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OUR NEXT GENERATION 2004
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Join
us for a full day of workshops, performances, demonstration, Silent
Auction, VIP Party & national recording artist The Sonny Rhodes
Band!
See Our Next Generation
* 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 *
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October 16th, 2004
10:00AM to Midnight
Business of Arts Center
515 Manitou Ave. |
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Over $8,800 in donated items, 60+ items.
Something for everyone & every price range.
BUSINESS OWNERS
Show community support while you build your business.
SPONSOR a future musicians workshop. Thanks to those who provided
support to the 2004 workshops.
$100.
Workshops feature bass, keyboard, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric
guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, how-to-jam. Workshops will be
offered FREE to the public. Your business will be recognized for
during the workshop & listed on the event brochure &
sponsors' list. DONATE a gift certificate for merchandise or services to our silent auction. SHOW COMMUNITY SUPPORT WHILE YOU BUILD YOUR BUSINESS!!
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SPONSORS
Bradford Home Suites
Bristol Brewery
Business of Art Center
Citadel
Colorado Blues Society
Gay & Lesbian Fund
Green Mountain Studios
The Independent
Janet Jalbert, CPA
Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration
KRCC
Mother 96.1
The Olive Branch Restaurant
Sax 105.5
The Wayfarer British & Irish Pub
MORE INFORMATION:
685-1861, ext. 4
Read About Our 2003
SUPPORT THESE WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY EVENTS
To volunteer or underwrite these events, contact info@pikespeakblues.org
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* SCHEDULE *
Doors Open October 16th for General Audience: 8:45PM FULL DAY OF FREE WORKSHOPS
(10AM - 6PM)
* VIP PARTY *
7:30 - 8:15PM, Performance: 9PM - midnight
* HEADLINER *
8:30 pm
The Sonny Rhodes Band
Blues guitarist, singer/writer Sonny Rhodes
is such a talented songwriter, so full of musical ideas, that he's
destined to inherit the acclaim that his influences such as Blues great
Albert Collins had enjoyed. The hardest
working Bluesman in America, he's a living legend from East Bay Oakland
to the Florida coast. On any given night in North America he's
seen wearin' the "peach" and heard burnin' up his lap
steel guitar with the Blues. His many recordings in Europe and the
United States, like new release Texas Fender Bender on Greater Planet records, back this up. Sonny Rhodes recorded his first record in 1961 under his real name, Clarence Edward Smith. Throughout
the last 37 years, Rhodes has recorded over two hundred songs. Though
Sonny refers to himself as the self-proclaimed "Disciple of the Blues"
he adds his life still has room for his God. in Blues
folklore, there's the cross roads, an infamous place where
Bluesmen in search of fame make deals with the Devil. In the
case of Sonny Rhodes, his deal was made in the cotton fields of Smithville Texas.
* MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS *
- British Blues
- Performance of the winning lyrics for the high school Lyric Writing Contest
* MUSICIAN WORKSHOPS *
Designed to put your level of play up a notch or two
Full day of FREE workshops include:
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Slide Guitar
Stand-up Bass
Harmonica
Keyboard
Vocals
Learn To Jam with a Jam to follow
Learn to swing dance (way better than aerobics)
Blues In The Schools-101 is
an informative performance/presentation especially for ANYONE
interested in developing a Blues In The Schools progam
for the community at large. Musicians are especially good
candidates. Dan will stimulate those who love to teach, a
desire to develop a program from their own creative strengths!
Multi-faceted, multi-talented, Dan Treanor, PhD, Historian/Musicologist
will peak your curiosity to explore your own approach to the genre
'blues'. Non-teachers will be very entertained.
