HOME SCHOOL BEGINNER MUSIC WORKSHOP 2023
Classes will be held on Fridays for an hour at 11:00am for 6 weeks starting March 3rd not including March 17th (Spring Break)
Cost: $108. Each additional sibling is $90.
Class minimum is 4 and limited to 8 students max
Below is a brief idea of what will be covered in these classes. Keep in mind all classes may be modified somewhat to accommodate differences in students
1st Class (Music Basics)
- What is music?
- Three primary aspects of music, melody, rhythm, harmony
- Explain the musical alphabet
- Instrument ranges (treble/bass clefs)
- Notes, chords, qualities of chords (major-minor)
- Music genres (Classical Jazz Rock Bluegrass Blues etc.)
- Instrument introduction…. students will get to play drums, guitar, piano, bass, banjo, violin, trumpet, microphone
2nd Class
- Introduction to rhythm
- Building the musical staff
- Counting…things come in 4’s (for now)
- Learn the names of each drum and cymbal on a drum set
- Learning a basic rock drum beat
- What is a time signature?
3rd Class
- Introduction to piano (if students has a small keyboard they can bring it)
- Learn basics of whole, half, quarter etc
- Formula for a major scale
- Find middle C
4th Class
- Music history
- Introduction to Guitar
- Naming the parts that make up the guitar
- Learn a few basic chords and strumming basics
- What is a whole step and a half step on guitar
- How to tune
- Open notes (Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie)
5th Class
- Putting together a band, orchestra
- Students will divide themselves up according to their instrument of interest.
- Learn easy chord pattern. With drums, guitar and bass
- Practice rhythms on congas
6th Class
- Concert?