• Join us during January Workshop Weeks
• FREE for enrolled WCMS students
• $15 for non-students

Playing With Your Metronome (Teens & Adults)

There are more interesting, fun, and helpful ways to use a metronome than most of us imagine. This annoying and unyielding torture box can actually be a fun tool to help sharpen your sense of rhythm and flexibility. For example, set your metronome to tick only the off-beats, or only the second or third beats in triple time. The possibilities for fun challenges are endless—and good for your musicality!

This program will be held in-person following COVID protocols.

Faculty:  Roy Sansom

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• Join us during January Workshop Weeks
• FREE for enrolled WCMS students
• $15 for non-students

Improvising Blues-Scale Lines on Piano

All interested are welcome! Whether you have no improvising experience, some improvising experience, or much improvising experience, come play the blues with us. Participants will practice listening to the colors of the notes of the blues scale, inventing lines, and improvising lines in the context of 12-bar blues.

• The 3:30 - 4:30 PM section is for grades 3-5
• The 7:30 - 8:30 PM section is for teens & adults

This program will be held in-person following COVID protocols.

Faculty:  Peter Morelli

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• Join us during January Workshop Weeks
• FREE for enrolled WCMS students
• $15 for non-students

Improvising Blues-Scale Lines on Piano

All interested are welcome! Whether you have no improvising experience, some improvising experience, or much improvising experience, come play the blues with us. Participants will practice listening to the colors of the notes of the blues scale, inventing lines, and improvising lines in the context of 12-bar blues. This workshop is now full

• The 3:30 - 4:30 PM section is for grades 3-5
• The 7:30 - 8:30 PM section is for teens & adults

This program will be held in-person following COVID protocols.

Faculty:  Peter Morelli

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• Join us during January Workshop Weeks
• FREE for enrolled WCMS students
• $15 for non-students

Word Painting (Teens & Adults)

Using the device of word painting, music often tries to imitate the emotion, action, or natural sounds as described in a text or story. In this workshop, we will look into art songs, program music, and instrumental pieces mainly from the classical and romantic periods. What genius musical elements did composers use to convey the words and narrative behind a piece? Come learn about the magic they infused into their compositions and how various elements of painting, literature, and music were combined.

Held live on Zoom!

Faculty:  Jacky Li

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• Join us during January Workshop Weeks
• FREE for enrolled WCMS students
• $15 for non-students

Walking on the Darker Side: Viola for Violinists (Teens & Adults)

Come get an introduction to the viola! We'll look at the history of the viola, discuss its unique characteristics, and give tips for violinists who would like to try viola.

Held live on Zoom!

Faculty:  Noralee Walker

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Piano Students of Kaeza Fearn perform for family and friends.  Live on Zoom.