody (Guitar)
James Tealy, Brian White
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
TBA
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
TBA
7-7:50 PM
Zoom room 5
CLASS: How to write a musical
Cliff Duren
Zoom room 6
Why Good Structure Matters So Much
Jeff Bumgardner
Zoom room 7
CLASS: Target Writing and How to Hit It Every Time
Kenna West
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Dave Clark
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Joe Dan Cornett
8-9:30 PM
Zoom room 1
WRITERS IN THE ROUND CONCERT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
9-9:50 AM
Zoom room 1
General Session
Announcements, Worship, Devotions
10-11:50 AM
SONGWRITING COMPETITION
Zoom room 2
Worship
Carl Cartee, Phil Mehrens
Zoom room 3
Worship
Holly Zabka, Krissy Nordhoff
Zoom room 4
CCM/Pop/AC
Tony Wood, Karyn Williams
Zoom room 5
CCM/Pop/AC
James Tealy, Bryan Ward
Zoom room 6
Southern Gospel
Joel Lindsey, Belinda Smith
Zoom room 7
Southern Gospel
Joe Dan Cornett, Kenna West
Zoom room 8
Print/Choral
Dave Clark, Cliff Duren
Zoom room 9
Kids/Novelty/Special Occasion
Gina Boe, Jeff Bumgardner
NOON-1:30 PM
Zoom room 1
THE BROWN BAG BUSINESS LUNCH
Joe Dan Cornett, Kenna West, Bryan Ward
1:30-2:20 PM
Zoom room 2
CLASS: Come with nothing, Leave with hooks
Belinda Smith
Zoom room 3
CLASS: How to be your own publisher
Kristi Fitzwater
Zoom room 4
CLASS: Writing Scripture Memory Songs
Allie Lapointe
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Carl Cartee
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Phil Mehrens
2:30-3:20 PM
Zoom room 5
PANEL: Writing better lyrics: Secrets of the pros
Tony Wood, Gina Boe, Jeff Bumgardner, Dave Clark
Zoom room 6
CLASS: The Practice of Psalming
Krissy Nordhoff
Zoom room 7
CLASS: Making a Demo that helps get your song cut
Dennis Dearing
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Kenna West
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Simon Hawkins
3:30-4:20 PM
Zoom room 2
PANEL: Building on your WAJ Experience
Gene Ezell, Dixie Phillips, Debbie Davis, Janice Crow, Bernadette Negus
Zoom room 3
CLASS: Writing Through the Storms of Life
Joel Lindsey
Zoom room 4
PANEL: Where’s your next idea coming from?
Phil Mehrens, Belinda Smith, James Tealy, Karyn Williams
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Kenna West
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Cliff Duren
4:30 PM
PRIVATE ZOOM ROOM
FINAL JUDGING
(If you are needed for the final judging, we will contact you soon.)
5:30 PM
Zoom room 1
Closing Session
Thank you’s and Awards
6-6:50 PM
Zoom room 1
General Session
Greetings, Worship, Introductions
7-7:50 PM
CLASS SESSION 1
Zoom room 2
LIVE CO-WRITE
Carl Cartee and Krissy Nordhoff
Zoom room 3
PANEL: How I’ve stayed creative through Covid, Quarantine and Chaos
Jim Brady, Joel Lindsey, Belinda Smith, Brian White
Zoom room 4
CLASS: How do you write a song about that?