| Time |
Name |
Workshop |
Time |
Name |
Workshop |
| 11:00 - 12:15 |
Lobo Loggins |
Acoustic |
2:00 - 3:15 |
Bill Stahlman |
Swing Dance |
| 11:00 - 12:15 |
Dan Todd |
Harmonica |
2:00 - 3:15 |
Dan Todd |
Slide Guitar |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Kenny James Band |
Perfoem Winning Lyrics |
2:45 - 4:00 |
The Jukes - Tim Zahn |
Learn How To Jam |
| 12:15 - 1:15 |
Dan Treanor |
Blues In The Schools |
3:30 - 4:45 |
Kim Ciara |
Bass |
| 12:30 - 1:45 |
Tim Zahn |
Keyboard |
3:30 - 4:45 |
Erica Brown |
Vocals |
| 12:30 - 1:45 |
Michael Reese |
Electric Guitar |
4:15 - 5:45 |
The Jukes - Tim Zahn |
Jam |
| 1:30 - 2:30 |
David Booker |
British Blues |
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* FOOD *
Front Range Barbeque will be selling food and drink all day
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* TICKETS *
(Get them early, limited availability)
$25 VIP (appetizers, drinks, choice seating, meet the artist)
$15 General, $10 children (under 12)
Discount Tickets: $10 PPBC Members, $13 BAC/CBS Members
Pikes Peak Blues Community (PPBC) had the opportunity to meet Stacy Dyson last
summer where she presented a module for area teachers selected to
participate in Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration Summer
Workshops. We were so impressed by her warm, natural approach to
understanding meter and rhyme as it applies to the development of
lyrics, that we determined we had to engage her for the
2004 Lyric Writing Contest. She presented to five area high
schools: Manitou Springs High School, Doherty High School, Palmer High
School, Canon City High School and ??? The teachers who
taught the English Classes where Stacy presented were very
impressed.
Dianne
Moore, English III Honors teacher states, "Stacy's presentation was
fabulous! She did an outstanding job, I was enthralled, and she
got my students to write some really cool blues lyrics! Thank you
so much!"
Bob
Crowder, music teacher at Palmer High School provided the opportunity
for Stacy to present to Palmer students, along with Debie
Bennett, Creative Writing Class, of Manitou Springs High
School. Ms. Bennett enjoyed Stacy's presentation so
much that she also submitted lyrics for the sheer pleasure it provided
in word-crafting.
PPBC believes it
is essential to engage young people, to teach them about the roots
of popular music and to give them more tools for individual self
expression. Dyson encourages students to embrace their own
passion when writing their blues lyrics. The blues has given rise
to a voice that has carried many folks through times of uncertainty,
dilemma, suffering, disenfranchisement, lost love, and many
more life issues. Pikes Peak Blues Community exists
to enhance the vitality of blues and American roots music by supporting
live performance and education. Our Next Generation will help us achieve this mission.
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* 2nd ANNUAL LYRIC WRITING CONTEST *
Congratulations To These Winners!
* 1st Place *
Jennifer Carter
Doherty High School
"Finding You"
$100 Gift Certificate To The Citadel Mall
* 2nd Place *
Amanda Hill
Manitou Springs High School
"Lonely Street"
$50 Gift Certificate To The Citadel Mall
* 3rd Place *
Katy Gaffney
Manitou Springs High School
"Come Back Home"
$25 Citadel Mall Gift Certificate
The
Pikes Peak Blues Community (PPBC) is a non-profit incubator project
under the tutelage of the Business of Art Center (BAC). PPBC exists to
enhance the vitality of Blues and American Roots Music by supporting
live performance and education.
In 2003 PPBC sponsored a lyric writing contest for high school
students, grades 9 – 12. Participation was strong. Winners were
recognized and awards presented at a gala event celebrating ‘Our Next Generation’.
PPBC will host the 2 nd Annual Lyric Writing Contest for high school
students. A full day gala event with musicians’ workshops and
performances will be hosted on October 16th at The Business of Art
Center in Manitou Springs.
How To Write A Blues Song
Early
blues lyrics focus on topics such as financial worries or social
injustices. W.C. Handy said, "The blues comes from nothingness,
from want, from desire."
Most
blues lyrics consist of stanzas containing three or four lines.
The first line sets up the problem. The second line restates or
embellishes on the problem, often using the same melody as the first
line. Lastly, the third and sometimes fourth line comment on the
problem, or offer a humorous of defiant take on it.
Here's an example of the blues format, sung from a kid's point of view:
Mom woke me up this mornin'
"It's time to go to school!"
Yeah, she woke me up this mornin'!
How could she be so cruel?
She says I'd better study.
Well, I'd rather take a snooze,
I've got the early-morning-still-asleep blues!
After you have an understanding of the "Blues" form, write your own blues song about something in your life.
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