Tue 26 Aug
|Snape Maltings
Co Labs X Britten Pears Arts Retreat
Two full days of Music making and collaboration on the Suffolk coast. Enjoy a creative reboot in and amongst the reeds, giving yourself time and space to develop your music skills and have a break from life at one of the UK's most prestigious campuses for creativity.
Join Co Labs for a weekend of hands-on workshops designed to support artists at every stage of their journey from writing lyrics and shaping harmony, to building an online presence and finishing songs with purpose.
Across two days, industry practitioners and artists share practical tools, creative approaches, and real-world insight into the many ways a creative life can take shape.
SAT 28/02
11:30am–2:30pm — Daisy Morris
Social Media Management: How to Use Storytelling to Build a Real Community
How to develop a clear tone of voice, write strong bios, and create content and a content strategy that feels aligned and intentional.
3:30–6:30pm — Jim Wood (aka Royce Wood Junior)
Lyric Writing Cheat Sheet
An interactive workshop exploring what makes a great lyric, finding techniques to break creative blocks and ingraining processes to write more vivid, original song lyrics.
SUN 01/03
11:30am–2:30pm — Loz Garrett
Basics of Harmony & Structure: Theory & Application
What’s a major chord? A minor chord? How do we link them together to make a song? What’s a cadence?! If you’re wondering what the answers to any of these questions, this workshop is for you.
3:30am–4:30pm — Sara Fawcett
What is Music Therapy?
Music Therapy is the specialized use of music to restore, maintain and improve cognitive, emotional, social, and physiological function. (AMTA)
Highlighting the key principles of therapeutic interventions through conversation and practical example we will explore what Music Therapy actually is and why it's so useful.
4:30–6:30pm — Jim Wood (aka Royce Wood Junior)
Creating a Song from Start to Finish
A practical, step-by-step workshop guiding you through the entire songwriting and production process – from first spark of an idea to a fully finished release ready song.
Whether you’re finding your starting point or refining your next move, this weekend is about building skills, confidence, and sustainable creative practice, together.
Learn. Create. Connect. Co Labs Workshops — Feb 28 & Mar 1
