Assorted Sporks Workshop #4 - Performing Poetry to Music

This workshop will be run by George O’Hara/ FluxofHumour and will be about putting a poem to music. It will cover areas such as finding a rhythm and adjusting the reading of the poem (like pausing for effect). Bring your own poetry but also be prepared to write, there will be some backing tracks of different styles that you can perform to and we will have a jazz duet for some freestyle music while people are reading at the end of the workshop.

George O’Hara has been creating music since the early 2000s and performed in and helped produce a number of poetry and music gigs. They have also recorded other poets and created backing tracks for a number of artists, produced several poetry/electronica and ukulele cds and creates the backing tracks for the Assorted Sporks gig at Mamma Chen’s.

There are limited spots available for people struggling financially, maybe you had to take your cat to the vet this month, maybe your car broke down, maybe you had a sudden bill and you really want to do one or all of these workshops but you just don’t have the ready cash right now, we want this round of workshops to be accessible, please contact us if there is a workshop you really want to do, or you have questions about a workshop, and we can help, we will respect your privacy and we want to see you at these workshops.

Mamma Chen’s is a wheelchair accessible venue however, the stage is not; we are happy to pass you the mic if needed.

Please Email Loransteinbergpoetry@gmail.com if you need further help to access this workshop.

Please also contact Loran Steinberg if you are buying multiple tickets or getting tickets to multiple workshops for a discount code.

Mamma Chen’s acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and the Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation, the true owners of the land that we live and operate on. We would like to pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.