cazadero performing arts family camp...dancers from africa. instructor: kim agnew...
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CAZADEROPERFORMING ARTS
FAMILY CAMP
MUSIC
VISUALARTS
PERFORMINGARTS
MIND +HEALTH
CHILDREN + FAMILY
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Registration deadline isFriday, July 31.
Music & Movement (PreK - 5th grade) From my house to yours, we will engage in fun, ageappropriate movement, songs, dances and stories. Different percussion instruments willalso be introduced, as well as how to find things to use for music making at home. AlthoughWednesdays and Fridays are geared for different ages all family members are alwaysinvited and encouraged to join anytime!
Instructor: Kim Agnew ([email protected])Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5 (preK - K) & Fridays (K - 5th grade) Time: 10 am - 10:40am (40 minutes)Class Min./Max: more the merrier!Tuition: No one turned away for lack of funds. Suggested donation $10 - $20 per class, per family. To register and receive Zoom code please email Kim [email protected]
African Dance technique for all levels (ages 13+) Ready to smile, sweat and learnsomething new? Kim will lead this class in movements and choreography inspired traditionalWest African Dances, Modern and Contemporary dance styles. This class is suited for alllevels of dance, beginner to advanced. The warm up will consist of stretching combined withexercises to prepare the dancers for the technique of the traditional movements. Be ready tosweat, move and connect with your body to learn and deepen your technique. After thiscourse, my hope is that you are comfortable and inspired to explore all the styles yourdance community has to offer, especially for African dance classes taught by Masterdancers from Africa.
Instructor: Kim Agnew ([email protected])Day of the Week: Fridays starting August 7Time: 11AM - 11:40AM am (40 minutes)Class Min./Max: more the merrier!Tuition: No one turned away for lack of funds. Suggested donation $10 - $20 per class,per family. To register and receive Zoom code, please email kim [email protected]
KIM AGNEW
RYAN ALEXANDER-TANNERInstructor is also listed under private lessonsDrawing for Kids and Adults (ages 7+) Drawing is a great way to observe and connectwith the world around us. Ryan will be guiding the group through drawing exercises thathelp students connect their hand to their eye so they can document the world as they see itthrough rendered lines. It is recommended to sign up for all 5 sessions, but drop-ins areavailable if you contact Ryan directly.
Instructor: Ryan Alexander-Tanner ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 5:00-6:00 pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 2-8 participantsTuition: $15 / hour; $75 for 5-week class. To register, visit https://www.ohyesveryniceonlinestudios.com/
Ukulele, Beginning: (ages 10+) We will concentrate on strumming, learning chords, usingthose chords in different progressions and learning a little bit of the history and legendbehind the ukulele. Several tunes will be introduced with the intent of being able to playthrough at least one during our time together. The ultimate goal of the course is to give eachplayer the skills they need to motivate them in their own ukulele practice.
Instructor: Kyle Blase ([email protected] )Day of the Week: Wednesdays, August 5 - 26Time: 6:00 - 6:50 pm Class Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $50 dollar donation to Joan's Kitchen for 4-week class. To register, email Kyle.
KYLE BLASE
JOEL BEN IZZYLife Stories: (ages 18+) We’ll be sifting through our lives in search of stories. This is acourse that storyteller Joel ben Izzy developed at CAZ and has taught for many years inElim Grove, next to Raymond’s Bakery. While we can’t gather in that beautiful circle ofredwoods this summer, it turns out that Zoom is a great location for storytelling. What’smore, a pandemic that finds us sheltering in place is the perfect time for reflecting on ourlives to discover and tell stories we did not even know that we knew. Past students are mostdefinitely welcome, as are beginning storytellers, and anyone in between. Throughexercises and learning story techniques, we’ll be bringing our stories to life. Note that ouremphasis is not so much on performing as on sharing our stories - and having fun findingour treasures.
Instructor: Joel ben Izzy (www.storypage.com)Day of the Week: Thursdays, August 6 - Sept. 3Time: 8:30-10:00 am Class Min/Max: 4-8 participants (we keep it small to work within the Brady Bunch Zoom format)Tuition: $150 for five week class. To register, email [email protected].
CASCADA DE FLORESDe La Cuna a la Luna (ages 0-6) Arwen and Jorge lead children on a journey through theimagination using singing games and rhymes in Spanish , and fun musical instruments.
Instructor: Arwen Lawrence and Jorge Liceaga ([email protected]) Day of the Week: Tuesdays and Thursdays starting August 4Time: 10:00 - 10:30 am (30 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-30 participantsTuition: $80-120 for 4-week class. Sliding Scale To register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/87LK78LMexican Song and Dance for Families (ages 6-106) Adults and children together willlearn traditional Mexican songs using percussive dance, sung poetry, and rhythminstruments (whatever music makers you have at home!). We will warm up with singinggames, and learn songs from different areas of Mexico which explode with rhyme,polyrhythm and fun characters.
Instructor: Arwen Lawrence and Jorge Liceaga ([email protected]) Day of the Week: Tuesdays and Thursdays starting August 4Time: 10:30 - 11:00 am (30 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-30 participantsTuition: $80-120 for 4-week class. Sliding Scale To register, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/87LK78L
Latin Songbook (ages 10+) With our ears, simple charts, lyrics, and zoom break-outrooms, we will sing and accompany delicious songs from the Latin American songbook,some known, some more obscure. Bring your voice, and if you wish, an instrument, whether Latin or not (guitars, ukes, percussion, spoons, violins, mandolins, bass, whateveryou wish!). The focus will be on combining singing with underlying rhythms unique to LatinAmerica. We will also offer a breakout session on varying guitar techniques for these songs(or other instruments, depending on who comes with what!).
