School of Rock Vacaville 3-Week Workshop (3rd & 4th Grade) Rock Music History/Rhythm/Songwriting

WEEK 1

ROCK MUSIC HISTORY

Foster a life-long appreciation of music through a workshop focused on rock music history and all of its sub-genres including, Roots of Rock n Roll, Latin Rock, Blues, Southern Rock, R&B, Classic Rock, Alternative, Pop, Punk, Emo & Metal to name just a few.  Students will design their own album cover in a particular genre.

Students will learn about the different time periods of modern contemporary music & genres.  We will accompany our workshop with visual and audio presentations sampling a variety of music.  They will also participate in creative activities that will help them identify a variety of styles of music. 

We will finish our workshop with students creating their own album cover.

WEEK 2

ROCK RHYTHM

In our second workshop in the series we will have students focus on performing with their peers in a rhythm based ensemble.  They will learn about different rhythmic values and beats found in popular music.  

We will complete our workshop with a percussive ensemble or drum circle.  Each student will be provided with drum sticks and a bucket to participate in this workshop.

WEEK 3

SONGWRITING

In the third week of our series we will combine the knowledge gained from the first two weeks and focus on the different components of a song.  We will discuss song structure, lyric & dynamic composition & instrumentation.  

We will bring along instruments for visual and audio sampling.

At the end of this workshop students will have composed a song together.

Enrolling is based on a LOTTERY SYSTEM. Add to the WAITLIST and we will notify parents via email if your student is selected in the lottery! After the lottery has ended and there is still room, you will be able to register.