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IMG Summer Music Camps and Workshops are listed in:

Bainbridge Island Metro Parks & Recreation District

Summer 2013 Catalog

www.biparks.org/programsandclasses

Summer Camps

421060 LITTLE WOODSTOCK MUSIC TOGETHER
421061 GUITAR: SECRETS AND TIPS THAT WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER GUITARIST!
421062 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, RECORDING AND PRODUCTION
421063 BAINBRIDGE CHORALE YOUNG SINGERS
421064 BEATLES CAMP!
421065 ROCK CAMP!
421066 CHAMBER MUSIC CAMP
421068 MUSIC THEORY AND JAZZ IMPROV

Advanced Class

421067 SURVEY OF CLASSICAL PIANO

Please contact Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation District
to sign up for any of these classes held at the IMG.

Four Easy Ways to Register
1. Online at www.biparks.org. Registration is processed immediately, and you can print your confirmation form and receipt.
2. Drop Off your completed registration form and payment at the Strawberry Hill Park District Office (7666 NE High School Rd)
or the Aquatics Center (8521 Madison Ave). No faxes or e-mail.
3. Mail In your form and payment to: BI Metro Park & Recreation District, PO Box 10010, BI, WA 98110
4. Phone In. Give us a call at (206) 842-2306, ext 118.
Credit cards accepted are Visa and Mastercard only.

 

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Improvisation Jazz Masterclass starts in June

Clinician: Dave Carson
When: Wednesdays at 10am starting June 19th
Where: Island Music Guild

Registration Fee: $200 for 10 sessions
Registration Due Date: June 14th
Class Dates: Every Wednesday morning at 10m starting June 19th
Age Requirement: This class is open to ALL ages.
Prerequisite: Students must have basic music reading skills and be able to play the notes on there instrument. Students should be able to play concert Bb, C, and the F major scales.

Class Focus: Spontaneously composing a great solo
Minimum Enrollment: 4 students (If there is not enough participation to run the class, money will be refunded)

What an exciting opportunity! Your instrumentalists are very lucky to have the chance to sign up to participate in our weekly improvisation class this year with Mr. Dave Carson. Mr. Carson is one of the area's most prominent private instructor/coaches. He has over fourteen years of teaching experience working with grade school aged children to retired adults looking for a fun hobby. His students student continually become great soloists, hold the top chairs in high schools, and accrue college scholarships. They have been in the top three at State Solo Ensemble for five years running one of the most difficult achievements at the high school level.
Dave was a member of Navy Band Northwest and he is the top call tenor player in the Olympic region. Mel Torme and Smokey Robinson are a few of the artists that he has had the opportunity to perform behind. Dave continues to perform with his own rock band, Soul Siren, and also a combo group that specializes in Jazz, the Dave Carson Band. He is also an active member of the production show Jazz Canvas. For more background information on Mr. Carson please review these websites www.davecarson.org, www.soulsirenband.com , and www.jazzcanvas.org .

DESCRIPTION

This is your opportunity to get individual instruction on playing an improvised solo from a professional saxophone player. The weekly master classes will offer specific tips on phrase construction, chords and their appropriate scales, da-blues, understanding major and minor two-five progressions, listening to music, liberation by way of the dominant chord, Guide tones and guide tone lines, tri-tone substitutions, and studying a Charlie Parker transcription.

Registration for participation in these classes includes a professional commitment to class attendance. Participants will be expected to attend all classes, have practiced their assigned work, and to be prepared to begin on time. In the event of a schedule conflict, participants should inform Mr. Dave Carson (contact info. listed above) as soon as possible. Success of the class is dependent on steady participation and preparation. Students will be expected to practice that week's materials individually at home between sessions, in order to come in to the next week's class prepared to improve and receive additional information.

Registration forms are available in IMG Office.
For more information contact:
Dave Carson saxmaster5088@yahoo.com 360-271-6712

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