Instructor: Arwen Lawrence and Jorge Liceaga ([email protected])Day of the Week: Thursdays starting August 6Time: 6:30 - 7:30 pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-30 participantsTuition: $120 for 4-week class. To register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/87SR7SJ
Salsa Cooking (ages 15+) Learn the best ever Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Recipe “Por eso tequiero… por sabrosa” (with one delicious variation “Chirupi”) via Zoom with Jorge Liceaga(and his favorite shelter-in-place assistant) for the whole family. More or less a 30-minuterecipe with time for individual attention.
Instructor: Jorge Liceaga ([email protected])Day of the Week: Sunday, August 2, 2020Time: 4:00pm-5pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 5-30 participantsTuition: $30-50 Sliding Scale for one-day workshop. To register, email [email protected], and pay via venmo (@cascadadeflores), paypal (https://www.paypal.me/arwenyjorge)
DEBBIE COXInstructor is also listed under private lessonsSwing Guitar (Ages 12+) This class will help the intermediate guitarist form those beautifulchords that create the sweet sounds of 30's and 40's swing music. With just a few 4-notechords and some practice, you can be playing the music that birthed the improvisations ofLouis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. We'll be playing a few classic songs from the AmericanSongbook by the end of the week. I’m thinking of throwing in a Christmas song that you’llhave 5 months to practice.
Instructor: Debbie Cox ([email protected])Day of the Week: Fridays starting August 7Time: 10:30 - 11:30am (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 2-6 participantsTuition: $100 donation to Ugandan hospital for 5-week class. To register, email Debbie [email protected]
CASCADA DE FLORES, cont.
Kid City Story Time (ages 2.5 - 7) Take a story break with Kid City. Take an adventure witha young samurai, help a farmer that is a duck, learn how love is an unbreakable connection,or find out what Uncle Wiggley is up to. And many many more! The stories will be recordedand distributed to watch again and again.
Instructor: Iris and John DeSerio ([email protected])Day of the Week: Mondays starting August 3Time: 10:00-10:30amClass Min./Max: Unlimited participantsTuition: A donation of $10-$25 per family is requested for each sitting to the Rosemary Richie Memorial Fund, gofundme.com/f/rosemary-richie-deserioTo register, email [email protected]
IRIS AND JOHN DESERIO
KIMBERLY DOOLEYYour Musical Song (ages 11+) Find the story and the fun in your song from a musical, or asong from any genre. We’ll work on storytelling, energy, phrasing and musicality as youmake your song your own. (Music karaoke style or self accompanied)
Instructor: Kimberly Dooley ([email protected]) Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 7-8 pm (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-20 participantsTuition: Sliding scale $50-$100 for 5-week class.To register, email [email protected].
PATRICK DOOLEYWhat’s in a Play? (ages 16+) This is an enrichment class where I will assign a play eachweek to watch (I’ll send links) and then we will discuss direction, design, acting styles andchoices and thematic questions.
Instructor: Patrick Dooley ([email protected])Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5Time: 8-9pm (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-20 participantsTuition: Sliding scale $50-$100 for 5-week class. To register, email Patrick at [email protected]
Gospel Choir (ages 12+) Have you always wanted to sing gospel music? Well here’s yourchance! You are invited to be part of Family Camp’s rockin’ and soulful gospel choir! Youwill learn and perform spirituals, along with contemporary and traditional gospel music andat the end of the session, we will put together a Virtual Choir Video! Students will learn vocaland performance techniques, rhythms, and harmony. Singers from beginners to advanced,of all ages, are encouraged to join in the fun of learning and singing this exciting music. Allyou need is willingness, a sense of humor, commitment, a passion for making a “joyfulnoise!” Virtual choir example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpAKcQufacc&list=RDQMPkNDqY4VJ8E&index=2
Instructor: Bryan Dyer ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 8-60 participantsTuition: $80 for 5-week class.To register, email Bryan.
All Camp Chorus (ages 7+) Start your week off with community and song. Everyone canlet their voices rise in the morning! We will learn whole songs with multiple voice parts.The class is always live, singers are on mute because of latency but we will use a looppedal for rounds and multiple voice parts.
Instructor: Steven Patton ([email protected]) & Aaron Elliott([email protected])Day of the Week: Mondays starting August 3Time: 9:00 - 9:30am (30 minutes)Class Min/Max: 5-60 participantsTuition: $10 per person per week (can be paid weekly or as a lump sum). To register, email Aaron Elliott, Venmo: @Steven-Patton
BRYAN DYER
AARON ELLIOTT & STEVEN PATTON
HANNAH FELDMANInstructor is also listed under private lessonsYou’re Hilarious: Comedy Writing (ages 13+) You're hilarious... you just don't know it yet.In this class we'll learn how to find the comedy in our world and turn it into actual real livehonest-to-goodness-I'm-super-serious-these-are-for-real jokes. Through improv, sketch, andstandup techniques we'll learn how to bring comedy and creativity into our daily lives. Thisclass welcomes writers and performers of all levels of experience.
