{"id":4931,"date":"2016-01-21T18:18:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T18:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=4931"},"modified":"2016-12-06T20:01:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T04:01:37","slug":"songwriting-for-ages-8-12-with-emily-arrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2016\/songwriting-for-ages-8-12-with-emily-arrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Songwriting for Ages 8-12 with Emily Arrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 15, 2016 Pasadena Library’s monthly Kids’ Writing Workshop had a very special guest instructor to teach songwriting: Emily Arrow! Emily (www.emilyarrow.com<\/a>) tours all over the country performing her songs about children’s literature, and has a CD coming out in February. She presented a wonderful workshop sharing books and songs with kids ages 8-12 and then she helped them all to write a beautiful song as a group!<\/p>\n

Emily started by getting to know all the kids. \u00a0She actually learned all their names–pretty impressive! \u00a0Then, Emily invited the kids to choose from a couple of picture books for which book they would like to hear, and then she read it and performed her original song about it. \u00a0They chose The Dot<\/a> by Peter H. Reynolds. \u00a0This is a picture book but it’s a book the group really identified with–what kid hasn’t felt embarrassed or self-conscious that they “can’t draw”? \u00a0The book’s message is a great one, and Emily’s song reinforces that message.<\/p>\n

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