Registration
Free registration for this event is open to all members of PMN. Not a member? Check out our inclusive sliding scale membership policy.
Immediately upon registering, you will receive an e-mail confirmation that provides you a link to a private Zoom meeting.
Description
Come join us in this shared experience of Community and Heart. You're invited to enjoy a (digital) community circle where inspirational and empowering songs from many traditions rise up from the group. Singers offer a song one by one without instruments or song sheets. These are songs that people know or can learn easily without requiring a lot of teaching.
In this online event, we are drawing upon the tradition of Songs of the Spirit, which has been a consistent feature of PMN/SFS Gatherings since 1977. One person will sing and others will sing along. We ask everyone to mute themselves while the one person is singing, allowing all of us to at least see each other as we fill our separate physical spaces with music.
Between songs, we pause, breathe and feel the energy and connection of the group. We are sustaining this rich tradition during the pandemic, despite the inherent limits of Zoom. One part of our tradition is recognizing that the silence is sacred. In avoiding the urgency to fill a space with song, once we finally do fill a space with song, that song sinks in more deeply.
This is a wonderful opportunity to build community and to harmonize (in your own home) and to start the day with some grounded sacredness.
This event will not be livestreamed or recorded.
If you have any questions, please contact the coordinator:
SPECIAL INVITATIONS: If you can think of a person you know who would enjoy Songs of the Spirit, but they are not a PMN member, you can invite them to participate in this event. All you need to do is contact Joanne Tuller <jt4cmn@yahoo.com> and let her know that you are inviting folks. She will send you very simple instructions for how to invite guests to be part of this experience.
*** Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 24 at 10:00 PM (ET).
Workshop Description
Songwriters in People's Music Network strive to write songs that wake people up, challenge the status quo, and reach people’s hearts and minds. We don't believe it takes larger-than-life talent to create powerful songs. Rather, the craft of songwriting involves skill, practice, hard work, and the willingness to listen to how our words and music land with others.
Through our monthly “If I Had a Song” workshops, PMN is building a loving and supportive creative community that provides songwriters with the honest listening we need. Participants present a song-in-progress to like-minded songwriters, and then receive constructive feedback. We’d love to have you join us.
LYRIC SHARING: On the day of the workshop, all confirmed registrants will receive an email containing the Zoom Link plus a link to a google drive folder. Confirmed registrants will receive a separate notification via google drive, which gives you the ability to make written comments on other people's lyrics-in-progress. This can be done before, during, or after the session.
Requirements for Participation:
There is no wait list for the session. Every registrant who meets the following requirements will be confirmed to present a song in progress for peer critique:
Eligibility to Participate:
Participants in this workshop must:
* If you are not a PMN member, you may join here: https://www.peoplesmusic.org/join-PMN
Workshop Facilitators:
Joanie Calem is a musician, singer/songwriter, storyteller, disability awareness activist, community-builder, cross-cultural worker and teacher. She has been teaching music and performing since 1983. Joanie uses music to break down stereotypes, build community and foster connection.
INVITE ANOTHER SONGWRITER TO THIS WORKSHOP
Help us build the community social change songwriters offering one another peer support! Share the Facebook Event and invite friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/1438982050303029
FACILITATORS EXPLAIN THIS PROCESS
Watch our 3 minute video explaining how members of the People's Music Network are building a community of peers who are writing songs for social change:
FREE LIVESTREAM:
Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 7:00 – 9:00 PM (ET)
on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZftJASFm7dU
*** Once event ends, livestream is archived at this same link.
Women’s History Month traces its origins back to the first Women’s Day March in 1909, organized by socialist women in New York City to amplify the call for women’s rights and to honor the memory of the city’s garment workers’ strikes. Two years later, the International Conference of Socialist Women established International Women’s Day, now celebrated in over 80 countries worldwide. It has become an annual day of radical activism for women’s rights and against war. In the United States, the day has expanded into Women’s History Week (1980) and eventually into Women’s History Month (1987).
Come join us to hear a roster of PMN singer/songwriters and poets share their vision for peace, justice, and equality in 2024!
PERFORMERS: Marcie Boyd, Elise Bryant, Joanie Calem, Lydia Adams Davis, Lorna Gonsalves, Judy Gorman, Bev Grant, Colleen Kattau, Pat Lamanna, Bonnie Lockhart, Jendog Lonewolf, Luci Murphy, Sarah Pirtle, Rebel Voices (Janet Stecher and Susan Lewis), Jane Sapp, Nancy Schimmel, Angie Whitehurst, Lindsey Wilson.
Help Spread the Word!
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1533014053934044
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rWLtAr93e/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 9, at 11:59 PM (ET)
In this Zoom event, members of the People's Music Network from around the world share songs of Freedom and Struggle in a fun, inclusive, supportive, and collaborative online setting!
