DocSong

Documentary Songwriting is a method of co-writing music that fosters empathy, boosts self-confidence and strengthens community. It demystifies creativity and allows someone with no musical background to express themselves through high-quality songs. Documentary Songwriters (DocSong) trains Teaching Artists in the Documentary Songwriting Method and supports these teaching artists in their completion of various projects with organizations worldwide. Our Teaching Artists have used Documentary Songwriting to enhance understanding between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, to tell the stories of refugees from the Middle East seeking asylum in the Netherlands, to tell women’s #MeToo stories, and to write lullabies with marginalized mothers as part of the Lullaby Project at Carnegie Hall. Our projects have been featured on TEDx and on NPR’s Morning Edition.