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This interactive, experiential presentation and workshop will explore the creative process in songwriting and storytelling, from ideation to finished composition. Drawing on material from her two publicly released albums as well as works in progress, visiting artist Melinda Rothouse will describe her songwriting process and perform several of her songs, tracing their development from lyric inspirations and musical snippets to final completed works. The workshop will include several experiential writing and sound improvisation exercises designed to inspire participants' own creativity.
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Melinda Rothouse is a creativity, career, and leadership development coach and consultant, as well as an educator, facilitator, and public speaker. She is also a singer, songwriter, and bass player with many years of training and experience as a performing musician. Her songs interweave poetic lyrics (many originally written as stand-alone poems) with bass and melody lines that draw from a variety of genres, focusing on archetypal themes of love, loss, spirituality, and the journey to wholeness. Her other creative pursuits include contemplative photography and writing.
She holds a BA in biopsychology, master’s degrees in religious studies and performance studies, and a Ph.D. in psychology with a specialization in creativity studies. She is a longtime meditator and mindfulness practitioner teacher, and leads workshops and retreats in contemplative arts and creativity, both in the US and internationally.
Melinda is the author of two bestselling books Syncreate: A Guide to Navigating the Creative Process for Individuals, Organizations, and Communities and A Mindful Approach to Team Creativity and Collaboration in Organizations: Creating a Culture of Innovation.
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All participants will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative COVID-19 PCR test result received within 72 hours of our meeting. To be considered fully vaccinated, it must be within a year, and two weeks after participants have had their second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or within a year and two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine (read more about full vaccination here); if vaccinations were received over a year ago, proof of booster shot administered must supplied. Valid forms of proof will include: a vaccine card, a picture of your vaccination card clearly showing your name and dates of the vaccination/booster shot, a photocopy of your vaccine card, or or proof of vaccination/booster through the a third-party medical verification app.