Group Classes & Activities
Are you ready to ROCK in a BAND?!
Be Natural Music has several Rock Bands & Jazz Band
classes for kids who already play an instrument.
Kids & Teens ages 9 - 16
We also have a beginning Adult Rock Band class for all
those adult musicians who've never played in a band before!
Check out what Be Natural Music is doing:
www.benaturalmusicsantacruz.com
Matthew D Pinck
Be Natural Music
831-359-8240
youtube.com/benaturalmusic
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Santa Cruz Chamber Strings
.. an ensemble of intermediate string players
Monday rehearsals ~ 3:45-5:30
United Methodist Church, 250 California St.
Yearly tuition ~ $350
September ~ May
Preparatory Strings
.. an ensemble of beginning string players
Tuesday rehearsals ~ 3:45-5:00
Location TBD (Westside)
Yearly tuition ~ $300
Contact Cynthia Baehr, Music Director
(831) 469-8820 / cynviolin@gmail.com
Celtic Band Class
Flutist Lars Johannesson leads a Celtic Music ensemble class fridays at 4:15 - 5:30. Ages 8 - 18 are welcome to participate. Instruments include flutes, recorders, pennywhistles, fiddles, harps, keyboards & cellos. Please contact Lars for more information (lars@gruk.net / 831-706-8408)
PLAY THE CELLO? JOIN MY GROUPO!
An ongoing cello group class meets weekly in Santa Cruz.
Adults, Kids & TEENS of all levels welcome!
We sight-read, practice, laugh and talk.
Call: aude at 831-430-0500 for info.
Or email : parisstringquartet@hotmail.com
$20/class, $75 for 4 classes
The Gold Standard Chorus
The only barbershop chorus in the Santa Cruz area, the Gold Standard Chorus is an
informal singing organization with two goals: to share the fun of four-part harmony
in Santa Cruz and to support choral music programs in the local schools. It is also
one of the very few mixed-gender groups worldwide in a style dominated by all-male
and all-female groups. We meet every Wednesday at the Santa Cruz High School choir
room, 7:00pm to 9:25pm, and give two major concerts and many informal performances
each year. Come sing with us!
Call 408/221-1788 or visit www.scbarbershop.org for more info.
Make Your Own Bamboo Flute
Shelley Phillips is offering workshops in bamboo flute-making, in the tradition of Margaret James who developed a method of making flutes by hand during the arts & crafts movement in England in the 1930's. We made these bamboo 'pipes' last summer at Teen Camp with great success. Call the School for the next scheduled workshop: (831) 426-9155, or email shelley@communitymusicschool.org.
The Cabrillo Strings/Suzuki Music Program
provides a complete musical education for children through private lessons and group ensemble instruction. The program includes weekly lessons and participation in the Friday Ensembles held on the Cabrillo College campus. Instruction is offered on violin, viola, cello and string bass for students ages 5-18. For more information, or to make a donation, please call 479-6101, or go to our website
Monthly meetings, visiting uke luminaries, workshops, annual Big Sur Campout and more. Check out this very entertaining scene that's creating a big buzz in the uke world.
St. Andrew Academy Celtic Music Night with David Brewer
David Brewer's free Celtic music/coaching/jam is being held every Tuesday night from 7-8:30pm at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church at 9850 Monro Avenue in Aptos. email pipeyspice@hotmail.com
Celtic Slow Sessions
The group meets the 1st Sunday of the month at Deli-licious Deli, at
21505 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, from 1:30-3:30. It meets the 2nd
Sunday at The Britainia Arms Pub, at 8017 Soquel Drive, in Aptos from
7-9 pm. (Intermediate-Fast). It also meets the 3rd Sunday from 2-4
pm, at The Buttery, 702 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz (Intermediate).
Contact Tane Tachyon, tachyon@tachyonlabs.com
Redwood Mountain Dulcimer Group
This informal group of dulcimer enthusiasts meets quarterly in the Santa Cruz area. With CMS they also produce a big fun weekend of mountain dulcimer workshops and concerts with nationally known artists/instructors the last weekend of July. Loaner instruments are available at all events, so give it a try! See: www.redwooddulcimer.com
The Cabrillo Youth Chorus was founded in 1998. It has performed with the Cantiamo! Cabrillo, Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus, Cabrillo Opera, Santa Cruz Youth Symphony and Cabrillo Music Festival, as well as participating in choral festivals and producing their own concerts. The Youth Chorus provides four levels of instruction for singers ages 8-18: beginning level singers (Dolce) and beginning-intermediate singers (Vivace) rehearse every Tuesday 4-5:30pm, and intermediate singers (Allegria) and advanced level singers (Con Brio) rehearse every Wednesday 4-5:30pm. There is also a boys chorus (formed in spring of 2005) which rehearses on Tuesdays from 5-6pm. The program is directed by Cheryl Anderson, director of choral activities at Cabrillo College. Tuition $150, polo shirt $16 if you need a new one. Tuition assistance is available. For more information call 479-5021 or visit www.cabrilloyouthchorus.org.
Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay
Everything you need to know about great concerts and sessions in the area. www.celticsociety.org or e-mail celtsoc@aol.com.
Community Music School Teen Programs
Teen Band
For ages 13-17. Teen musicians learn to play in an ensemble, developing musicianship, flexibility and musical
creativity. The class meets weekly with artistic director Shelley Phillips to arrange music from Ireland, Scotland,
Brittany, Norway, Sweden and Bulgaria, in addition to modern and more quirky pieces. Instruments include fiddle, viola, flute,
tin whistle, cello, upright bass, guitar, Celtic harp, accordion and percussion. Students must have at least two
years experience on their instrument, experience in the genre of Celtic folk music, and must be able to read sheet
music and chord symbols. Teen Band performs at art galleries in the SoWat district downtown, opens for Celtic concerts
in the community, and offers a free finale concert at the end of each quarter.
