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 […]
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 […]
Tuesday, January 23 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Event Series Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano 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 […]
Tuesday, January 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Saturday, March 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm FULL: Jazz Improvisation Workshop with Dan Fox This workshop is full. Participants in this workshop will learn about the art of improvisation from trombonist Dan Fox. Dan is the director of the Arlington Jazz Festival and has had a prolific, international performing career in modern and traditional jazz as well as big band. Dan will share techniques to help participants develop their […]
Friday, March 22 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Suzuki Parent Education Session Canceled Suzuki Parent Education Session For currently enrolled Suzuki Piano and Violin families! Join WCMS Suzuki faculty members for a 1-hour session to review, refresh, and reinforce some of the main concepts we learned during your […]
Saturday, April 27 @ 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Event Series Spring Piano Evaluations Spring Piano Evaluations Evaluation Dates: Saturday, 4/27, 1:00 - 5:30 pm Sunday, 4/28, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm WCMS Piano Evaluations are a springtime performance opportunity for dedicated students of WCMS faculty. They […]
Sunday, April 28 @ 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Event Series Spring Piano Evaluations Spring Piano Evaluations Evaluation Dates: Saturday, 4/27, 1:00 - 5:30 pm Sunday, 4/28, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm WCMS Piano Evaluations are a springtime performance opportunity for dedicated students of WCMS faculty. They […]