Instructor: Hannah Feldman ([email protected])Day of the Week: Saturdays starting August 8Time: 4:00-5:00pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 12 people maximumTuition: $50- $100 sliding scale for the 5 week session. I appreciate you paying what you can, and if cost is an issue please email me to discuss options. Click here to sign up
Un-Talent Workshop for Kids (ages 7-12) In this class, we'll work together to createsomething unusual... something unprecedented... something unconventional... Over the 3week session, we'll come up with an idea for an Un-Talent Show act, write it, designcostumes and sets, produce it, record it, and share it with the Caz world at the Un-TalentShow. Creators from ages 7-12 of all experience levels are welcome, we just ask you tocome ready to work as a team!
Un-Talent Production Workshop (ages 13+) Take your Un-Talent act from idea to reality!Do you have something in mind already? Are you waiting for inspiration to strike? Over the3-week session, we will work through brainstorming, writing, editing, rehearsing, andproducing your Un-Talent act (either pre-recorded or performed live). Creators of all levelsare welcome, I just ask that you come ready to give and receive thoughtful feedback.
Instructor: Hannah Feldman ([email protected])Day of the Week: Saturdays, 3-weeks of class August 8 - 22Time: 9:00- 10:30 AMClass Min/Max: 12 people maximumTuition: $50- $100 sliding scale for the 3-week mini-session. I appreciate you paying what you can, and if cost is an issue please email me to discuss options. Click here to sign up.
Thinking inside the Box: Cardboard Art (ages 7+) In this class, we'll be making art usingone of the home-quarantined person's most abundant resources: cardboard boxes! Thehumble cardboard box can become a green screen, a mixed-media canvas, a piece of 3-Dcorrugated carved art, a kinetic sculpture, costumes, and more. Each week we'll create anew project using provided templates plus our imaginaaaattttiooonnnssss.
Instructor: Hannah Feldman ([email protected])Day of the Week: Saturdays starting August 8Time: 1:00- 2:00 PMClass Min/Max: 16 people maximumTuition: The suggested donation for this class is: $10/ person for an individual class, $40/person for the full 5 weeks. I appreciate you paying what you can, and if cost is an issue please email me to discuss options. Click here to sign up
HANNAH FELDMAN, cont.
STEVE GIBSONInstructor is also listed under private lessonsIntermediate Guitar (ages 12+) This class is for the intermediate/advancing guitarist whoknows all the basic chords, but wants to take steps to expand what they can do on theinstrument. Subjects covered will include: learning new chords, new rhythms andstrumming techniques, improvising, and generally how to add to the sound of a group yound yourself playing with. We will look at different styles of music, and answer individualquestions you have about how to take your playing up a notch.
Instructor: Steve Gibson ([email protected])Day of the Week: Mondays starting August 3Time: 3:30 - 4:30 pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-10 participants Tuition: $100 for 5-week class. To register, pay through Venmo to @Steve-Gibson-1 or email Steve for other options.
Instructor: Hannah Feldman ([email protected])Day of the Week: Fridays, 3-weeks of class August 7-21Time: 11:00 am-12:00 pmClass Min/Max: 10 people maximumTuition: $50- $100 sliding scale for the 3-week mini-session. I appreciate you paying what you can, and if cost is an issue please email me to discuss options. Click here to sign up
Caz Bluegrass Band (ages 12+) The Caz Bluegrass Band is open to string players andvocalists who want to explore the “high lonesome” sound of bluegrass. We might all be alittle extra lonesome meeting on Zoom, but will have a great time listening and learningsome new songs, coming up with complimentary parts, harmonizing, taking solos, workingon dynamics, and learning a bit about digital recording so that we can capture the sound ofthe ensemble.
Instructor: Steve Gibson ([email protected]) & Aaron Elliott([email protected])Day of the Week: Thursdays starting August 6Time: 5:30-6:30 (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 8-12 participants Tuition: $100 for 5-week class. To register, pay through Venmo to @Steve-Gibson-1 or email Steve for other options.
STEVE GIBSON & AARON ELLIOTT
MELANIE GREENInstructor is also listed under private lessonsAshtanga Yoga (ages 14+) This is an intermediate/advanced class suitable for those whohave done Ashtanga previously. Ashtanga Yoga is a vigorous flow style of yoga, with sunsalutations, standing poses, and seated poses - linking breath with movement. It isdesigned to strengthen, align and purify the entire body and mind.
Instructor: Melanie Green ([email protected])Day of the Week: Mondays starting August 3Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm (90 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-24 participantsTuition: $85 for 5 weeks. To register, email Melanie
Morning Stretch (all ages) This class is suitable for the entire family and will includeyummy stretches for the shoulders, neck, hips, back and legs; if you have any yoga propshave them handy.
Instructor: Melanie Green ([email protected]) Day of the Week: Thursdays starting August 6 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-24 participantsTuition: $75 for 5 weeks. To register, email Melanie
Meditation (ages 13+) This class is suitable for anyone who would like to start their daywith a sitting practice to pause and observe their breath, body and surroundings withoutjudgment.
Instructor: Melanie Green ([email protected])Day of the Week: Monday/Wednesday/Friday starting August 3Time: 8:00 - 8:30 am (30 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-24 participantsTuition: $50 for 2 weeks. To register, email Melanie
Play with Me (ages 0-4) These playful and gentle classes are designed for children 4 andunder with their caregivers. Online, Amanda will invite little ones and their families to singalong, enjoy musical stories and games, explore making sounds and rhythms with items athome, and get moving in a creative and playful way. Enjoy connecting with your family in asweet way while trying out new songs and activities. Come and play with Me!
Instructor: Amanda Hahn ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesday and Thursdays, August 4 - September 3Time: 12:30 - 1:00 pm (30 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-20 participantsTuition: Suggested donation $10 - $20 per class, per family. To register, email Amanda
Movement for Actors : Tools, Improvisation and Play (ages 10+) This 5-week classteaches a range of tools for more free, playful, expressive physicality – in your life and onthe stage. We’ll learn the basics of Alexander Technique (for relaxation, ease of movementand alignment), then explore the language of the Viewpoints (concepts of space and time,that allow us to expand our expressive range, through different exploratory exercises andimprovisations). We’ll also connect these to Laban concepts of space, weight, time and flowand explore how these can be applied to character and scene work.
Instructor: Michelle Haner ([email protected])Day of the Week: Mondays starting August 3Time: 5-6pmClass Min/Max: 4-14 participantsTuition: Sliding Scale - $50-$125 for 5-week class. To register, email Michelle. Venmo handle: @Michelle-Haner7 or for other payment options, email Michelle
Method Acting for Film (ages 12+)In the time of Zoom, learn (and apply!) the secrets ofgreat film actors! This 5-week introductory class teaches the basics of Method Acting, usingthe techniques taught by Lee Strasberg, founder of the Actor Studio. While great for thestage, we’ll be applying these to film-work. We’ll explore relaxation/concentration, sensememory, objectives/actions and personalization. We’ll work with partners via Zoom toimprovise scenes and learn about text & subtext. Each student will also work on creating,performing and filming a monologue – so will have a showcase of their work (or an auditionmonologue) ready, by the end of the course.
Instructor: Michelle Haner ([email protected])Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5Time: 6:30-7:30pm Class Min/Max: 4-14 participantsTuition: Sliding Scale - $50-$125 for 5-week class. To register, email MichelleVenmo handle: @Michelle-Haner7 or for other payment options, email Michelle
AMANDA HAHNInstructor is also listed under private lessons
MICHELLE HANERInstructor is also listed under private lessons
Write your own screen-play! (ages 12+)_In this 5-week course and workshop, we’ll gothrough the steps and structure to create a short screenplay (which yes, in this era ofiPhones and iMovie, can then be produced!). We will explore theme, character, conflict,dialogue, action and more, in an active, hands-on approach. The goal is that, by the end ofthe course, all participants have a completed screen-play, ready to film!
Instructor: Steve Morgan Haskell ([email protected]), Michelle Haner([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays and Thursdays starting August 4Time: 3:00-4:30pm (90 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-16 participantsTuition: Sliding Scale - $100-$250 for 5-week class. To register, email Steve. Venmo handle: @Michelle-Haner7 or for other payment options,email Michelle
Taiko (ages 12+) Zoom into this one-of-a-kind Taiko class. You will learn drills and simplesongs in every one hour class. Participants will need drumsticks and a drum of any kind to join!
Instructor: Susan Horn ([email protected])Day of the Week: Fridays starting August 7Time: 1:00 - 2:00 (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-12 participantsTuition: $50 for 5 week-class / $10 per class drop-in. Proceeds from the class will be split between Joan’s kitchen and the Rosemary Richie Memorial Fund,gofundme.com/f/rosemary-richie-deserio To register, email Susan
STEVE MORGAN HASKELL and MICHELLEHANER
SUSAN HORN
VANESSA ISAACSamba Dance Step-by-Step (ages 15+) Samba is soulful, sultry and joyful. This dance sessionfeels just like a live dance class. Vanessa will work on a fun choreography teaching step-by-stepso you see what you need to do to master the moves in Rio's Samba-no-pé dance style. Haveno fear! Vanessa will inspire you to dance your heart out, to learn and to thrive. She will breakdown footwork, hips, arms and full body movements.
Instructor: Vanessa Isaac ([email protected])Day of the Week: Saturdays starting August 8Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 6 minimum/max unlimitedTuition: $100 for 4-week class. To register, email Vanessa
Afro Brazilian Fusion (ages 15+) We will explore the soulful rhythms of Bahia, the AfroBrazilian motherland. Afro Brazilian dance is grounding, soulful and healing. The drums andmusic, invigorating. This workshop is designed to expand our dance vocabulary, uplift our souland promote wellness in our body. Come to Brazil with Vanessa, let’s dance!
Instructor: Vanessa Isaac ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 6 min./ max unlimitedTuition: $100 for 4-week class. To register, email Vanessa.
Beginning Jazz Piano (ages 12+) This class offers the basics of jazz piano: common chordprogressions and chord voicings, improv skills, "comping," lead sheets, and fun jazzrhythms and genres. This class is geared towards keyboardists who already know theirmajor and minor chords and can read simple standard notation.
Instructor: Jennifer Jolly ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 3-10 participantsTuition: $100 for 4-week class. To register, email Jennifer.
Beginning Blues Piano (ages 12+) This class offers the basics of blues piano: the 12-barblues, fun left-hand patterns and right-hand licks, improv skills, and some classic tunes. Thisclass is geared towards keyboardists who already know their major and minor chords andcan read simple standard notation.
Instructor: Jennifer Jolly ([email protected])Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5Time: 11:00am - 12pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 3-10 participantsTuition: $100 for 4-week class. To register, email Jennifer
JENNIFER JOLLYInstructor also listed under private lessons
LEVI JONESCreative Strings: Finding your “Voice”- For String Players (ages 12+) This course willbe about identifying our ideal musical personalities and focusing on refining our technique tomore fully reflect those personalities. Particular emphasis will be given to developing nuanceand an expanded vocabulary in the bow arm.
Instructor: Levi Jones ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 11 am -12 pmClass Min/Max: 4-6 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class.To register: https://bookme.name/revainc/finding-your-voice-strings-august
Preparing for Auditions (ages 14+) In this course we will build a skillset for methodical andself-directed improvement. We will focus on approaching a piece of music comprehensivelyand creatively by studying recordings, keeping track of one another's progress, andimagining our own etudes and exercises.
Instructor: Levi Jones ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 12 pm -1 pmClass Min/Max: 2-6 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class.To register: https://bookme.name/revainc/prep-auditions-august
Caz Jazz Band: (ages 13+) Open to all instruments. We will learn a song or two, mostly byear, with some historical context and a soupcon of music theory tossed in for flavor. Partscan be modified to suit the level of the ensemble, but experience on your instrument isrequired. Students will submit their parts on video for a final compilation piece.
Instructor: Jessica Jones ([email protected])Day of the Week: Thursdays starting August 6Time: 4-5 pmClass Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register: https://bookme.name/revainc/caz-jazz
Easy Jazz Improv for Beginners (age 12 +) This is a place where you can slow down and take your time to ask questions, practice taking risks, and figure out what's going on around you in the band. We'll be playing, listening to examples, and trying out some simple conceptual approaches to improvisation. A fun entry point into the richness of the jazz experience.
Instructor: Jessica Jones ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 4-5pmClass Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register: https://bookme.name/revainc/easy-jazz-improv-august
JazzGirls Hang (ages 11-16) Gathering to support each other and keep playing jazz together! Listening. laughing, jamming! We'll explore jazz and learn some tunes, make friends, hear about some female jazz masters and claim our space in the jazz world.
Instructor: Jessica Jones ([email protected])Day of the Week: Thursdays starting August 6Time: 11am -12 pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register: https://bookme.name/revainc/jazzgirls-hang-august
Now's the Time: Jazz Improv for the over 50 set (age 50+)You've been listening to jazz,you play an instrument, but have yet to experience the joy of creating your own flowingimprovisations off the top of your head. This is the class for you! We will be listening andexploring, playing through ear-based exercises based on simple music within the greatlegacy of jazz. We will connect your heart with your ear and find a pathway of expression.Come on in, the water's fine!“Over all, I think the main thing a musician would like to do isgive a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things that he knows of and senses inthe universe… That’s what I would like to do." - John Coltrane
Instructor: Jessica Jones ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 5-6 pmClass Min/Max: 4-6 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class.To register: https://bookme.name/revainc/nows-the-time-august
JESSICA JONES
Old Time Harmony Singing Workshop (ages 12+) I’ll supply lyrics and chords so you canplay along, harmony tracks so you can hear your part, and the joy of singing as together aswe can, in this old-time country style. A wonderful way to sing in your Sunday!
Instructor: Evie Ladin ([email protected])Day of the Week: August 16 + August 30; One-time workshop offered on two dates. Time: 11am-12:30pm (90 minutes)Class Min/Max: No LimitTuition: $20 suggested donation. Paypal.me/evieladin To register, email Evie.
EVIE LADINInstructor is also listed under private lessons
LAURIE LEIBERPilates (12+) The Pilates mat repertoire offers a challenging, portable, and quarantine-friendly way to stay fit and strong. In this 5 week class, Laurie will teach the fundamentals viaZoom, and build upon them with progressively more challenging exercises. Participants willend up with a personal home program based upon classical Pilates exercises, customized toaddress each individual alignment.
Instructor: Laurie Leiber ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 9am to 10:30amClass Min/Max: 4 - 6 participantsTuition: $100 donation to Joan's Kitchen for 5-week class. To register: email Laurie at [email protected]
Bagels - Shape, Boil, and Bake (All Ages / under 12 with adult supervision) You'll shape,boil, and bake authentic, naturally fermented bagels in your own kitchen, guided every stepof the way by the one and only Bagel Fairy (via Zoom). The whole family is welcome, butplease be sure children are supervised by an adult. At the end of the workshop you'll have adozen freshly baked bagels and a detailed recipe so you can bake bagels again and again.N.B. Because I provide premixed dough for this workshop, it is only available to SanFrancisco Bay Area residents. Dough will be picked up or delivered (Berkeley and Oaklandaddresses only) the day before the workshop. We will NOT prepare bagel dough as part ofthis workshop. A detailed recipe for making bagels from starter to nosh is included.
Jazz Listening Hang (ages 14+) What do you listen to? What do you listen for? How didyou find your favorite artists? We explore listening pathways and a variety of musicians inthe jazz lineage. Explore Black genius, discover new artists and share ideas. Build yourcollection through the lens of artists, labels, songs, and sub-genres. "Taught me to hearmusic out of love, from the soul, for this life we all live, infinite." - Charles Mingus, DukeEllington's Sound of Love
Instructor: Tony Jones ([email protected])Day of the Week: Thursdays starting August 6Time: 12 pm - 1pmClass Min/Max: 4-6 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class.To register: https://bookme.name/revainc/Jazz-Listening-Hang-August
TONY JONES
Clowning for Adults: (ages 18+) Clowning can be silly and poignant and points us to viewthe absurdities in life with humor and love. Most importantly, it is fun! We will: Play detectiveto uncover our secret, inner clown that is just dying to get out! Explore using our bodies toexpress thoughts and emotions. Create performance material from our absurd obsessionsand the problems and solutions that arise from everyday activities.
