Back by popular demand, the Concord Community Music School will once again offer its five-week series of Summer Sings on Tuesday evenings, 7 – 8:30 pm, from June 30 through July 28. These community gatherings are open to all, no experience necessary, with no age limits. Picnic in Fletcher-Murphy Park next door, and bring the whole family! Featured during the five weeks (with words on screen for easy sing-alongs) will be: · June 30: Family Sing, led by Carolyn Parrott and Heather Oberheim;
· July 7: Folk Song Hootenanny, led by David Surette and Susie Burke;
· July 14: Music of the 60’s: Beatles and Motown, led by Jane Berlin Pauley, Kent Allyn and David Tonkin;
· July 21: African Rhythms, led by Lindsey and Grace Schust; and
· July 28: Broadway Night, led by Emily Jaworski and Calvin Herst.
In addition to the Summer Sings, the Music School offers its ever-popular Jazz Camp running the week of July 6 – 10th, for pre-teens through adults. The camp meets daily, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm, and includes ensemble, performance, recording technique, improvisation and instrumental master classes. The week is team-taught by members of the Music School’s jazz faculty. For the younger set (6-months – 7-years), Music and Movement classes, led by Heather Oberheim, director of the Music School’s early childhood program, meet Tuesdays through July 28th. Teens and adults looking for a new musical experience will enjoy the steel pan bands led by Paul Silverman of Hopkinton High School. These classes take place Wednesdays and Thursdays (July 8th and 9th through July 29th and 30th). For teen and adult singers looking to broaden their knowledge and skills, Ellen Nordstrom Baer, Voice Department Chair at the Music School, will offer seminars for singers on four Thursday evenings (July 9th – 30th, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm) covering ways to protect the voice, succeed in auditions, cope with stage fright, and communicate with an audience. The class on July 16th will be open to teachers and choral directors only.
Private lessons in most instruments and voice are offered on a flexible basis as are ensemble coachings (chamber music to garage bands), and music therapy sessions.
Call the Music School for more information, 603-228-1196, or visit the website http://www.ccmusicschool.org where you can download registration forms for all the above programs.