Summer Youth: Summer of Songwriting (Ages 10-14)

Write a song (and more) in just four days! 

About this Class

Details

• For students ages 10-14.
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Registration closes on Monday, July 10.
• When you register your youth, enter their name in the Youth's Name field and enter the parent/guardian email address for "registrants email." All reminders and important information will go to that email address.
• Complete and return this minor permission form.
• You may register your youth for an optional supervised lunch hour from 12-1 pm for the duration of this class.
• A $15 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers what materials are needed. See below for what students can bring.
  

Project

Materials

• Students should bring a notebook and writing utensils
• Headphones and smart phone if available (for one day only)
• Instruments (optional)

Class Policies

• View BARN’s current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.

• For those who might need physical assistance, learn more about our Companion Program.

• If you have any questions, email BARN Youth Program Coordinator Sarah Jones at SarahJ@BainbridgeBARN.org.

Instructor

Natalie Akers is a pianist and educator who arrived on Bainbridge to teach and learn at IslandWood. She has worked on bringing interdisciplinary and music programs to middle and high school students in the US, France, and Japan and believes in songwriting as a powerful tool for young people to develop a positive and authentic sense of self. She has taught writing in vocational high schools and toured the US playing keyboard in the Jenner Fox band. Sisters Folk Festival review: “It’s a rare person who gets to hear Natalie play and doesn’t find themselves wishing they played piano or falling a little more deeply for music.”