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rock workshop Buzzed Into Madison with Emmy Fink ROCK WORKSHOP SPOT Click here for the CAPITOL TIMES ARTICLE!
We are excited to present the Rock Workshop! This is a workshop for middle school to high school aged musicians, designed to give them the full band experience, including recording and a live performance. Musicians will be grouped with others of similar talent and interest to form bands. A teacher will assist in an 8 week program to help them play with others as a band. At the end of the program, each band will experience recording at Smart Studios, and will walk away with a finished CD. A showcase will be held twice a year with all of the Rock Workshop bands at the High Noon Saloon, to gain live show experience. This is an ongoing workshop. The first semester is in session and the second semester will begin in November. We are accepting pre-enrollment forms now! Click the link at the bottom of the page to download, or give us a call! http://www.smartgeeks.comhttp://www.high-noon.comshapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1
The Rock Workshop applications have started rolling in for the second semester and as we receive the forms, we are scheduling times to meet each of the applicants in order to properly group them with similar musicians (genre and talent level). Each group will start in November as matches are made, pending each musician in the band’s availability, and once we have each instrument’s spot filled. We ask that you have 6 months to a year of experience with your instrument. We encourage all players to enroll; all instruments, sounds and styles! We currently are in need of lots more bass players and singers but regardless of your instrument, if you are at all interested in the Rock Workshop, please fill out the application and send it in. No commitments, we just want to meet you! Just click this link below: NOW ACCEPTING PRE-ENROLLMENT FORMS! PACKAGE A $339 -8 week program -8 hours of coaching -16 hours of rehearsal time -Professional recording at Smart Studios -Live performance at High Noon Saloon -Compilation CD with Rock Workshop Bands PACKAGE B $289 -8 week program -8 hours of coaching -16 hours of rehearsal time -Live performance at High Noon Saloon MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS: KEN FITZSIMMONS
 
With 12 years of teaching experience, Ken’s students have successfully auditioned into Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO), WSMA Honors Orchestra, various university music schools and conservatories. Many have gone on to tour, lead bands, and in some cases even to teach lessons. Styles include classical, jazz, rock, latin, country, and more. Ken also teaches music theory, ear training and sight singing. Ken received a degree in bass performance from UW-Madison studying under jazz great Richard Davis. Playing experience includes Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra, various big bands and smaller jazz groups along with countless blues, country, and rock bands. Also, Ken has toured the country a number of times both with rock/funk group Little Blue Crunchy Things and more recently with the Irish rock band The Kissers. Joe Bernstein received his Music Performance masters degree in percussion from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an active performer with the rock band El Valiente, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and the Madison School of Ballet. He also toured with the Celtic rock group The Kissers for six years. Joe teaches Jazz History, History of Pop/Rock and Music Theory at Madison Area Technical College and works as Operations Manager for Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras. In addition, Joe has been teaching a private percussion studio since 2000 and umpiring baseball since 2007.
 
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PHOTOS! RECORDING AT SMART STUDIOS... ...SHOWCASE AT THE HIGH NOON SALOON! FOUR PESOS
 
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