TLSeries
Bill Shontz :
Songwriting with Bill and Teddy Bear’s Greatest Hits
- Five recorded chapters, each with a Teddy Bear’s Greatest Hits song, and an interview describing the “back story” of each song
- A one-hour private Live With Facilitator session with Bill focused on Songwriting
This TLSeries Includes
Watch this Free Introduction
Recorded Content:
Course Description
Find your inspiration to:
- Sketch that poem
- Scribble those lyrics
- Draft those words
You can almost hear them soar when your words unite with the perfect music. You can see how some help from an extraordinary songwriting coach will take your creations where you want them to go.
Give birth to your newest songs by collaborating with award-winning musician, songwriter and singer Bill Shontz.
In this TLSeries, you will learn the “back story” of how Bill wrote and recorded each of these songs. Then listen to Bill’s songs about joyful Teddy Bears and fill yourself with the perfect inspiration to get your feet tapping and dancing like you did as a child, propelling you into your creative flow, and writing your songs with Bill’s coaching and enthusiasm.
Is it your dream to work with a master songwriter to coach you as you compose your own songs?
Bill Shontz is the teacher you have been hoping for. Bill is a former music professor and a trained musician in flute, clarinet, saxophone, recorder and voice. He is a prolific songwriter and entertainer, having performed worldwide with big bands and jazz ensembles.
In the US, he is most well known for being half of the music duo RosenShontz. Bill entertained millions of children and their parents throughout the world with his imaginative and witty style of music and humor.
Bill has ten award-winning albums that have sold over 700,000 copies, and three videos, one of which was nominated for an Emmy.
Bill's recording, "Teddy Bear's Greatest Hits", won the 1998 Parent's Choice Gold Award for excellence in children's entertainment, the NAPPA Gold Award and was a finalist in the 1998 Children's Music Web Awards in the Best Music for Young Children Category.
You will love getting to know his music, perspective, sense of humor and creativity as you listen to his songs and enjoy a videoconference songwriting session with this extraordinary musician.
Live With Facilitator Session with Bill :
In your private online session, Bill will inquire about your hopes and dreams for your songs. He will listen deeply to you and ask questions so that he understands what you wish to create. He will meet you wherever you are in your creative process, and guide you through all the steps in order for you to give birth to your song.
Bill’s sense of humor, kindness, and love for the process of songwriting will elevate your excitement, confidence and enthusiasm for making beautiful sounds that are unique and special to you.