The Songwriting Project

Community songwriting and singing projects online and in Dorset/Hampshire, building confidence, creativity and social connection. Led by @AmyHopwoodMusic

[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

Any suggestions? Thanks!

[Amy Hopwood @AmyHopwoodMusic]

Hello lovely people. Could I borrow your brains for a minute? I run a singing club for people with dementia and Parkinsons and I’d love some new ideas for songs we can sing together WITHOUT accompaniment (I’ve got plenty which work best with backing tracks!)... 1/2

[Amy Hopwood @AmyHopwoodMusic]

Just listening to @pop_village while doing some frustrating admin for the dementia singing club I run, when I heard my own song being played! Cheered me right up! Thank you Le Village Pop :-)

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This short but sweet video explains what Nature Songs is, what it is like to take part, and why we do it, all in less than 3 minutes! Filmed at a recent #NaturallyHealthyMay event for @activedevon and @DevonLNP Watch it here: https://t.co/2RrqxiubhG

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Big thanks to everyone who joined our pop-up choir at Turn the Tide Festival just over a week ago. We achieved the brilliant feat of learning a new three part song in less than 45 minutes before performing it in front of a big crowd and it was a pleasure to sing with you all!💚

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The Songwriting Project was on BBC Radio Devon this afternoon, talking about our Nature Songs programme, which combines singing and nature connection activities... 🌳 🐦‍⬛ https://t.co/krlGjVFAZa

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

Nature has been shown to help manage anxiety in many studies, here simply rating the joy garden birds bring led to a greater decrease in anxiety than counting birds #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek https://t.co/Hqdn0zLUHU

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

Decline in nature connection is real, it matters for human & nature’s wellbeing, it’s overlooked in favour outdated assumptions.

A recent research round-up thread...

[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

Big thanks to everyone who came to Nature Songs today. It was a gorgeous afternoon, with loads of lovely people, excellent singing and some beautiful creations! We even had Paul from @BBCDevon singing along... And the sun shone!
@activedevon @DevonLNP #NaturallyHealthyMay

[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

Happy May Day! I've spent the afternoon testing out an idea for the Nature Songs event I'm running in a couple of weeks time, and have created this little cutie!

Come along if you'd like to create your own: https://t.co/HmIzEf5hvv
#NaturallyHealthyMay

[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

Very much looking forward to delivering one final Nature Songs event (in Devon) as part of #NaturallyHealthyMay @activedevon

[Amy Hopwood @AmyHopwoodMusic]

Here's a new video for my song "Where the wild bees go"... Hope you like it! ...buzzzzzzz... https://t.co/glXGsBlIBo

[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

My most recent newsletter has had a surprisingly lovely response (thank you!) You can have a read here if you missed it: https://t.co/vpNA1wu6cZ And if you like it, don't forget to sign up for the next one here: https://t.co/78h9KEhWTs

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Can you hear that?! It's the noise of my next newsletter rumbling unsteadily along the tracks... rattling around in my befuddled brain before heading out to discerning mailboxes in the next few days.
Make sure you don't "miss out" by signing up here! https://t.co/jbLAxo3lMX…

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Have a listen to this podcast to find out all about The Songwriting Project!

[Amy Hopwood @AmyHopwoodMusic]

Did you manage to have a listen to this album in 2022? If not, there's still a couple of days left! 😁
https://t.co/lw7TpbrHq5

[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

Amazing things...

[Leif Bersweden @LeifBersweden]

Have you ever noticed the buds on the trees in winter? I can’t get enough of them 😮‍💨🤌

[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

We had a lovely final session of our 8 week nature connection and songwriting programme "Nature Songs" yesterday, and it was great to sing our song outside, even though it was freeeeezing!!

[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

Here's a photo I took on stage at the Barnfield Theatre, last night, just before we performed four original songs as the Exeter Book Songwriting Choir. It's been a lovely project to work on, meeting some great people and also creating some really brilliant songs! Thanks everyone!

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[The Songwriting Project @SongwritingProj]

Well all good things must come to an end, and unfortunately that includes the Exeter Book Songwriting Choir... However, the good news is that you can come along and hear what we've created - and you might even get to join in with one of the new songs! Book your free ticket here: