Our Next Generation

FREE music workshops for all ages.

Hillside Community Center

925 South Institue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Saturday April 25th, 2009

10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Food and drink available from Front Range BBQ at lunchtime.

Featuring:

John Alex Mason (slide guitar)
Jim Adams (accoustic guitar)
Brad Eastin (saxophone)
Stacy Dyson (songwriting)
Rex Peoples (vocal)
Ronnie Shellist (advanced harmonica)
Tim Zahn (piano and keyboards)
Mark Woody (intro to harmonica)
Dave Deason (intro to percussion)
Emily Pearson (women and the blues)
(advanced percussion)
Stefan Flores (intro to drums)
(intro to music theory)
(Intro to bass)

An all Guitar showcase/workshops with John Alex Mason, Jim Adams and Jeremy Vasquez

Grand Finale: A two hour all star jam. Students will be the stars.

Click here for a map of rooms.

Here is the schedule of events:

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (concurrent sessions):
Room A: Introduction to Drums
Room B: introduction to Music Theory
Room C: Introduction to Songwriting
Room E: Introduction to Saxophone
Cafeteria: Introduction to Electric Guitar

12 noon to 1:30 p.m. (concurrent sessions):
Room A: Introduction to Percussion
Room B: Introduction to Piano/Keys
Room C: Introduction to Bass
Room E: Introduction to Harmonica
Cafeteria: Introduction to Accoustic Guitar

1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. (concurrent sessions):
Room A: Introduction to Vocal Performance
Room B: Advanced Harmonica
Room C: Advanced Bass
Room E: Women and the Blues
Cafeteria: Introduction to Slide Guitar

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Artist Showcase
Join us in the Cafeteria for a showcase of some of our local talent, and sign up for the student jam so you can practice what you've learned.

4:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Student Jam
Now is your chance to put your newly acquired skills into practice. Learn the ins and outs of jam etiquette, communicating with others on stage, and what it is like to perform in front of a live audience!