How to Participate
Using the button on the left side of this web page, PMN members and invited artists can register to share a song or a poem and/or to be part of the audience for this event. After registering, you receive an e-mail message containing the Zoom Meeting link. Due to time constraints and a vibrant community of performers keen to participate (400 active PMN members in total), it isn't always possible to include every interested performer in the final line up. In the event that not everyone performs, we'll make a wait list. Most people perform live, but we also welcome pre-recorded videos, immediately preceded by a live introduction.
Free Livestream TUNE INTO THE LIVE BROADCAST via YOUTUBE
Published the day before the event.
Thursday, April 11, 7-9pm (ET) / 4-6pm (PT)
*** Right after the show ends, the archive of the livestream will be available at this same link.
The Topic
Performers are invited to share poetry and songs of Freedom and Struggle that speak to the struggles of our times: people fighting for a better world, free from war, poverty, racism, and all forms of oppression. We gather strength and courage from songs that nourish our spirits, and that help us make sense of the events unfolding before us, while sustaining the dream of a better future where people can live in dignity.
LYRICS: Published the day before the event.
PERFORMER LIST: Published the day before the event.
Eligibility to Perform:
Performers in this swap must:
1) Be invited artists and/or PMN members in good standing.* 2) Register using the online form. 3) Have a computer with functioning video camera and microphone. * If you are not a PMN member, you may join here: https://www.peoplesmusic.org/join-PMN
1) Be invited artists and/or PMN members in good standing.*
2) Register using the online form.
3) Have a computer with functioning video camera and microphone.
How we Select the Performers
We give priority to PMN members who are new or relatively new to our series of online song and poetry swaps. We also give priority to hearing songs by any PMN member who is presenting a song that they brought an earlier version of to our monthly Songwriters Peer Feedback Session: "If I had a Song" (check upcoming dates here).
Every PMN member wishing to perform at this event is invited to register and to do so sooner than later. Selection for the final performance list, however, is not first-come first-served. PMN hosts song sharing events regularly. If we can't fit you in this time, anticipate more opportunities soon!
Technical Orientation Session: 45 minutes before showtime @6:15pm (ET) / 3:15pm (PT).
Performers are invited to a technical orientation session, 45 minutes before showtime, where we discuss and practice how to get the best sound when doing a musical performance on Zoom. Each performer has a chance to sing a verse of a song and then receive feedback on ways to improve the audio quality. Artists new to Zoom are strongly encouraged to attend the tech orientation, because doing so will build your confidence in using these tools. The audio quality that listeners hear of your live performance depends on the equipment you have and how you use it. Check out this great resource for performers wanting to get their best audio quality when playing on Zoom. It comes from our friends at Folk Alliance Region Midwest: https://www.farmfolk.org/zoom-performer-toolbox/
Help Publicize!
Encourage your friends to tune into this online musical event for progressive culture: Share the event on Facebook!! Published the day before the event.
The People’s Music Network will honor and celebrate Juneteenth with our second online community art performance event on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
We're inviting inviting artists to share poetry and songs of Liberation, Freedom and Disability Awareness in honor of Juneteenth. We're particularly seeking out pieces that speak to the struggles of people fighting for a better world, free from war, poverty, racism, and all forms of oppression. We're prioritizing inclusion of artists with disabilities who are physically unable to attend the many in-person Juneteenth events taking place that same week and artists of color.
Free YouTube Livestream
TUNE INTO THE LIVE BROADCAST via YOUTUBE LinkComingSoon Thursday, June 6, 2024, 7:00 – 9:00 PM (ET)
TUNE INTO THE LIVE BROADCAST via YOUTUBE
LinkComingSoon
Thursday, June 6, 2024, 7:00 – 9:00 PM (ET)
You can also view the full program on the livestream (see above). To be part of the audience on Zoom, press the "Register" button. As a member of PMN, you may register for free, or register for a small donation to get the Zoom link. Registered performers and audience members receive an e-mail message containing the Zoom Meeting link immediately after they register.
PERFORMER LIST: TBA
Members of the People's Music Network, especially new members, and invited artists may use the online registration form to sign up to share a song or a poem during this event OR be part of the audience. Just press the "Register" button on the left side of the web page. Registered performers and audience members receive an e-mail message containing the Zoom Meeting link immediately after they register. Registering as a performer does not automatically mean you'll be included in the final performance line up, but it is the first step. We encourage live performance, but you may submit a pre-recorded video when you register to substitute for a live performance. Artists sharing videos first give a live introduction if possible.
Eligibility to Perform: Performers in this event must:
1) Be Invited Artists and/or PMN members in good standing.* 2) Register using the online form. 3) Have a computer with functioning video camera and microphone. * If you are not a PMN member, you may join here: https://www.peoplesmusic.org/join-PMN
1) Be Invited Artists and/or PMN members in good standing.*
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Registration Rate Table:
Full Weekend
non-member
With Lodging
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Sat.
Only
Sun.
Adults (Standard)
$295
$215
$120
$95
Adults (Discounted)
$235
$185
$100
$85
Youth (Ages 13-25)
$125
$115
Children (Ages 5-12)
$75
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