Sunday, January 21, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Workshop: The Secret of Sight-Reading Workshop 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.
Monday, January 22, 2024 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Canceled Workshop: Yoga for Musicians Workshop 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 a more comfortable postural alignment using traditional vinyasa sun salutations along with prehab movements specific to musicians (focusing on the fingers/wrists/forearms/shoulders, as well as some […]
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano Canceled Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano Workshop 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 scale...and will practice inventing lines, and improvising lines, in the context of 12-bar blues. All interested are welcome, whether you have no improvising experience, some […]
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano Canceled Workshop: Improvising Blues Scale Lines on Piano Workshop 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 scale...and will practice inventing lines, and improvising lines, in the context of 12-bar blues. All interested are welcome, whether you have no improvising experience, some […]
Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 12:00 am Canceled Workshop: Make Your Own Reed Workshop 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 tools that are needed for successful reed making. Each participant will learn the technique of making their own reed during this hands-on class! Note: There […]
Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Workshop: Visualizing Scales for Guitarists Workshop 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 Workshop 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 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, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm FULL: Jazz Improvisation Workshop with Dan Fox Workshop 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 Suzuki Parent Education Session Canceled Suzuki Parent Education Session Workshop 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 Spring Piano Evaluations Spring Piano Evaluations Workshop 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 Spring Piano Evaluations Spring Piano Evaluations Workshop 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 […]