“Summertime Blues”

I am happy to announce that I will to lead another CYM Course, “Summertime Blues”, on August 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm., and it will be similar to the one we did last year. Hopefully students who attended in the summer of 2020 will register again, and beginners will join in as well. Each meeting will be one hour in length, and kids aged 6 years to 12 (or so) will enjoy it – parents can take part too. The first three classes will be held on Zoom and the fourth class will be held in person, so students can jam with others in real time. Weather permitting, the class will be outside; otherwise, we can spread out in the downstairs area at Wexford.

Any students who play guitar, piano, or keyboard can participate with those instruments, AND anyone interested in signing up for the course who does not play one of these (or who doesn’t yet play any instrument) can participate with a HARMONICA. Remember that everyone who took the class last year had a harmonica and enjoyed learning how to play simple blues harp?!

Students will learn basic theory as it applies to Blues, chord progressions, dominant seventh chords, pentatonic scales, 12 bar blues, etc. We will also work on rhythm and counting. Participants can experiment with other instruments as they are available to them at home. Although we will talk about how Blues influenced rock and pop music, the theory that students learn will also be applicable to the music they play in their weekly studies at CYM. We will have fun learning a new style of music and playing together (as you might not have done for quite some time) with other students.

Buy a harmonica beforehand if you would like to bring one to the course. I recommend the Fender Blues Deluxe Harmonica, Key of C harmonica, which you can purchase here. No other materials are necessary. Files and links will be emailed to parents as needed. I hope to see you there! Click here to register.