Songwriter Series: Story Songs

Real Life Resilience

“If someone else can see themselves that much in my songs, then I kinda owe it to myself to share it; even if maybe just three other people get a little bit of healing from it.” Shellee Coley a mother and singer-songwriter, continuously influences future artists in creating and molding music as a reflection of life and experiences. She shares the impact of music on personal growth and harmony.

Shellee Coley, A Music Of Healing

Her love of music has been with Shellee from childhood. She wrote her first song at the age of 13, she now helps teen girls express their feelings through Circle Sessions. In creating music, she has become closer to her beliefs and is growing as person. Life definitely is an art; it is a never ending process of action and reaction. Every bit of experience and challenge that influence our life can reflect in the understanding of a larger story. A singer-songwriter, a teacher and a influencer, Shellee desires to help more girls in understanding the motivation and influence that the songwriting art has to offer.

Take Home Message:

• It is the small chunk of our life story and evaluating each experience that will help you understand the bigger picture of life.
• Influencing the youth in developing their skills, for the continuous development of a culture of creating art and helping more people express their feelings through songwriting.
• Our talents are our way of sharing our experiences to other people. Our experiences may help other people ease their hardships and can be a factor of motivation.
• Shellee’s free download is here – don’t miss it!

Lifestory Toolkit: WordCounter

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This episode’s Lifestory Toolkit features a Word Counter. Wordcounteronline.net is a word count and a character count tool. Simply place your cursor into the box and begin typing. Word counter will automatically count the number of words and characters as you type. You can also copy and paste a document you have already written into the word counter box and it will display the word count and character numbers for that piece of writing. Knowing the number of words or characters in a document can be important. For example, if the author is required to write a minimum or maximum amount of words for an article or paper, word counter can help them know if their article meets these requirements. You can find Word Counter at: wordcounteronline.net

Free Download: 5 Reasons to Get Kids Writing and One Sure Way for Them to Enjoy It

Free – 5 Reasons to Get Kids Writing and One Sure Way for Them to Enjoy It

About: Shellee Coley

Shellee’s love of music has been with her from her childhood and is continuing until now that she has become a mother. In 2009, she made multiple studio projects with Red Tree Studios. Became the top 12 finalist at the 2012 Songwriter’s serenade, and a Finalist in The Bugle Boy’s Showcase for Aspiring Artists. Since 2012, she works with young songwriters with Real Life Real Music, as well as her own company Circle Sessions. She became a featured supporting songwriter at the 2014 Dripping Springs Songwriter’s Festival. Right now Shelee is the Creative Director of Red Tree Recording Studio.

Links:

Website: ShelleeColey.com

Facebook Page: ShelleeColeyMusic

Twitter: ShelleeColey

Soundcloud: ShelleeColey

iTunes: Shellee Coley