5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Jr. District Mock Audition Workshop Friday, January 19 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Jr. District Mock Audition Workshop Registration Deadline: January 15, 2024 This workshop is for students in grades 6-9 trying out for the MMEA Junior District Festival. The workshop will provide a wealth of information about the audition process including how to prepare, manage nerves, and develop presentation skills. Students will divide into vocal and instrument groups to perform for adjudicators […]
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Workshop: The Secret of Sight-Reading Sunday, January 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Workshop: The Secret of Sight-Reading This workshop is full. For grades 6 through Adult - all classical instruments. If you feel daunted by reading the notes on a page of music, this workshop will share a few secrets to help you improve your sight-reading skills. Instructor: Rieko Tanaka Free for WCMS students / $15 for general public.
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Canceled Workshop: Yoga for Musicians Monday, January 22 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Canceled Workshop: Yoga for Musicians For grades 9 through Adult. This all-levels class will be a hybrid of lecture, movement, and breathwork. The movement focus will be on finding more ease in the body and […]
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Event Series Canceled Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano Tuesday, January 23 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Event Series Canceled Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano Two Sessions! Tuesday, January 23, 7:00–8:00 PM (teens & adults) Tuesday, January 23, 4:30–5:30 PM (grades 3-5) We will practice listening to the colors of the notes of the blues […]
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Canceled Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano Tuesday, January 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Canceled Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano Two Sessions! Tuesday, January 23, 7:00–8:00 PM (teens & adults) Tuesday, January 23, 4:30–5:30 PM (grades 3-5) We will practice listening to the colors of the notes of the blues […]
12:00 am Canceled Workshop: Make Your Own Reed Thursday, January 25 @ 12:00 am Canceled Workshop: Make Your Own Reed For ages 14 through Adult. Oboe teaching artist Kyoko Hida-Battaglia will guide you in how make your own oboe double reed. She will share her knowledge of the materials and […]
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Workshop: Visualizing Scales for Guitarists Friday, January 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Workshop: Visualizing Scales for Guitarists For grades 9 through Adult. Learn how to visualize major scales based on simple chord shapes to help you play melodies and improvise more easily! Instructor: Aiden Schnell Free for […]
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Workshop: A Crash Course for Parents on Musical Terms Friday, January 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Workshop: A Crash Course for Parents on Musical Terms This workshop is for parents who would enjoy learning basic musical terms and a brief history of music so they can share in the knowledge being learned by their children. The goal of this workshop is to enable parents to recognize and understand various music titles and forms along with a brief music history. This […]
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm In the Moment: Rhythm and Performance Workshop Saturday, February 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm In the Moment: Rhythm and Performance Workshop Do you want to improve your skill and confidence in improvisation, including across changing or uncommon time signatures? Very often, challenges with improvisation don’t come from a lack of skill, but rather from being tied to traditional rhythm patterns that we learned early on, but may not translate well to the genre or meter that […]
Tuesday, January 23 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Event Series Canceled Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano
Tuesday, January 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Canceled Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano