Youth Courses
These courses are specifically designed for youth and students. Learning and participating in music while we’re young is one of the best things we can do for our mental, emotional, and social health. Take a look and join one of these amazing opportunities today!
Songwriting 101 (Youth)
with Emily Persha
Cost: $315
Starts Sep 11, 2023, runs for 6 weeks. This class meets once a week on Mondays from 5pm – 6:30pm.
For grades 6-12
Have you ever wanted to write a song but didn’t know where to start…or have you started many songs but don’t know how to finish them? We’ve got you! Jump into songwriting 101 and you’ll come out with a finished song, and an opportunity to perform your song in front of others (if you want)! No previous music experience necessary.
This class takes participants on a guided journey through the songwriting process with the help of professional songwriters and guest artists. In conjunction with “The Bushwick Book Club” you will have the opportunity to write a song inspired by your favorite book or story! Learn about different songwriting methods as you discover yours. We’ll explore and dissect various song forms, instrumentation, and lyric content. We’ll try different writing prompts and offer tips and tricks to get over blocks and doubts.
Each person brings a story, life experience, and value to their craft. In this safe and supportive environment, we’ll have the opportunity for reflection, feedback, and performance. We look forward to creating with you!
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KPC Community Choir
with Ailisa Newhall
Cost: $99
Starts Sep 11, 2023, runs for 6 weeks. Join at any time! This mixed ensemble (all voices from Bass to Soprano) meets once a week on Mondays from 7:00 – 8:30pm at the Kirkland Women’s Club.
The non-auditioned KPC Community Choir is for those who love to sing regardless of musical experience, ability, or what people have told them about their singing voice. As if you’re singing around the campfire with family and friends, we come to experience music together.
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Ukulele Start-Up
with Wes Weddell
Cost: $315
Starts Sep 12, 2023 at 6:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks. This class meets on Tuesdays from 6:30pm – 7:30pm.
Ages: High School through Adult
The cheerful ukulele may be just what we need during these disruptive times, so let’s dig in! This class for total beginners will balance demonstration with opportunities for students to play, starting from easy chords used in familiar songs and building technique from there. Along the way we’ll address how to hold it, tune it, strum it, and what you can do to practice on your own. Successive weeks will balance incorporating new skills with returning to familiar examples. No previous experience necessary.
Students should have their own instrument to use during class.
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Guitar Start-up
with Wes Weddell
Cost: $315
Starts Sep 12, 2023 at 7:45 pm, runs for 6 weeks. This class meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:45pm – 8:45pm.
Ages: High School through Adult
Always wanted to play songs with friends and family? Had a guitar lying around for a while? (Or just found your way to one?) In this class for complete beginners, we’ll begin with chord-playing and work up to some simple melodic embellishment. As the class proceeds we’ll layer skills for strum-patterns and rhythmic variety, addressing techniques for both hands using well-known songs. You’ll emerge a capable guitarist who can add parts to songs and accompany singers in a variety of styles! No previous experience necessary.
Students should have their own instrument to use during class.
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Music with Mariah
with Mariah Fraser
Cost: $175
Starts Sep 14, 2023 at 12:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks. This class meets on Thursdays from 12:30pm – 1:15pm.
This class is intended for ages 0-5 plus an adult (you can just register the child). Pay what you can options upon registration.
You’re never too young to start your musical journey! Early childhood is the perfect time to start playing with the basics of music. We will sing, move our bodies, and play instruments – and mostly have a lot of fun! Join Mariah and find new ways to bring music into your life.
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Social Music Making (Youth)
with Jed Crisologo
Cost: $315
Sep 14, 2023 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks. This class meets weekly on Thursdays from 5:00pm – 6:00pm.
In Partnership with The Rhapsody Project. The Rhapsody Project is a community that explores and celebrates music and heritage through an anti-racist lens.
In this 6-week course, students will learn how to collaboratively hold a welcoming space for social music making. We will cover basic jamming etiquette and how to take a solo, including some introductory music theory and some tried and true pro-tips for soloing confidence.
We will learn a new tune each week by ear, with a complimentary TRP songbook for each participant—if reading charts and/or preparing in advance is more in your comfort zone! Tunes will include a mix of jazz and blues, along with some contemporary songs in those idioms.
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