Special Guest Steve Siler
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Tony Wood
8-8:50 PM
CLASS SESSION 2
Zoom room 5
CLASS: Writing for the country market
Don Poythress, Brian White
Zoom room 6
What If We Fly? Raising Creative Kids (And Yourself) To Soar
Gina Boe
Zoom room 7
PANEL: What I look for in a song and a writer
Holly Zabka, Joe Dan Cornett, Dave Clark, Joel Lindsey
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
James Tealy
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Bryan Ward
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8,
6-6:50 PM
General Session
Zoom room 1
Worship, Announcements
Devotions
7-7:50 PM
Zoom room 2
LIVE-CO-WRITE
Joel Lindsey & Gina Boe
Zoom room 3
CLASS: Writing For An Artist, With An Artist, and When You’re the Artist
Jim Brady & Tony Wood
Zoom room 4
CLASS: Elements Of A Great Melody
Melissa Brady
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Cliff Duren
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Phil Mehrens
8-8:50 PM
Zoom room 5
PANEL: How to be everybody’s favorite co-writer
Dennis Dearing, Jeff Bumgardner, Dave Clark, Kenna West
Zoom room 6
CLASS: What you can learn about lyrics from the songs you love
Sue C. Smith
Zoom room 7
CLASS: The Christian Songwriter’s Most Important Job
James Tealy
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
5-5:50 PM
Zoom room 1
General Session
Worship, Announcements & Devotions
6-6:50 PM
Zoom room 2
CLASS: The Organized Songwriter
Simon Hawkins
Zoom room 3
CLASS: Writing A Worship Song—Where to begin
Carl Cartee
Zoom room 4
CLASS: Elements of a Great Melody (Guitar)
James Tealy, Brian White
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
TBA
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
TBA
7-7:50 PM
Zoom room 5
CLASS: How to write a musical
Cliff Duren
Zoom room 6
Why Good Structure Matters So Much
Jeff Bumgardner
Zoom room 7
CLASS: Target Writing and How to Hit It Every Time
Kenna West
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Dave Clark
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Joe Dan Cornett
8-9:30 PM
Zoom room 1
WRITERS IN THE ROUND CONCERT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
9-9:50 AM
Zoom room 1
General Session
Announcements, Worship, Devotions
10-11:50 AM
SONGWRITING COMPETITION
Zoom room 2
Worship
Carl Cartee, Phil Mehrens
Zoom room 3
Worship
Holly Zabka, Krissy Nordhoff
Zoom room 4
CCM/Pop/AC
Tony Wood, Karyn Williams
Zoom room 5
CCM/Pop/AC
James Tealy, Bryan Ward
Zoom room 6
Southern Gospel
Joel Lindsey, Belinda Smith
Zoom room 7
Southern Gospel
Joe Dan Cornett, Kenna West
Zoom room 8
Print/Choral
Dave Clark, Cliff Duren
Zoom room 9
Kids/Novelty/Special Occasion
Gina Boe, Jeff Bumgardner
NOON-1:30 PM
Zoom room 1
THE BROWN BAG BUSINESS LUNCH
Joe Dan Cornett, Kenna West, Bryan Ward
1:30-2:20 PM
Zoom room 2
CLASS: Come with nothing, Leave with hooks
Belinda Smith
Zoom room 3
CLASS: How to be your own publisher
Kristi Fitzwater
Zoom room 4
CLASS: Writing Scripture Memory Songs
Allie Lapointe
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Carl Cartee
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Phil Mehrens
2:30-3:20 PM
Zoom room 5
PANEL: Writing better lyrics: Secrets of the pros
Tony Wood, Gina Boe, Jeff Bumgardner, Dave Clark
Zoom room 6
CLASS: The Practice of Psalming
Krissy Nordhoff
Zoom room 7
CLASS: Making a Demo that helps get your song cut
Dennis Dearing
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Kenna West
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Simon Hawkins
3:30-4:20 PM
Zoom room 2
PANEL: Building on your WAJ Experience
Gene Ezell, Dixie Phillips, Debbie Davis, Janice Crow, Bernadette Negus
Zoom room 3
CLASS: Writing Through the Storms of Life
Joel Lindsey
Zoom room 4
PANEL: Where’s your next idea coming from?
Phil Mehrens, Belinda Smith, James Tealy, Karyn Williams
Zoom room 8
Open Critiquing
Kenna West
Zoom room 9
Open Critiquing
Cliff Duren
4:30 PM
PRIVATE ZOOM ROOM
FINAL JUDGING
(If you are needed for the final judging, we will contact you soon.)
5:30 PM
Zoom room 1
Closing Session
Thank you’s and Awards