For more information call (831) 426-9155.
Jim Greiner's Hands-On! Drumming: Ongoing Classes, Workshops & Interactive Rhythm
Programs/Drum Circles
http://www.handsondrum.com 831-462-3786 jgreiner@handsondrum.com
My Ongoing Classes & Private Lessons:
Beginning to advanced levels. All instruments are provided, but feel free to bring your own.
I teach ongoing classes, workshops and private lessons in Soquel Village. I also teach
throughout Santa Cruz County and beyond:
* Rhythm Power Class on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 pm. Djembe, Conga, Doumbek, Frame Drums
and/or hand percussion instruments: explore different instruments or choose one or two to
focus on. $75 for each four-week session. Play percussion for recreation, stress
release and self-empowerment. For more information about Rhythm
Power: www.handsondrum.com/personalgrowth
* Conga Class on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 pm. Afro-Caribbean rhythms. $80 for each
four-week session. Play for recreation or to enhance your performance skills.
* Private lessons: one-on-one, and small groups of friends and family: A few times
available. Monday through Saturday from noon to 7 pm. Recreational players & musicians
at all levels of experience.
Ask about trading my lessons and classes for your favorite skills.
Interactive Rhythm Programs & Drum Circles: Communicating, Cooperating & Celebrating Through
Rhythm!
Corporate team building, conference/meeting ice breaking, community groups, schools & youth
groups and private celebrations of all types!
Instruments provided & bring your own! All ages & all levels of experience.
Kidsong
A fun intro to music class for kids 5-8 years old. Singing, percussion and movement. Email Freesia Raine at freesia@freesiaraine.com for more information.
Master Classes & High School Honor's Band. Call 427-2227. or e-mail kuumbwa@kuumbwajazz.org.
Monterey Bay Recorder Society
The Monterey Bay Recorder Society encourages recorder playing as a shared social
experience by providing seven large-group meetings a year, each directed by a variety
of professional musicians. People with varying ability levels can play and study the
recorder in smaller consorts as well as in the larger group. Come and enjoy this instrument
which has been in use for over a thousand years!
We encourage everyone interested in early music and the musical pleasures of ensemble
playing to attend a meeting. See our website www.sfems.org/mbrs; call 469-7042,
462-0286; or e-mail sanderling2@earthlink.net.
World-song circle for families with 0-3 year olds. Lyrics are projected on the wall. Babies hear their people sing. Wed. and Thurs. 9:15-10:15 AM and 10:30-11:30 AM at Unity Temple, 407 Broadway, Santa Cruz. $5-$10 adults. Kids free. Also, 1st Saturday of the month, 10:30-Noon, Mothersong/Familydance meets at The Attic 931 Pacific Ave, downtown Santa Cruz (next to Streetlight Records - bring your strollers upstairs). $7 adults / $10 couples. Call Joya at 426-2935, or joyawinwood@got.net. Website mothersonguniversity.com
Music Teachers' Association of CA
Call 662-3929 for a list of member teachers or visit our website at http://sccmtac.homestead.com/.
Music Together is a popular and highly acclaimed Early Childhood Music Enrichment Program for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers and the adults who love them. Mornings and afternoons, Monday thru Saturday. Locations in Santa Cruz, Capitola and Felton. Call 462-5195 or visit musicalme.com
This community band plays concert band standards, marches and show tunes. Open to anyone that plays a band instrument and is proficient at reading music. Mondays 7:30-9:30PM in the Santa Cruz High Choir Room on the corner of Walnut and California. Call John Thomas at 425-0110 or visit Thomas Musical Instruments Front St in downtown Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz Follies
For adults. Auditions March 20 for performance in Sept. Singers and dancers over 50 years old. Rehearsals 2 times/week over the summer at the SCO, 222 Market St. in Santa Cruz. $15 membership fee. Other programs as well. Call Melita at 684-1312, or the SCO at 423-6640. mbisrael@msn.com
Scottish Country Dancing
Scottish Country Dancing class in Santa Cruz at the First Congregational Church, 900 High St. on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm. The contact is Dotty Lieber: 831-423-6165.
Shape Note Society
Sing from the Sacred Harp, an American songbook with its roots in the last century and earlier. The noteheads are different shapes, aiding sight-singing in four-part harmony. The group is also very social and is open to anyone. Shape Note meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 7:30-9 PM. Call 426-9155 or e-mail shelley@communitymusicschool.org and get on the e-mail list for locations. No charge. Beginners welcome.
Sylvan Music
Sylvan offers workshops, concerts and private lessons on various fretted string instruments. Anyone who wishes to receive more information is welcome to stop by the store at 1521 Mission St. in Santa Cruz or call 427-1917.
Pa Mele O’Hokulea Ukulele Academy
Ukalady@cruzio.com
www.ukalady.com
Wed Classes meet at 3709 Portola "Music Together" dance studio (in the El Rancho Shopping
Center, near Coffeetopia) Beginners: 6:45-7:45; Continuing: 8:00-9:00. Please call for
registration: (831) 476-4819.
Drum Circles/Community Building. For more information call 458-1946 or e-mail drum@drumcircle.com.
Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony
Symphony orchestra rehearsals & performances from Sept. - May for advanced students. Please contact Maeve Murphy, Executive Director, for more information. Phone: 831-607-9678 email: maeve.murphy@sccys.org Web: http://www.sccys.org
Individuals and groups interested in affiliating with Community Music School, please contact us at: