Fun & Educational
Workshops
A full day of instructional workshops will take place on Saturday, April 17th at the The Strum Shop in Roseville. The workshops run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Classes range from beginners to advanced guitarists, and include folk, blues, bluegrass, classical and swing. Workshop presenters, including the Kathy Kallick Band, will also lead a group sing-along at the end of the day.
- Workshops are offered three times during the day.
- Spaces will be set aside for small groups to jam.
- A guitar and equipment will be raffled off.
- Lunch is provided with your pre-registration.
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2020 Workshops
Class details will be posted soon but workshops will include:
- Introduction to Band Dynamics (Kathy Kallick Band)
- Elements of String Band Composition (Kathy Kallick Band)
- Songwriting (Hannah Jane Kile)
- Performance (Hannah Jane Kile)
- Accompaniment for Sing-Alongs (Mariann Smith)
- Blues/Jazz (Carla Fontanilla)
- Songwriting (Toni Land)
- Great American Songbook (John Massey)
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We’ll discuss and demonstrate the role of each instrument (with a little demonstration by each instrumentalist), the way each instrument supports the others, the idea of “backup” behind the singing,…
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We’ll talk about arrangements (break down and demonstrate an arrangement) and performance, and the ways these things can make a band more dynamic and compelling. The band everybody goes away…