Guest speaker is Clayton musician and certified sound healer Nancy Pitkin, sharing “The Basic Elements of Songwriting,” along with her experiences as a songwriter, and tips she’s learned along the way. Nancy will answer general questions about copyrights and putting one’s work out on the Internet, and she’ll demonstrate collaboration and the ways writers use hooks, reaching from her own repertoire and that of other songwriters, from John Lennon to Lady GaGa. If time permits, she will invite participants to try writing their own lyrics and show her approach to creating a melody for them. Open to the public.