Jazz & Rock Studies
Songwriting
Ages 13-adult. Encourage and release your unique voice through the art of songwriting! Focusing on songcraft, performance acumen, improvisation and collaboration as crucial elements in this art form, students will gain creative tools necessary for song construction. A weekly workshop format will help guide each student from concept phase through finished song. The class will also study the work of a variety of professional songwriters. A fun and useful course for any student interested in developing their songwriting skills in a safe, productive environment. Instructor will contact students to confirm class time.
Sound Design and Performance
Ages 12 & up. Create fresh, exciting Sound Design for all performance mediums while learning basic, approachable and effective applications of common private use Sound Design software. Students will practice creating and recording sound in a variety of charged, dynamic environments and from a vast range of poignant sources. The application of sound to music, dance, film, theatre, the visual arts and the live literary genres will all be examined and customized to each student. Get behind the wheel of this singularly powerful artistic element.
See the Spring schedule for Sound Design.
Ensembles
We offer a number of jazz, rock and world music ensembles, including:
- Intro to Jazz Ensemble
- Jazz Rock Ensemble
- Jazz Standards Ensemble
- Blues Ensemble
- Latin Jazz Ensewmble
- The NMS Ragtime Stompers
- Rock Ensemble
- Steel Bands
- Guitar Ensemble for Plectrum Players
