MUSIC LESSON SCHOLARSHIPS (est. 1979) — STJS provides funding for private music instruction for elementary, middle school and high school students. Naturally, the emphasis is on jazz. Scholarship money is raised at the monthly raffle held at the "Jazz Sunday" concert, and by the STJS Foundation. If you are a young musician interested in studying traditional jazz, you can download information and an application to apply for one of these music lesson awards. For info and application:click here
PICK UP THE BATON offers group lessons in Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute, Trombone, Trumpet, Percussion and Strings. Beginning Band is also offered, as is Intermediate and Advanced Ensemble. The emphasis is on learning to play an instrument and gaining experience in playing with others in the Beginning Band Class. Directors Steve Chambers and Jeff Chambers, are well schooled and have worked as professional musicians for years. One of their goals is to make music programs such as Pick up the Baton, an enriching part of the community that will support growth of the arts for years to come. Check out their website - Click here
THE AMADOR COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND , CONDUCTOR
ERNEST KAPPHAHU.
The Amador Community Band is comprised of 27 very talented local musician volunteers
from Amador and surrounding counties. There are no auditions and no compensation.
Band rehearsals are held on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Amador High School
Band Room in Sutter Creek. The band is looking for people who play or have played
band instruments in the past.
For more information, please call Mr. Ernie Kapphahn at 209-296-8989. For answers to
any questions you may have, you can also email Mr. Kapphahu at the following email
address: bookcollector@volcano.net Visit the Band website at www.accband.org
TRAD. JAZZ CAMP — Youth and Adult (est. 1986) This week-long summer camp provides intensive jazz combo instruction for approximately 100 young musicians ages 12-18. Scholarships are available to the youth camp on selected instruments. Expanded in 2000 to provide an additional week-long camp for approximately 90 adults. Held at Sly Park, the Sacramento County Schools Outdoor Education Facility in Pollock Pines. Camp faculty consists of the finest trad jazz musicians in the country Find out more...Click here
THE SACRAMENTO SYMPHONIC WINDS, CONDUCTOR LES LEHR. The Scramento Symphonic Winds is a newky formed concert band under the leadership of Dr. Les Lehr. The band rehearses on Tuesday nights at El Camino High School at 7:15 p.m. Membership is by invitation, recommendation and/or audition. SSW presently has openings in the following positions: Bassoon (2), Clarinet (2), Alto Sax (1), Tenor Sax (1), Trombone (1), Percussion (1) Openings are filled by audition. Please click here for more information: Llehr@sbcglobal.net
The band will perform all types of music from patriotic to pops, classics to rock-n-roll. For more information email or click here at http://www.sacwinds.org
AMADOR STUDENT MUSIC FUND
MOTHER LODE YOUTH SYMPHONY Beginning Strings Class. Tuesday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m at Mother Lode Music Store in Martell. For students 5th thru 12th grade who would like to learn to play the violin, viola or cello. For more information, call Mother Lode Music at 223-4323.
Rehearsals for the Youth Symphony are on Thursday evenings 6-8 p.m. atBret Harte High School in Angels Camp.
Auditions will be held in August for intermediate to advanced string, wind and percussion musicians from Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.
AMADOR CHORALIERS rehearse weekly on Tuesdays (with some Thursdays) from 6:30 to 8:30 or 9:00 at the Amador High School Band Room in Sutter Creek. The group is also looking for another pianist. For more information on concerts, tickets or joining the group, call Darlene, 223-4164 or Carole, 754-1088.
AMADOR COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL committed to encouraging, supporting, and promoting the Arts. Their programs are numerous and include a Patron of the Arts Award, two "arts" scholarships yearly to two students , one each at the Argonaut and Amador High Schools,. The Amador County Arts Council also holds several fund raising activities to support the arts, such as the Art Studio Tour, which you can read about at the Amador County Arts Council website. http://www.acaconline.com
AMADOR COUNTY RECREATION AGENCY (ACRA) Is offering GUITAR LESSONS for Beginners, intermediate, or advanced. Call 223-6373 for details and registration information. For private lessons , call (214) 402-2923 Lessons will be held in conference room D at the Health and Human Services Building. Teacher: Matt Nestor ACRA employee
