Intro to Pop Song Music Writing - by Winner of Canadian Chinese Song-Writers Quest, Mr. Jimmy Zhan

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Interested in Songwriting? Come join a workshop hosted by Richmond Music School's Pop Songwriting and Guitar teacher Mr. Jimmy Zhan. With his experience to winning two national songwriting competitions in Canada, 2019/2020 SQ winner Jimmy Zhan will share his pop song-writing tips as well as a short performance as a demo using his guitar and singing.

Topics:

* Inspiration for good ideas?

* How to record your works?

* How to attract an audience using the right Chords/rhythm/Voicing/Instruments?

* What should we avoid in pop songwriting?

First Prize winner in 2019 and 2020 of the Canadian Chinese Song-Writers Quest (SQ). SQ is a Chinese Pop Songs Composing competition hosted by Fairchild Radio. Candidates within Canada submit their original compositions, ten selected songs are invited to perform in the Finals. Jimmy's compositions won the 2019 championship with his original composition “差一秒”(A second to you), and in 2020, he won again with the composition “雪绒花”(Snowflake).

Links

• Richmond Music School richmondmusicschool.ca
• Donate to Richmond Music School canadahelps.org

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Richmond Music School Society

The Richmond Music School is the largest and oldest non-profit music school in Richmond. Since it was established over 40 years ago in 1979, the school has been a committed contributor to the cultural life of Richmond. Founded by a group of parents who wanted a quality music education for their children in the community, the School was formally incorporated as a Society and received its charitable status in 1980.

As a founding member of the BC Association of Community Music Schools, the Richmond Music School must adhere to a high standard of professional criteria to which commercial schools are not bound. Our focus is on the accessibility of music education to all sectors of the Richmond community with an emphasis on program excellence and community work.

The Richmond Music School offers instruction to all age groups and abilities in a broad range of styles: classical, jazz, rock and pop. Similar to the structure of music conservatories, it primarily offers private lessons and ensemble classes on a weekly basis. Most of the instruction is geared towards the completion of the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) examinations or the U.K. Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) as well as preparation for local music festivals and competitions.