Announcing new programs for the summer and fall!

NEW PROGRAMS!

Over the past year we've asked you (students, parents, teachers and working musicians) what kind of programs you'd like to see at the Foundry. We find that the people we see every week in our halls are a wonderful source of great ideas, so we've been working on bringing those ideas to fruition.

SEASON CALENDAR

We've come up with our first ever Season Calendar! There are programs for this coming summer, fall and winter/spring. Many of the details of the classes and workshops are still being hammered out, but we wanted to start letting you know what's in store.

Below in this newsletter we highlight a few of these new programs. The full details are on our website at www.madisonmusicfoundry.com/education.

What's the difference between a lesson, a workshop and a class?

Education at the Foundry is divided into three categories: Lessons, Workshops and Classes. In the education world, the terms "class" and "workshop" get used rather interchangeably but we realized that we have distinct categories of education that need differentiating. Below is the description of each aspect of education at Madison Music Foundry.

LESSONS

Lessons are simply one on one sessions with a private instructor on any instrument.

WORKSHOPS

Workshops are programs designed to help participants play in a group setting. So far Rock Workshop has been our only workshop, but now we're expanding into Jazz, Hip Hop, Grass & Roots, and Chamber Groups. Workshops require some sort of audition, weekly rehearsals and a performance.

CLASSES

Classes are basically everything else. They can be about particular topics (Music Theory, Songwriting, Music Business), certain instruments (Discover Drums & Percussion, Fiddling), or other general information relevant to musicians (avoiding injury while playing, instrument maintenance).

SUMMER SCHEDULE

Discover Drums & Percussion

and Rock Workshop

Discover Drums & Percussion

Four classes: July 11 - August 1

$110 | $100 Current MMF Students

Get hands-on experience learning the basics of a wide variety of percussion instruments. Taught in four 2-hour classes, students will get to play drum set, a large number of hand percussion and drums (i.e. congas, djembe, maracas, and yes, cowbell), snare drum, and mallet instruments (i.e. marimba and xylophone).

Taught by Foundry drum instructor Nathan Russell who has performed in groups such as the Racine Kilties Drum & Bugle Corps, The Marimba Festival Orchestra (The World's Largest Marimba Ensemble), The Oshkosh and Green Bay Symphony Orchestras and the UWO Percussion & Marimba Ensemble. Nathan also teaches internationally at an annual drum retreat and children's percussion camps in Roatan, Honduras.

More information on Discover Drums & Percussion

Rock Workshop - Summer Session

August 1-11

Application Deadline: July 19

$375 (Financial assistance available)

This is the first time we're offering a condensed summer session of RW. Still 8 practices, a recording and a gig--it's just condensed into eleven days. Rehearsals are August 1-6, 8 & 9; the recording is on the 10th and the gig is at the High Noon Saloon on the 11th.

Find out more about Rock Workshop

FALL SCHEDULE

We have many new classes and workshops starting this fall. Here's a snapshot of a few of them. For the complete list along with prices and registration info, go to www.madisonmusicfoundry.com/education.

Music Theory: September 11 - October 2

Topics: Basics of Music (melody, harmony & rhythm), The Next Step (intervals, chords, keys and time signatures), Digging Deeper (chords part two, four-part harmony), Harmonic Analysis (altered chords, modes, substitutions)

Hip Hop Workshop: Rehearsals begin September 16

This workshop will start with separate classes about making beats and writing rhymes. Then the two groups will be brought together to work out songs. Everyone will write and record two originals. The gig takes place simultaneously with Rock Workshop.

See all upcoming workshops

Songwriting: October 9 - November 13

The Songwriting series walks you through the steps of composing your own music. It helps answer questions such as, "How do I write lyrics?" or "I have parts, but how do I turn them into a song?" This class will give a framework for converting your creative ideas into a workable form for you or anyone else you'd like to share them with.

Group Classes: Monthly

Interested in starting a new instrument? Group classes cover everything you'd want to know to get started. Topics include: how to shop for an instrument, buying vs. renting, equipment, accessories, maintenance, a demonstration and group lesson/chance to try out some instruments. Sept. 7: Guitar, Oct. 5: Chamber Strings, Nov. 2: Brass, Dec. 7: Percussion

Musician's Toolkit Series: Monthly

The Musician's Toolkit series is a monthly class that focuses on something of interest to a large group of musicians. The classes are always very cheap and open to anyone. Sept. 18: Drum Maintenance, Oct. 16: Collaborative Songwriting, Nov. 20: Well-Being and Avoiding Injury

Madison Music Foundry

2818 Index Rd
Fitchburg, WI 53713
(608)270-2660
info@madisonmusicfoundry.com

www.madisonmusicfoundry.com