Mary Munsey on connections between songwriting and visual art

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is proud to welcome award-winning songwriter, musician, and educator Mary Munsey to the podium for the next Speaker Session, a monthly series held at the museum. During the program Munsey will explore the results of a personal experiment with local visual artists and her music. The event will take place at 7 p.m. ET, April 8. There is no cost to attend, but those interested are asked to pre-register.

Mary Munsey adheres to the motto: "If your song is well-written, it should paint a picture in the listener's mind. If not, keep working on it." The declaration in itself is a tall order, one that pushed Munsey to examine the theory in a literal sense. She called up a few artists she knew and asked them to listen to her songs. If the music moved them, they were asked to interpret her music visually…