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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • History >
      • Previous Staff
      • Previous Schedules
      • Artwork
    • Rules and Policies
    • Discussions & Resources
    • The Organizing Committee
    • How We Choose Our Staff
    • Facing and Challenging Racism in the Trad Song community
  • 2023 Weekend
    • Register
    • 2023 Staff
    • 2023 Schedule >
      • Lead a Workshop!
      • 2023 Workshop Descriptions
    • Rules and Policies >
      • Packing List
      • Covid-19 Policy
      • Code of Conduct
      • Substance Policy
      • Recording Policy
  • FAQS
    • General FAQS
    • Registration FAQS
  • Support YTS
    • Friends and Sponsors
  • Contact
  • Lottery Registration Explained

Lead a Workshop!

Every year participants sign up to lead 50 minute workshops!  Some of them have never tried it before!

The main focus of YTS is English language, oral tradition, a capella song, but YOUR workshop could be on any passion of yours!  
You can lead it alone or with a friend. 


Some Topics
Songs about ________ (mining, rain, lying, parenthood, love, war, religion, etc.)
Songs from ______ (location, time period, favorite singer or song collection, regional singing style, etc.)
Dance styles
Instruments
Discussion on ____ (tradition, community, history/modernity, creativity, social change, storytelling, composition, etc.)

Some Formats
Presentation
Song Swap
Teaching
Discussion
A combination of the above

Anyone can volunteer during the event to lead a workshop by adding it to the schedule, but we encourage folks to plan ahead.  If we receive your workshop info ahead of time we will include it in the published schedule grid.  If you like to geek out about it, here's a guide to planning singing gatherings.

Once you're registered we will email you a link to the schedule where you can add your workshop title to an open space on the grid!  We'll also send you a form asking for details like this:

Workshop Description

    What main idea or skill can attendees expect to get out of the workshop? What form will it take: a discussion, a song session, a question-and-answer session, a skill-building workshop, a lecture, a concert, or something else? 

Does this workshop have a skill level?
   
Is it appropriate for beginners?  Should attendees have specific skills or some level of subject expertise?

What category does your workshop fit best in?
    skill teaching/practice
    singing session
    presentation
    discussion


Should attendees bring anything with them such as
    a song to share with the group, and instrument, recording device, or pen and paper?


Do you have any specific space/room requirements for your workshop?
    carpeted/uncarpeted floor, whiteboard, larger room, etc.

Would you be willing to work with someone else to lead this workshop?
    We'd get in touch w/ you if someone else requests a buddy or if your theme is very similar to another workshop.

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