Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 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 WCMS students / $15 for general public Register WCMS student Register general public
Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 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 […]
Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 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, […]
Saturday, March 2, 2024 @ 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, 2024 @ 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 orientation about the Suzuki method. This session will also be a great opportunity to share and discuss tips, tools, and helpful techniques to support your […]
Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 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 are only open to students of WCMS teachers by recommendation. How do they work? Students prepare a program to perform for a panel of two […]
Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 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 are only open to students of WCMS teachers by recommendation. How do they work? Students prepare a program to perform for a panel of two […]
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Intro to Steel Drum Workshops Intro to Steel Drums Workshop (Adult) Are you interested in trying Steel Drums (also known as Steel Pans)? Join WCMS’s Laurie Russell and Sara McCabe for a fun and relaxed workshop at the Winchester Recreation Department. […]
Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sight-Reading Superstars: Brass & Woodwind Workshop Would you like to improve your sight-reading ability? For students who are preparing for auditions, sight-reading is often the most challenging part of the process. In this 90-minute session, oboe […]
Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Event Series All-School Performance Classes All-School Performance Class New event for 2024-2025! Our performance classes give WCMS students and adult learners an opportunity to practice what it will be like to perform in a recital. There will be […]
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Intro to Steel Drum Workshops Intro to Steel Drums Workshop (Adult) Are you interested in trying Steel Drums (also known as Steel Pans)? Join WCMS’s Laurie Russell and Sara McCabe for a fun and relaxed workshop at the Winchester Recreation Department. […]
Friday, November 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Suzuki Parent Education Session 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 […]