Songwriting Workshop with Margaret Glaspy (October '25)

All access to lecture recordings, songwriting prompts and all course materials for Margaret Glaspy's songwriting workshop taught in October 2025: by purchasing this past course, you're able to watch Margaret's lectures and go about the course at your own pace!

In October 2025, Margaret Glaspy led a four-week songwriting workshop that invited students into the heart of her process: equal parts discipline, curiosity, and self-awareness. Drawing from her background in mindfulness and meditation, Margaret taught creative stamina as a tangible skill: the ability to return to the work, quiet the self-critic, and sustain flow. Through short daily writing practices, she emphasized that the point isn’t to wait for inspiration but to build a steady relationship with it.

Throughout the course, students got a rare inside view of how Margaret writes, edits, and performs, from her phone memos and desk setup to the tools and habits that keep her grounded. She guided the class through methods for “lifting and foraging” within old demos: listening for what still shines, following promising fragments, and reorganizing or rewriting until the song’s deeper meaning reveals itself. Editing was treated as an act of discovery, with lyric and musical revisions (including rewriting in new time signatures or feels) used to uncover emotional clarity rather than polish for polish’s sake.

Alongside this lyrical and structural work, Margaret shared her “guitar toolbox”: how understanding the fretboard can unlock freedom instead of restriction, and how technique can serve emotion rather than overshadow it. The course closed with practical guidance for bringing songs to life -- crossing the finish line through mindful performance, discerning preference from judgment, and trusting the process that carries a song from intention to realization. For anyone seeking to deepen their creative stamina, refine their craft, and reconnect with the joy of daily practice, this class offered both a framework and a gentle push to keep showing up.

Testimonials from October 2025 Students:

"Thank you to Margaret for sharing her process with us. From her desk to her fidget ball to her phone recordings. Her openness and vulnerability was so instructive and insightful and allowed me to reflect more deeply on my own process, undoing assumptions and unblocking creative flows. I am also grateful for the nudge to build artistic stamina and commitment."

"I feel like my creative process has a much deeper and solid foundation. Already planning to go back over the recordings soon, so many nuggets of wisdom to extract. I really appreciate the honesty and transparency around sharing your own process, Margaret, I think that was a big part of why it was so effective."

"Thank you so much for taking the time to share your process in such a personal and vulnerable way. Showing your whole process and what helps you in terms of workflow, organization, and preparation made it really effective for me. I'll be continuing the daily practice, including the meditation, and thinking of being 'light on my feet.'"

This archived course includes:

1. Class Video Recordings – Watch all 4 of Margaret's lectures and Q&As on her songwriting process.
2. All course materials, including songwriting prompts crafted by Margaret.
3. Access to the "community jukebox" – upload your new songs to the jukebox and share the tunes with fellow classmates!

FAQ:

Q: What musical experience should I have?

A: People across all musical levels will be able to gain something from the course. 

Q: What if I've never written a song before? Can I still participate in this workshop?

A: Yes! As with any new skill, just starting is usually the hardest part. The songs are optional and this workshop will provide the structure and accountability we all need to get started and follow through, for beginners and old guard writers alike.

Questions? Email us at hi@schoolofsong.org.