March 28 and 29 Professor Norma Coates brought me up to Canada as a guest speaker for her Social Media class and Songwriting workshop for songwriting class. First class I spoke about my experience in the music business, being a single mother, having a baby as a rock n roller, something that was not done too often back then, especially if you wanted to keep your career going. I lost the record deal, the publishing deal, the manager but I made the right choice. Creeps in the music business...entertainment business but ah well, life has a way of unfolding while your making other plans. Now of course you know what I have been doing with Songbird Sings healing songwriting programs and and other music projects.
This was all taking place at Western Ontario University, I was anxious over what I was going to do once I was in the songwriting class. The other class was easy enough. I simply answered questions. I was going to have to come up with something for these young songwriters. When I walked in and saw all the bright and shiny music students, I knew instantly what would should be done and the whole thing just came together. I gave the students an exercise to write a song as a group and we did in about 20 minutes. I answered a lot of questions and really had one of the best times ever in Canada...thanks to Professor Norma Coats and her darling assistants Meghan, Victoria and Amber, doing the organizing. Here are some of the students