Teach Songwriting with Words & Music®
Now entering its forty-sixth year, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s innovative Words & Music program has been helping over 170,000 students tell their stories. As teachers work through the lyric writing unit in their classrooms, students learn how to write original song lyrics while developing key skills in language arts, music, and social and emotional learning. Not only does Words & Music teach core curriculum, but it also connects young people to Nashville’s music community, pairing classrooms with professional songwriters who turn students’ work into finished songs that are performed in an interactive workshop. The Words & Music lesson guide provides academic rigor, imaginative teaching approaches, and interdisciplinary connections with the intent of inspiring new generations of students to express themselves through creative writing. Come hear an overview of this award-winning curriculum, learn how you can use it in your classroom, and begin crafting your own song using the methods taught in Words & Music.
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Aaron Helvig
Aaron Helvig is the director of school and music programs at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. In this role, he guides curriculum-based programs for school audiences, as well as music-centered programs that serve schools, community organizations and general museum visitors. Among his team’s responsibilities is the museum’s flagship education program, Words & Music®, which brings songwriting to over 10,000 participants annually. Prior to joining the Museum’s education team in 2019, Helvig taught at Nashville’s Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts. He has served as a guest instructor, clinician, and judge for various music festivals, camps and organizations in Tennessee and his native Arizona, as well as an education curriculum consultant for Quaver Music. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education and a master’s degree in music from Northern Arizona University. |
When: Saturday, August 23rd, 2025, 9:00am-12:00pm
On-site registration opens at 8:30am
Where: McFadden School of Excellence
221 Bridge Ave.
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Cost: $0 - Join MTGMEA to be entered into a drawing for a 2025-2026 Workshop Pass!
On-site registration opens at 8:30am
Where: McFadden School of Excellence
221 Bridge Ave.
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Cost: $0 - Join MTGMEA to be entered into a drawing for a 2025-2026 Workshop Pass!
