Zion Schedule 2018

Kami’s private lesson:

11:45-12:45— Cecily Holcomb

12:45-1:45— Vaughan Edwards

1:45-2:45—Jacob Cypher

2:45-3:45—Jakob Heitkamp

1:30-2:30 Mindful Learning—(Tom).  Using Pre-Reading, Play and Say and other techniques for the efficient memorization of music and the reduction of confusion and error with sustained concentration.

1:30-2:30 Playing Together—(Ethan) An exploration of techniques un-conducted ensembles use to craft cohesive, meaningful interpretations as a group.

2:30-3:30 Guitar Harmony, Part I—(Alan).  Everything you need to know to about chords: building, recognizing, and relating them to keys.  Activities include writing, reading lead-sheet notation, and chord building challenges.

2:30-3:30 Discovering the Guitar—(Ben). A lecture-based class discussing the history and journey of the guitar to present day, exploring common to advanced practices and uses in encouraging excitement and application for the guitar in today’s time.

4:15- 6:15—Guitar Orchestra (Canyon  Community Center)

6:15-7:15—Dinner

Small Ensembles on your own

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Alan’s private lesson:

11:45-12:45—Vince Carrola

12:45-1:45— Taige Moore

1:45-2:45—Christopher Ringor

2:45-3:45– Samuel Laminen

1:30-2:30 Performance Development—(Tom)

2:30-3:30—Repertoire Class, Part I—(Kami)

2:30-3:30 Alexander Technique—Guitar workshop where students will learn how to perform with their innate instrument, their bodies! Ben

4:15- 6:15—Guitar Orchestra (Canyon  Community Center)

6:15-7:15—Dinner

Small Ensembles on your own

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Gohar’s private lesson:

11:45-12:45—Kayla Hibbs

12:45-1:45— Xavier Bobholz

1:45-2:45—Emma Treganowan

2:45-3:45—Brandon Walker

12:30-1:30—Small Ensembles

1:30-2:30—Guitar Harmony Part II—(Alan).  Harmonizing of melodies is taught through a 5-step approach.  Bring your guitar!  Melodies will be provided for students to create their own harmonization projects to share with the class.  (Guitar Harmony Part I is helpful for this class)

1:30-2:30 Intermediate Technique—(Kami).  Introduction of intermediate concepts for the hands (analysis and application).

2:30-3:30—Music Business—(Ben).  Lecture/round table introduction to the ins and outs of  Music Business and how to create a network/net-worth. Key topics addressed will be communication, financial freedom, physiology, and social media.

2:30-3:30—Learning the Fingerboard—(Alan and Tom).  Break through the open-position barrier, with a step-by-step method that focuses on fixed-positions, scale forms, and visualization. Bring your guitar!

4:15- 6:15—Guitar Orchestra (Canyon  Community Center)

6:15-7:15—Dinner

7:30—Coffeehouse (Performances)

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Tom’s private lesson:

11:45-12:45—Rodrigo Bautista

12:45-1:45— Juan Moreno

1:45-2:45—Kate Bailey

2:45-3:45—Lisa Zumpft

12:30-1:30—Small Ensembles

1:30-2:30 Composing and arranging for the Guitar—(Alan).  A demonstration on how to effectively arrange/compose for guitar and guitar ensemble.  Topics include: how to convert a non-guitar work into a guitar work; writing idiomatically for the guitar; arranging tools and resources.

1:30-2:30 Making a living as a guitarist and musician—Kami. Round table discussion about collegiate and career possibilities

2:30-3:30—Sight Reading–(Ethan).  A deeper dive at the mechanics of interacting with musical notation, and consideration of how “music at sight” can be a professional asset.

2:30-3:30—Repertoire Class, Part II (Kami).

4:15- 6:15—Guitar Orchestra (Canyon Community Center)

6:15-7:15—Dinner

8:00 PM—Gohar Vardanyan Concert

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12:00-1:00—Small Ensembles

1:00-3:00—Gohar Vardanyan Masterclass

• Forrest Sparks
• Emma Blair
• Caden May

2:00-3:00—Performance Development—(Tom and Ben).

4:00-6:00—Guitar Orchestra (Canyon Community Center)

6:00-7:00—Dinner

7:30—Guitar Orchestra/Ensembles/Soloists Concert

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