Instructor: Christie Lewis and Jill Fjeldheim ([email protected])Day of the Week: Thursdays starting August 6Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm (90 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $100 for 5-week class. To register, email Jill.
Kid City Clowning (ages 3-6) Learn clowning and enjoy puppetry, storytelling, magic andmore!
Instructor: Christie Lewis ([email protected])Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5Time: 10am - 10:45amMin/Max: 3-10 studentsTuition: $50 for 5-week class / $10 per drop-in classTo register, email Christie.
Clowning Around (ages 7 - 12 plus family members) Let’s get crazy and silly and Clownaround on ZOOM! Your whole house is your stage, and the ceiling is the limit! Together wewill have fun using what we find in our house to create zany Clown skits to perform at theUntalent show or the final performance.
Instructor: Christie Lewis ([email protected])Day of the week: Thursdays starting August 6Time: 3pm to 4pmClass Min/Max: 4-12 participantsTuition: $100 for 5-week class To register, email Christie.
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Instructor: Laurie Leiber ([email protected])Date: Sunday, August 9 & Sunday, August 30 (one-time class that is being offering on two dates)Time: 10am to 12 noon (off-line prep begins at 9am)Class Min/Max: 4 - 10 familiesTuition: $64 for one-time workshop. To register, email Laurie at [email protected]
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ERIN MERRITTInstructor is also listed under private lessonsActivating Shakespeare (ages 16+) Whether you’re a beginner or have been performing foryears, we’ll take your Shakespeare to the next level as you learn tips and techniques toharness Shakepeare’s verse to be the engine behind your acting. We’ll focus on Rhythm,Sound, Melody, and Meaning as you prepare a monologue, scene or sonnet for Camp FinalPerformance or for your next big audition.
Instructor: Erin Merritt ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 6 - 12 participantsTuition: Sliding scale $150 - $60 for 5-week class + one private session (6 meetings total). To register, email Erin. Payment for Erin’s classes: Paypal [email protected] orVenmo @RealErinMerritt
Family Fights (Comic Stage Combat) (ages 7+) Sheltering-in-place with the same peoplegot you stressed out? Exorcise your aggression in this fun family class where you’ll learnreal, safe—but hilarious—stage-combat moves. In this class, the parents take the puncheswhile the wee-est and weakest always win.
Instructor: Erin Merritt ([email protected])Day of the Week: Mondays starting August 3Time: 3:00 - 4:15 pm (75 minutes)Class Min./Max: 8 - 24 participants (minimum 4 households or $300 tuition)Tuition: Sliding scale $150 - $50 per family (“family” = up to 6 people per zoom-room) for 5-week class.To register, email Erin. Payment for Erin’s classes: Paypal [email protected] orVenmo @RealErinMerritt
AMI MOLINELLIInstructor is also listed under private lessonsRhythm Notation with a culmination of a duet called “Clapping Music” by SteveReich (ages 7+) This year we will be learning to read rhythm notation based on thecurriculum I wrote for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Students will learn rudiments, whole,half, quarter, eighth notes and rests and more! We will also be using a visual chart *(nonotation needed) of a clapping duet.
Instructor: Ami Molinelli ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 2-3:00pm (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: No max. participantsTuition: $100 for 5-week class. (No one turned away and sliding scale to what you canafford!)To register, email Ami ([email protected]) Paypal [email protected]
History of Brazil through music! (ages 10+) We will be doing a history of Brazilian musicclass and learning about the instruments that make up the samba school and their use ofusing rhythm as a resistance, social expression and cultural revolution! In this class we willtake a look at the music of Brazil, each instrument in the samba school and play the rhythmsat home. Brazil’s samba school instruments incorporate many found objects. We will spendthe class on learning about the music, listening and learning basic rhythms!
Instructor: Ami Molinelli ([email protected])Day of the Week: Mondays starting August 3Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: any participantsTuition: $50 per class for 5-week class. To register, email Ami
STEVEN PATTONIntermediate Ukulele: (ages 10+/8+ with adult present) In this class we will focus on thenext level of ukulele playing. Topics covered will include more advanced strummingpatterns, finger-picking and single note playing, moveable chord shapes and more. You willwant to feel comfortable with beginning uke skills including basic chord shapes, moving fromchord to chord and a few different strumming patterns. I also want to know what you wouldlike to learn as you progress in your ukulele playing and will be reaching out before the classbegins to find out what skills you would like to learn or improve on the instrument.
Instructor: Steven Patton ([email protected])Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5Time: 6:30 - 7:30 pmClass Min/Max: 4-8 participantsTuition: $100 for 5-week class. To register, email Steven. Venmo: @Steven-Patton
RETO PETERInstructor is also listed under private lessonsGarageband for Kids (ages 8-13) Let’s make some fresh music with Garageband! Kids willput together their own song and learn their way around Garageband so they can continue tomake the hits!
