Warm Up with Music...

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Classes - Camps - Lessons

Spring & Summer 2015

The winter chill is upon us, but at WCM we are warming up for another season of great music!

Spring semester for individual lessons is underway. And registration for spring classes & summer camps is now open! Start a new instrument or give your technique a boost with lessons, classes or camps. Read on. Then, tell a friend...

Spring Classes - Start in March

Movie Songs for Kids (4-7 yrs)

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New this year. Calling all future singing stars! Sing favorite songs from popular children's films, while having fun, learning to breathe and care for the young voice in this fun class. Performance for parents and friends at last class. At Glen Echo Park.

Beginning Ukulele (13 & older)

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New this year. Explore this popular rediscovered little gem for your own enjoyment and be ready for your next party, open mic, or luau! In this fun class, you will learn simple chords and how to use them in a variety of songs - traditional to contemporary. Just bring a ukulele and notebook to start. Adult students welcome. At Glen Echo Park.

Acoustic Guitar for Teens & Adults

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Learn or expand your technique and repertoire by playing songs you love in these entertaining beginner and intermediate classes with Mike Kligerman. Improve your chords, picking, and strumming, and add some melody to your playing. Bring guitar and notebook.

At Glen Echo Park.

Alexander Technique (Adults 18+)

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Don't let playing music become a pain. This fun hands-on process encourages fluid movement and helps you change habits that produce tension or pain. Gain body awareness, calmer breathing, and more freedom to sing or play! Instructor is a musician, Certified Alexander teacher and Licensed Physical Therapist. At Glen Echo Park.

Traditional Irish Instruments

(Fiddle, Flute, Bodhran, Banjo & More)

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Expand your familiarity with musical styles and techniques. Learn reels, jigs, hornpipes, and more in the aural tradition, plus techniques to refine your playing. Some experience may be needed.

At Glen Echo Park.

Summer Camps - Registration Now Open!

Pop Belting for Teen Singers Camp (12-18 yrs)

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Learn how to get that big "stage" sound in pop music in the most healthy way. Prepare for school musicals, TV auditions, or singing for fun in the shower! At Glen Echo Park.

Singing & Strumming Camp (11-15 yrs)

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Sing pop and folk songs in a voice-healthy way and learn to strum along, too. We dial up the fun by providing a ukulele for you to keep, or you can bring a guitar. At Glen Echo Park.

Play on Percussion Camp (7-11 yrs)

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Rock, pop, and jazz beats with tambourine, woodblock, tom-toms, cymbals, bongos, and drum sets too! Summer rocks! At Glen Echo Park.

Strings Sampler Camp (7-11 yrs)

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Lots of strings rolled into one camp. Try a new instrument or pick one up for the first time. At Glen Echo Park.

Kids Who Sing Camp (7-11 yrs)

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Sing a broad range of fun songs - Broadway, popular, jazz & classical - as you learn to move on stage, breathe & sing with healthy habits, confidence & joy. At Glen Echo Park.

Little Prince & Princess Singers Camp (4-7 yrs)

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Learn to use the young voice through popular songs from classic and recent children's movies while developing imagination and having fun with music. At Glen Echo Park.

Fun with Music & Movement Camp (4-7 yrs)

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Exploring music is fun! Rhythm, pitch and melody are experienced through singing, listening, moving to music and crafts! At Glen Echo Park.

Sunshine Music Time (0-5 yrs)

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Dance, clap, sing and march to music ranging from folk to pop to classics in this fun introduction to the world of music. At Glen Echo Park.

Individual Lessons - Registration is Ongoing

Instruments, Voice & More (ages 5 - adult)

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In addition to our piano, guitar, voice, strings, winds, brass, and percussion lessons, WCM offers one-on-ones in composition, music theory, Alexander technique, and more! We are committed to matching every student with a teacher appropriate for learning style, level, and goals, and personally answering your questions. Registration is ongoing. Call early for the best choice of times: (301) 320-2770. At Glen Echo Park & Westmoreland Circle.

Early Childhood Music - Music Makes a Difference

Sunshine Music Time (0-5 yrs)

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Dance, clap, sing and march to music ranging from folk to pop to classics in this fun introduction to the world of music. At Glen Echo Park.

Conservatory Kids (0-6 yrs)

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From Beethoven's Fifth to the Yellow Submarine...Sing, clap, dance, and play to music of all styles - movie, classical, popular, traditional children's music. Awaken your child's awareness to the elements of music (pitch, rhythm, tempo, timbre) in our fun, developmentally appropriate classes. At Glen Echo Park.

Movie Songs for Kids (4-7 yrs)

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Thank you for your continued support of our programs.

The Washington Conservatory of Music is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The Conservatory is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS), an Accredited Institution Member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education. Glen Echo Park classes are presented in cooperation with Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, the National Park Service, and Montgomery County, MD. The Washington Conservatory of Music is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. Donations to the Conservatory

are tax deductible.