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MARSHALL, Michigan â The Franke Center for the Arts is pleased to offer a new six-week songwriting workshop with favorite local performer Jim Oliver.
Whether a seasoned working musician or a beginning songwriter, Jim Oliverâs workshop will help songwriters take their work to the next level. Participants will learn to define song structures, use simple language to write songs that sound organic, write using real experiences, edit the songs theyâve written and more.
The class is for ages 16 and up and will take place in-person in the Downstage Club at The Franke Center. It will takes place on Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m., July 15, 22, 29 and August 5, 12, and 19. The cost is $100 for the six-week session.