Scarlet Keys
Author, teacher, songwriter
Why you should listen
Scarlet Keys is a professor of songwriting at the Berklee College of Music, host of the What's in a Song podcast and the author of two books: What if it All Goes Right: Practicing Hope in the Hardest Times and The Craft of Songwriting: Music, Meaning and Emotion. Her second book was born from her cancer journey as she became reacquainted with the word "hope" and learned firsthand that this glimmering word doesn't belong to the naive optimist, but rather to the daring, the realist and the brave.Keys is on a mission to live more deeply and deliberately and to share her newfound superpower of hope, music, humor and silver linings that line the darkest day. She has been speaking to audiences about what we can learn about creativity, empathy, listening and leadership using the compositional skills used by songwriters. She also speaks to groups about practicing hope as they navigate their hardest times.
