Workshops

2026 Workshops

Each participant may attend any workshop of interest to them.  Parents and teachers may attend as well.  Workshops are held throughout the day and are conducted by the visiting clinicians.

Young Musicians Festival

BAND WORKSHOP

Saturday  TBA

Title:  How to Optimize Your Daily Practice – with Kirt Saville
for intermediate students

A discussion and presentation of proven techniques for mastering difficult passages.

Saturday  TBA

Title:  Finding the Core – with Chris Ramos
for intermediate students

All about air, resonance, and tone production.

A young woman playing the piano in the Honors Concert at a Bowen Young Musicians Festival

PIANO WORKSHOP

Saturday  TBA

Title:  Jazz Up Your Playing!
for intermediate/advanced students

Playing jazz in an authentic style and  improvising provides great ingenuity, engagement, and understanding as well as being downright fun!  In this presentation, you will explore practical ways to incorporate jazz and improvisation into your playing, using rhythm and accompaniment patterns to spark creativity. 

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Young Musicians Festival Honor Performance Concert

STRINGS WORKSHOP

Saturday  TBA

Title:  Can you Make Money as a Professional Musician?
for intermediate/advanced students

Explore various ways you can make money being a professional musician.

Young Musicians Festival

VOCAL WORKSHOP

Saturday  TBA

Title:  Build Your Voice
for intermediate students

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