Instructor: Reto Peter ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 9am - 10am (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register, email [email protected], Venmo:@retopeter
The DIY Recording Studio (ages 12+) A course addressing all aspects relevant to buildinga working home studio so you can do your own recordings! Topics include: Crash course inGarageband, home studio setup, microphone technology and applications, MIDI, andrecording and mixing techniques. Weekly projects will keep you creating!Minimumrequirements: Garageband (free), Headphones.Recommended: Audio interface,microphone and MIDI controller
Instructor: Reto Peter ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm (90 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register, email [email protected], Venmo:@retopeter
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CORY REISBORDMail Art: Collage, Connection and Community (ages 12+) Collage is a powerful mediumthat can be elegant or crude, insightful or goofy, and mail art is a great way to create andcollaborate during a time when being together isn't on the menu. For inspiration andeducation, we'll look at the work of some of the many different artists who used collage as apotent expressive tool, and an overview of the pioneers of the mail art movement. We'llmake art, we'll send it out into the world, we'll receive art in the mail, and we'll make eachother laugh, too. Surprise yourself with how much this simple medium offers! Please registerat least a week before classes start so your wonderful packet of goodies can reach you intime!
Instructor: Coriander Reisbord ([email protected])Day of the Week: Saturdays starting August 8Time: 11:00-noonClass Min./Max: 5-15 participantsTuition: $100 for 5-week class plus $15 for your packet of interesting materials. To register, email Cory. Pay with Venmo to CoryReisbord.
MARK ROSENTHALOrff Workshop/Playground (Ages 4+) We’ll be singing, clapping rhythms, playing gamesand getting our groove on. Real live chicken visits to the coop next door! Bring your recorderif you have one.
Instructor: Mark Rosenthal ([email protected])Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5Time: 9:30 - 10:15am (45 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-15Tuition: $100 for 5-week class. To register, email Mark @[email protected]
JACOB RUBINTrivia Hosting (ages 12+) Love trivia? Want to do it yourself? This handy skill is great forparties, team-building, or other events, and now you can learn how to make your owngames! Learn the skills behind forming the questions, creating a diverse round and game,and hosting the events.
Instructor: Jacob Rubin ([email protected])Day of the Week: Tuesdays starting August 4Time: 10:00 - 11:00am (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-10 participants, ages 12+Tuition: $75 for 5-week class. To register, email Jacob
Beginning Podcasting (ages 12+) In this class, we will collaborate on making a podcast tobe released after the class has concluded. Together, we will determine a theme, recordsegments, then learn editing basics to cut it together and release.
Instructor: Jacob Rubin ([email protected])Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5Time: 1:00 - 2:00pm (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 3-10 participants, ages 12+Tuition: $90 for 5-week class. To register, email Jacob
MARIE SCHUMACHERArtistic Pathfinding during the Pandemic (Ages 14+) Are you yearning to use time athome to create and be more artistic in some way? The pandemic has created manychallenges to artists, especially those who work in art forms that rely on face-to-faceinteraction. In addition, the stress of the time can prevent us from tuning into a creativemindset. This class will combine readings, activities and discussion to help you find a pathinto an artistic practice that works with your current situation and goals. Let’s support oneanother in tapping into our creative spirits and remove some of the barriers that are gettingin the way.
Instructor: Marie Schumacher ([email protected])Day of the Week: Fridays, August 7th - September 4thTime: 12:00 - 1:00 pm (60 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-8 participantsTuition: $100 for 5-week class.To register, email Marie. Payments accepted through Venmo (@Marie-Schumacher-3)
Songwriting for Teens (Ages 13-19) Learn how to write your own music in this 5-weekclass. Discover how to create chord progressions, write melodies and lyrics, and developyour artistic voice. Express your emotions and ideas through music and have fun doing it! Ifyou have an instrument that will help with the writing process, please have it handy.
Instructor: Marie Schumacher ([email protected])Day of the Week: Thursdays, August 6th - September 3rdTime: 3:00 - 4:30pm (90 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-8 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register, email Marie. Payments accepted through Venmo (@Marie-Schumacher-3)
Songwriting for Adults and Teens (Ages 12+) Learn how to write your own music in this5-week class. Discover how to create chord progressions, write melodies and lyrics, anddevelop your artistic voice. Express your emotions and ideas through music and have fundoing it! If you have an instrument that will help with the writing process, please have ithandy.
Instructor: Marie Schumacher ([email protected])Day of the Week: Thursdays, August 6th - September 3rdTime: 5:00 - 6:30pm (90 minutes)Class Min./Max: 4-8 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register, email Marie. Payments accepted through Venmo (@Marie-Schumacher-3)
PDX Vox Virtual Choir (ages 12+) PDX Vox Community A Cappella Program is currentlycreating virtual choirs and has a few spots available for singers with a cappella or choralexperience to participate. We provide the sheet music, voice recordings of each part, andthe option of joining a Zoom prep rehearsal. You can submit your audio recordings by thedeadline to be included in the final recording and the unveiling party.
Instructors: Marie Schumacher, Steven Patton, Aaron Elliott Times: Ongoing - August 29thMax: 8 additional participants per songTuition: $20 per song. For details and to register, visit PDX Vox https://pdxvox.square.site/ Email program administrator [email protected] for more information.
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JOSHUA SILVERSTEINCreative Writing Workshop (ages 14+) In this class, Joshua will guide you through variouswriting exercises and prompts designed to loosen you up and help you dive deep intoyourself. You don't need to be gifted in writing, you just need to be brave enough in yourwillingness to write. We'll write and share within the group 3 short pieces a day.
Instructor: Joshua Silverstein Day of the Week: Monday - Saturday, starting August 3Time:, 9am-10am.Class Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $15.00 per day or $80.00 for the whole week (6 days).To register: send payments through Paypal (paypal.me/TheJoshuaSilverstein) orVenmo (@TheJoshuaSilverstein).
