Bridge Conference 2018

This session will describe the process of collective songwriting, and how it was implemented at a tribal school in Washington state during the 2017-18 school year. The presenters are music educators and musicians who learned the method used by the Zapatistas, an indigenous group in Southern Mexico. The method gives voice to the group of people involved through a process called testimonio, and culminates in a song as a final product. During this session they hope to share experiences from the project, and give an example of how the process can work in various community situations.