An announcement from Pete at Spring Hill Music Instruction:
Customized weekly workshops offered next summer!
I am planning to teach workshops again beginning June 2009.
Each workshop will be four days in length, most likely held Monday through Thursday at my home studio, and will be scheduled based on students’ availability from June through August. Within a few days to several weeks after each workshop is over, a performance will be given for students’ families and friends. The fee for a two-hour workshop is $200 per person, and the fee for a three-hour workshop is $300 per person. I would prefer to enroll four people in each workshop who I believe would work well together. I may conduct a few workshops at a nearby location if more than several people want to enroll in a particular workshop and if I feel that everyone will gain from the experience.
I am open to suggestions—for example, you may have friends with whom you want to work, and you may have an idea of the kind of material you want to focus on. Here are "customized" workshops that I would be excited to conduct:
Sing-along from “Pop Goes the Weasel to Pop”
Ages 6 to 12
Each day includes 30 minutes of music fundamentals, ear training,
and warm-up exercises; bring bottled water.
10:20 a.m. to 12:25 p.m., with a ten-minute break
"Here We Go" for Instrumentalists
Ages 6 to 8
Students may bring any instrument;
each day includes 20 minutes of music fundamentals.
10:20 a.m. to 12:25 p.m., with a ten-minute break
Pop Band
Ages 6 to 8
Each day includes 20 minutes of music fundamentals.
10:20 a.m. to 12:25 p.m., with a ten-minute break
"Let's Go" for Instrumentalists
Ages 9 to 12
Students may bring any instrument;
each day includes 35 minutes of music fundamentals.
10:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., with a half-hour break at noon for lunch.
Rock Band
Ages 9 to 12
Each day includes 35 minutes of music fundamentals.
10:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., with a half-hour break at noon for lunch.
(June 16-19 is already taken.)
Ensemble for Instrumentalists
Ages 13 to 17
Students may bring any instrument;
concepts of music theory will be integrated as needed.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break
Rock Band
Ages 13 to 17
Concepts of music theory will be integrated as needed.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break
Rock ‘n’ Jam Band
Ages 13 to 17
Students may bring any instrument;
concepts of music theory will be integrated as needed.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break
Jazz Ensemble
Ages 13 to 17
Concepts of music theory will be integrated as needed.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break
Unplugged Sing-along Fest
Ages 13 and older
Each day includes 30 minutes of ear training and warm-ups;
bring bottled water. One day will include a guest artist.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break
Music Theory
Ages 13 and older
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Music Notation, Composition, and Arranging
Ages 13 and older
Each day includes 35 minutes of score analysis of a composition
by a world-renowned composer.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break
Music Transcribing and Notation
Ages 13 and older
Each day includes 35 minutes of ear training.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break
Rock Band
Ages 18 and older
Concepts of music theory will be integrated as needed.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break, or 7:00 to 9:00 p.m
Jazz Ensemble
Ages 18 and older
Concepts of music theory will be integrated as needed.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a fifteen-minute break, or 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Improvisational Ensemble
Ages 18 and older
Students may bring any instrument;
concepts of music theory will be integrated as needed.
2:30 to 5:30 PM with a fifteen-minute break, or 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Music Appreciation
Any age
Each day includes listening to and discussing groundbreaking works
from various genres, including classical, jazz, and rock.
2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a ten-minute break
Please let me know if you are interested in any of these workshops or if you have an idea for a workshop. If interested, you may sign up for any number of weeks, as long as space is still available as enrollment progresses. Payment in advance to Spring Hill Music (at least two weeks prior to a given workshop) secures your enrollment.
Regarding bands, ensembles, and singing groups: live on-site recording (and a CD copy of the recording) is definitely an option.
I believe these workshops will be an enriching learning experience and a magically good time for all.
Sincerely,
Peter Princiotto
703-790-9349 or pete@springhillmusicinstruction.com
