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This retreat was exceptionally inclusive and transformative. The sessions were filled with knowledge, tools and insights. The co-writing collaborations were fun and exciting. The environment created by Andrea, Lumia and Madison is so warm, safe and encouraging. I was so inspired by the songwriters and their stories and songs. The Full Moon Resort is the perfect place for this kind of gathering. Beautiful trails, awesome food, many cozy gathering spaces for writing, collaborating and jamming.

Invaluable. I was part of the NY song writing retreat and it was one of the best experiences of my life as an artist. Andrea and her team's approach to song writing set me up for success and built up my confidence as a songwriter. The tools provided are all clearly explained and easy to apply . The co-write sessions were an absolute blast. I left fulfilled, inspired and grateful.

Wonderful songwriter retreat full of valuable and honest critique, community building, inspiration, and business process considerations. Excellent design and leadership with ample opportunities to keep the connections after the event.

This retreat truly changed my life. I’ve been trying to do music independently for 5 years now, and always felt I were stuck. When I stumbled upon the instagram ad, I immediately applied. And I’m so happy I did, because not only do I have new techniques to write, but also some life long friends to come with it! Thank you so much for giving us the experience to express ourselves, and to show us how fun songwriting is!!

My most important takeaway is that I learned about myself. How well I work with others, how well I don't work with others, who I am as a writer, what strengths to lean on, what weaknesses to further hone, there's so much value in the retreat if I didn't document my experience I would've lost it all. It unfortunately all moves fast, but in a good way. You will get what you need by attending the retreat.

Need a boost? Attending this retreat ended up being one of the best things I've done for myself. I can't pin that on one thing specifically but I think it was a combination of the subject matter, the teaching, the self reflection, the music and the energy created by so many talented people in the room. If you are into songwriting I urge you to attend one of Andrea's retreats. She is a thoughtful talented teacher who obviously loves what she does. Although I don't have a lot of experience doing similar things I talked to numerous other participants who had and they unanimously agreed Andreas's retreat was the best they had attended.

I am so grateful for Andrea and this retreat. It is not very often that we get to experience such a great community, full of incredibly talented and motivated artists that inspire us to do the same. Thank you, Andrea and all of the Nashville 2023 retreat members I now get to call friends!

Great intense retreat full of practical tools and immediate application of those tools! Andrea is a gifted teacher who bridges both the lyric and music sides of songwriting!