Summer 2009 Music Workshops at Temple University
Presented by the Boyer College of Music and Dance

Wah-wahs, Riders and Humbuckers: Creating & Developing a Rock Band
June 29 - July 2
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Arronson Hall (in Presser Hall)
13th and Norris streets
Main Campus

If you have always wanted to form a rock band, or if you are a music teacher who wants to bring new experiences to students, this workshop is for you. It will cover historical perspectives of the development of rock music, equipment requirements, performance, style, group construction, communication and interaction, rehearsing, promotion, involving young people, learning without musical reading ability, singing and fronting a band, and selecting and deconstructing appropriate material.  
 
Instructors: Dr. Deborah Sheldon, Boyer College music education department chair; and Ralph Confredo, sales and training manager, Guitar Center, Cherry Hill, N.J., and lead guitarist for classic rock band Nasty Habits  
 
Pickin’ & Grinnin’: Selecting & Rehearsing Quality Band Literature
July 7 - 9
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

Arronson Hall (in Presser Hall)
13th and Norris streets
Main Campus

Bring your batons and instruments as we review quality scores for school bands of all levels. We will review some old chestnuts and some on which the ink is still wet! You will learn effective rehearsal techniques and work with the instructor leading the ensemble through a number of pieces that could work for you and your students.  
 
Instructors: Dr. Deborah Sheldon, Boyer College music education department chair, and Brian Balmages, composer and director of instrumental publications for The FJH Music Company