Songwriting Workshop

Explore the craft of songwriting! This course will play with writing prompts and word exercises to open the door to new songs. Songwriters will share new material in the round and invite constructive, positive feedback from one another. We’ll consider how melody and arrangement support our lyrics to forge an emotional connection with our listening audience. Bring your guitar or keys but leave your ego at home for this 4-week course facilitated by Antara Hunter. Recommended reading: How to Write One Song, by Jeff Tweedy.

Antara has written songs and played guitar for more than 30 years. She has been in bands, duos, and trios and has performed as a solo act. Antara’s most musically ambitious decade was ’97-’07 while part of the duo Antara & Delilah. Based in Santa Barbara, the duo played hundreds of shows each year, toured the US, and recorded four albums of original music. Antara & Delilah were voted Best Santa Barbara Band five years in a row. They met during a songwriting workshop with Jim Messina (Loggins & Messina, Poco, Buffalo Springfield) who not only suggested they sing together but invited the duo to tour with him as an acoustic trio. Antara & Delilah accompanied Messina on percussion and guitar while singing lush, three-part harmonies. Antara & Delilah performed with Jackson Browne, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Graham Nash, Jeff Bridges and more. Today Antara lives in Flagstaff with her family and is writing and recording new songs, attending and facilitating songwriting workshops, and teaching guitar at her daughter’s middle school. Links to Antara’s music can be found at:  www.antaratunes.com.