Workshop

Spring Piano Evaluations

Evaluation Dates:

Saturday, April 5, 1:00 - 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 6, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

WCMS Piano Evaluations are a springtime performance opportunity for dedicated students of WCMS faculty. They are designed to encourage growth and artistic expression for students of all ages. Evaluations are open to students of WCMS teachers, and your private teacher must recommend participation.
How do they work?
Students prepare a program to perform for a panel of two adjudicators and receive detailed, constructive written feedback. Each student's teacher determines the repertoire and scale

Story Jams: Multigenerational Improv Workshop

Calling musical story lovers of all ages! This one-hour, multigenerational workshop will give participants the chance to create their own incidental music to go along with AI-generated stories, all facilitated by piano faculty member Peter Morelli.
Peter will teach participants ways to improvise incidental music to accompany the various stories. Each story will also feature an opportunity for one participant to play a short piece they have prepared ahead of time.
Open to musicians ages 6 through adult.
Participants should prepare a short piece to play as part of the workshop.
Free for WCMS

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String Department Workshop: Fiddling with Molly Tucker

Are you a string player who is curious about the art of fiddling? Whether you're brand new to fiddling or have explored this art form before, this workshop is for you! In this 90-minute session, WCMS teaching artist Molly Tucker will lead participants through learning a fiddle tune and exploring what styling can make your playing sound like fiddle playing. The group will also explore chordal and rhythmic ideas to bring the tune to life in their own way.
This workshop is open to all intermediate-to-advanced string players. Participants should be able to play two-octave G and A Major scales