JEREMY STEINKOLERInstructor is also listed under private lessonsBohran: Irish Drum (ages 13+) Ever wondered about the drum you’ve seen played in Irishtraditional music? Curious how percussionists can generate so much rhythm and tonality outof a simple frame drum with a stick? This class will offer a crash course in playing thebodhran (pronounced “bow-ron”), the simple but powerful drum at the heart of the traditionalIrish music session. We’ll learn to play in the double-ended Kerry style, but also go over themore modern “top down” approach to playing jigs, reels and other tunes. We’ll play alongwith recordings and also check out some of the masters. Feel free to email me ahead ofcamp if you want advice on what to purchase, but you can also use a pizza box and a stick!(If you’re local, I may have a drum you can borrow).
Instructor: Jeremy Steinkoler ([email protected] ) Day of the Week: Mondays starting August 3Time: 2:00-3:00 pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register, email [email protected].
Rudimental Drumming Workshop (ages 13+) Have you ever been amazed by howgroups of drummers can play in lock-step unison? Ever wondered about the roots of wheremodern drumming comes from? Curious to find out about exotic drumming moves likeFlamadiddles, Ratamacues, and Pataflaflas? Or maybe you’re a drummer who just wants tobrush up on your hand technique? If you’re drum-curious or get excited watching drummersin marching bands and drum corps, this just might be the ticket for you. We’ll start with adeep dive on some of the most-used drumming rudiments, talk about their application inmodern music, and learn some really fun snare pieces and cadences. All you need is a pairof sticks and a practice pad, and some excitement and enthusiasm. I’ll bring the SwissTriplets :)
Instructor: Jeremy Steinkoler ([email protected] ) Day of the Week: Wednesdays starting August 5 Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm (60 minutes)Class Min/Max: 4-10 participantsTuition: $125 for 5-week class. To register, email [email protected].
KEITH TERRYInstructor is also listed under private lessonsBody Music (ages 12+) Also known as Body Percussion and Body Drumming, Play yourbody - clap, slap, snap, step and vocalize. It's music you can see, dance you can hear. Oldas dirt and still fresh. This is an ongoing class, attended by participants from all over theworld. Note: 2 levels.
Instructor: Keith Terry ([email protected])Day of the Week: Starting August 13 - Thursdays - ongoingTime: Noon - Beginner; 1:00pm - IntermediateClass Min/Max: N/A Tuition: Suggested donation: $20 per class, or whatever you can afford --PayPal.me/crosspulseTo Register email: [email protected]
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION:Ryan Alexander-Tanner: Offers individual art lessons for $50 per hour. Lessons arespecifically catered to student’s needs. Focus of lessons include but aren’t limited to: specific approaches to drawing, pushing areas that need growth, project management(concepting, planning out and executing a creative project: comics, a series ofprints/illustrations/etc., a storybook, etc.)
Contact Ryan at [email protected].
Debbie Cox: offers private guitar lessons. Rate: $65/hr, $35/half hour. Contact [email protected]
Hannah Feldman offers private instruction for comedy writing (really any writing, but youknow and trust my comedy writing so let’s go with that), and one-on-one editing (ditto) andworkshopping/ producing/ directing (ditto/ditto/ditto). I can also make you an art if you wantan art. Email [email protected] to discuss rates and availability.
Steve Gibson: offers individual lessons in guitar, bass and mandolin. Rate: $50/half-hour.Contact [email protected].
Melanie Green: offers private yoga lessons and nutrition support. Rate: $105 for 60min.,[email protected]
Amanda Hahn: offers private lessons for flute, piano, voice, and sight reading skills. Rate:$45/30 mins; $55/45 mins. Email: [email protected]
Michelle Haner: offers acting training and coaching for performance and speech work, forprofessional auditions or corporate presentations. Sliding scale of $60-$180/hour for privateor corporate clients. www.michellehaner.com Contact: [email protected]
Lorca Hart: offers private lessons in drum set for all ages/experience levels. We willfocus on technique, grooves and fun!Rates : $45 for 30 min., $90 for 60 min.Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Jolly: offers private lessons in keyboards, self-accompaniment, melodica,beginning conga drums, improv, and roots music of the U.S., Caribbean, and Africa.Rate: $50/30-min., $65/45-min., $80/hour. Contact [email protected]
Evie Ladin: offers private, group and online lessons in clawhammer banjo, and ongoingMonday classes in MoToR/method Body Music. Contact [email protected] for rates,times are flexible.
Erin Merritt: offers private audition and speech coaching. Sliding Scale: $120 - $60/hourfor private citizens; $250 - $150/hr corporate rate for high level business speech coachingand conflict resolution conversation prep. Email: [email protected]
Ami Molinelli: private lessons percussion - how to read music, pandeiro, brazilianpercussion, udu, cajon, etc. Rate: $75/class * small groups of pandeiro available if peopleare interested.
Reto Peter: offers individual studio, recording and mixing consultation and instruction.This can include lessons in Garageband, Logic, Pro Tools, or any other aspect ofrecording, producing and studio technology. Rate: $75/hr
Jeremy Steinkoler: offers individual drum set & bodhran instruction for allages/experience levels.. Rate: $90/hr, $50/half-hour. Contact [email protected]
Keith Terry: offers private lessons in Body Music and Drum Set. Rate: $50/half-hourEmail [email protected]