UNPLUGGED

WEEKEND SONGWRITER’S RETREAT

Youth work as a soloist or with a group to write and perform an original song!

2025 UNPLUGGED RETREAT DATES:

MARCH 28-29th, 2025

Join us for this weekend retreat to learn about writing and performing original songs as a singer-songwriter.

Youth work solo or with a group to write an original song in just one day and perform it live the following day!

FAQs

  • This is a daylong, daytime experience open to youth followed by a showcase:

    Days One and Two: Friday and Saturday we will dive into songwriting with workshops and guided composition time!

    Day Three: Sunday we will perform our showcase at Girls Rock! headquarters!

    The next Unplugged Retreat will be MARCH 28-30th, 2025 & registration opens January 1st, 2025.

  • This retreat is for youth ages 7-18 identifying as cis-female, trans or non-binary.

    Capacity: 25

  • For full details on our Pay-What-You-Can Sliding Scale, click here.

    Tuition for Summer Camp is on a sliding scale and based upon annual household income.

    There is a $25, non-refundable, application fee. If you need assistance with this fee, contact us

    Everyone gets to participate in camp, period!

    In our 10+ years of camps, we have never turned anyone away due to a lack of funds, and we never will.

    The majority of your camp tuition goes directly to paying camp staff a living wage.

    If for any reason you decide to cancel your registration, a $50 cancellation fee will apply.

  • All lessons and the Unplugged Showcase take place at Girls Rock! headquarters located in Windsor Presbyterian Church:

    6301 University Avenue,

    Windsor Heights, IA, 50324,

    United States

  • Yes! Participants have access to our full, FREE Instrument Library including guitars, bass guitars, keyboards, drums (and even less conventional instruments like the theremini & keytar!)

    We set up all the necessary gear so participants can focus on having fun and making music.

    If a participant wants to take their instrument home to practice, they can check gear out of the Instrument Library- Reach out with questions info@girlsrockdsm.org