SWALLOW HILL'S

MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS RETREAT

July 17 - 20, 2008

A four-day Voice and Performance Retreat

with vocal coaches Celeste Krenz & Rebecca Folsom,
hit songwriter Sally Barris and Wyatt Easterling

Thursday, July 17 - Sunday, July 20   Ben Tyler Homestead Bed and Breakfast near Bailey, Colorado www.btfishingcabins.com TUITION: Early Discount Price (end June 22):  $475 Regular Price:  $500 Materials Fee:  $12   To register click here or call (303) 777-1003 or in person at 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210

Join us for this 4-day voice and performance Retreat with vocal coaches, Celeste Krenz, Rebecca Folsom, hit songwriters Sally Barris and Wyatt Easterling, Deedee Huntington, and vocal coach/guitarist Mark Oblinger. Set in the mountain retreat of Bailey (1 hour from Denver), this full immersion event will hone your performance skills as you work with Nashville professionals.

The event begins on Thursday, July 17th with a meet and greet, dinner and music, and ends on Sunday afternoon around 3pm. We have great food all meals included from breakfast, lunch, to our lovely grilled evening meals. Just bring yourself, your instruments, songs and a towel and toiletries and we'll take care of the rest. You can either camp out on the grounds of the Ben Tyler Cabins or find lodging in the town of Bailey, CO

Lodging Suggestions in Bailey, CO:

1) Bailey Lodge
http://www.baileylodge.com
303-838-2450

2) Clifton House Inn
http://www.cliftonhouseinn.com
303-816-5505

3) Lynwood Park
http://www.lynwoodparkbailey.com
303-838-4243

Register Here

Workshops include:

• Captivating Your Audience (image and energy)

• Mic Technique, Live Sound (Getting The Sound You Want!)

• Songwriting and Engaging Your Creativity

There will be many one-on-one mentoring opportunities with your instructors, as well as chances to collaborate and work with other musicians. This year’s big Saturday night show will be recorded and video taped. We will incorporate more mentoring sessions and will really focus on PERFORMANCE AND SONGWRITING. Vocal expression/coaching will be available in the one on one mentoring sessions.

We have a really nice 10 by 20 foot performance area with cover and sides and a nice stage area. No more living room shows!

This year's new stuff:

• How to get good live sound Know what to ask for How to deal with sound problems on the spot(during the show)

• Music Business

• How music publishing works Getting your music into the market

• The Song Demo

• Getting it ready to be heard

• Recording: (Part of the mentoring sessions) with Mark Oblinger

• Record your song and take it home

Instructors:

• Celeste Krenz

• Rebecca Folsom

• Deedee Huntington

• Sally Barris

• Wyatt Easterling

• Mark Oblinger

To talk with or email folks from past years' events send an email to Celeste Krenz and she’ll hook you up with testimonials and real information.
kren9222@bellsouth.net, 615-419-8904

“I absolutely love this event...I learn as much as you all do and it moves me to new levels of inspiration to share this time with all of you. Whether you're established and want some feedback and new ideas or just beginning, this is a creative, safe space to grow and experiment with your songwriting and performance chops. Come share this with us!”
— Celeste Krenz