U-46 SCHOOLS MARIACHI WORKSHOP
Elgin, IL
July 16-19, 2018
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A Beginning Mariachi Pedagogy Workshop will be offered containing a strand of vocal training so that ALL participants will have access to age-appropriate vocal as well as instrumental pedagogy. Focus will be placed on the playing of secondary and tertiary mariachi instruments including trumpet, violin, guitar, vihuela and guitarron. All participants will also have the opportunity to perform on their primary instruments to sharpen characteristic stylistic nuances as required by the various mariachi styles.
Erik Ramirez and Yvette Sital, two of the highly successful mariachi educators from the Clark County School District's comprehensive, standards-based program, will serve as instructors for the Workshops. Clark County has the largest Mariachi Program in the nation and these instructors will provide insight on how best to build programs.
Sponsored by U-46 Schools
Elgin, IL
July 16-19, 2018
Follow us on Facebook at: fb.me/MariachiWorkshop
A Beginning Mariachi Pedagogy Workshop will be offered containing a strand of vocal training so that ALL participants will have access to age-appropriate vocal as well as instrumental pedagogy. Focus will be placed on the playing of secondary and tertiary mariachi instruments including trumpet, violin, guitar, vihuela and guitarron. All participants will also have the opportunity to perform on their primary instruments to sharpen characteristic stylistic nuances as required by the various mariachi styles.
Erik Ramirez and Yvette Sital, two of the highly successful mariachi educators from the Clark County School District's comprehensive, standards-based program, will serve as instructors for the Workshops. Clark County has the largest Mariachi Program in the nation and these instructors will provide insight on how best to build programs.
Sponsored by U-46 Schools
DAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Dayton, OH
July 23-24, 2018
Since 1984, the Yamaha Sounds of Summer program has provided top notch instruction to drummers and percussionists of all ages. This unique, specially-designed program for DPS percussion students and faculty provides hands-on instruction which is at the core of the Yamaha Sounds of Summer curriculum. Both students and faculty will rehearse and perform exercises and etudes contained in the Sounds of Summer Marching Essentials book.
This headliner instructor for this year's program is Lamar Burkhalter, Music Director for the NFL Houston Texans’ “Deep Steel Thunder" band. In addition to serving as the Music Director for Super Bowl LIVE, held in Houston, Texas, Burkhalter is the Founder/Executive Director of the Percussion One Foundation. He has served as the Percussion Entertainment Director for the MLB, ALCS, and World Series games in October of 2017. In addition, N8RHYTHM, his percussion education company, teaches and guides percussion curriculum around Texas.
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America
Dayton, OH
July 23-24, 2018
Since 1984, the Yamaha Sounds of Summer program has provided top notch instruction to drummers and percussionists of all ages. This unique, specially-designed program for DPS percussion students and faculty provides hands-on instruction which is at the core of the Yamaha Sounds of Summer curriculum. Both students and faculty will rehearse and perform exercises and etudes contained in the Sounds of Summer Marching Essentials book.
This headliner instructor for this year's program is Lamar Burkhalter, Music Director for the NFL Houston Texans’ “Deep Steel Thunder" band. In addition to serving as the Music Director for Super Bowl LIVE, held in Houston, Texas, Burkhalter is the Founder/Executive Director of the Percussion One Foundation. He has served as the Percussion Entertainment Director for the MLB, ALCS, and World Series games in October of 2017. In addition, N8RHYTHM, his percussion education company, teaches and guides percussion curriculum around Texas.
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America
DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
August 8-12, 2018
The Drum Corps International World Championships mark a week-long celebration of the “very best” in the world of marching music.
On Saturday, August 12, the top 12 corps as determined by the Semifinals competition on Friday, will vie for top honors and the chance to be called World Champion during this concluding event of the 2018 Drum Corps International Tour.
For nearly a half century, Drum Corps International, Marching Music’s Major League™, has been the leader in producing events for the world’s most elite and exclusive marching ensembles for student musicians and performers. Thirteen original founding member organizations formed the Drum Corps International collective in 1971 to organize and unify leadership for youth-focused competitive drum corps events throughout North America. Directors of those competing groups sought to unite their corps by providing opportunities to perform together—in the end building a foundation for future success.A non-profit entity was officially established in 1972, and today DCI supports numerous programs around the globe while sanctioning participating recognized drum corps, SoundSport® performance ensembles and DrumLine Battle™ teams performing in more than 100 competitive events that make up the annual Drum Corps International Tour.
With a vast reach online at DCI.org, through corporate sponsorship, annual broadcast initiatives, and outreach to high school music programs, Drum Corps International delivers the message of “excellence in performance and in life” to more than 7.2 million young people, ages 13-22 involved in the performing arts across the United States.
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
August 8-12, 2018
The Drum Corps International World Championships mark a week-long celebration of the “very best” in the world of marching music.
On Saturday, August 12, the top 12 corps as determined by the Semifinals competition on Friday, will vie for top honors and the chance to be called World Champion during this concluding event of the 2018 Drum Corps International Tour.
For nearly a half century, Drum Corps International, Marching Music’s Major League™, has been the leader in producing events for the world’s most elite and exclusive marching ensembles for student musicians and performers. Thirteen original founding member organizations formed the Drum Corps International collective in 1971 to organize and unify leadership for youth-focused competitive drum corps events throughout North America. Directors of those competing groups sought to unite their corps by providing opportunities to perform together—in the end building a foundation for future success.A non-profit entity was officially established in 1972, and today DCI supports numerous programs around the globe while sanctioning participating recognized drum corps, SoundSport® performance ensembles and DrumLine Battle™ teams performing in more than 100 competitive events that make up the annual Drum Corps International Tour.
With a vast reach online at DCI.org, through corporate sponsorship, annual broadcast initiatives, and outreach to high school music programs, Drum Corps International delivers the message of “excellence in performance and in life” to more than 7.2 million young people, ages 13-22 involved in the performing arts across the United States.
Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America
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