NEW! Attention Guitar • Piano • Vocal • Ukulele students!
Online Songwriting Workshops for Kids age 10-12
Creating an original song is such a personal and rewarding experience. It provides an opportunity to express oneself; to articulate thoughts and feelings through the magic of music and lyrics. We are excited to announce a new online songwriting workshop for kids ages 10-12 this summer. These short-run, small-group, focussed workshops introduce your young musician to some of the fundamentals of writing a well-structured song. Workshop sessions will be an hour in length, Monday to Friday online, and the group is guided through the week to co-create a song together. A demo of the song will be recorded and sent to students after the workshop is completed.
July 13th to 17th: One hour morning workshops (Monday to Friday)
July 20th to July 24th: One hour morning workshops (Monday to Friday)
11:30am-12:30pm workshops
max: 4 participants per workshop
Prerequisite:
Minimum one year of instruction on your instrument (Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Vocal)
(Please note: your spot is confirmed once you have paid your fee in full.
We reserve the right to cancel any workshops with less than 3 confirmed participants)
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____+ Jam Sessions in the Kitchen (adults) (postponed due to Covid)
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Private Instruction
Singin’ In the Kitchen: Vocal Instruction
Sessions are fun, meaningful and energetic—focusing as much on style, intention and character as they do on technique (breath control, posture, resonance, vibrato, etc.) For beginner to advanced students, professional instruction in the Kitchen is engaging for young students as well as the young at heart! To find out more about our vocal instructors, visit Our Instructors page.
Individual lessons, all ages: 30 minute and 60 minute time slots.
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Tickling the Ivories: Piano Instruction
Kitchen Music instructors have the talent and skill (and patience!) to help the budding pianist in your family–young or old–discover the joy of adding music into your life. For younger students, basic skills (posture, hand position, reading music, chord progressions and an introduction to a repertoire from the classics to contemporary tunes) to intermediate or advanced players (music theory, improvisation, jazz, boogie woogie, or the good ol’ twelve-bar blues are a few of possible areas of study).
Learning basic mandatory skills mainly through contemporary popular tunes is how the lessons stay fresh and engaging–particularly for the young ones. For those who want to study the classics, we are also able to help students prep for RCM exams/University auditions as well. For beginners as well as advanced students, this is your chance to sit with the best and learn to play. Visit Our Instructors page for more info.
Individual lessons, all ages: 30 minute and 60 minute time slots
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Guitar, Mandolin, Bass and Ukulele instruction
This is where the Kitchen’s humble beginnings are rooted! Study guitar, mandolin and more here in the Kitchen with some of the best players and instructors in the city. Top-notch instruction, and all in an informal, relaxed setting. Visit Our Instructors page to find out who you could be learning from!
Individual lessons, all ages: 30 minute and 60 minute time slots
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Group Classes
Guitar Club (ages 8 to 10)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays after school, limited space
We are looking for young, eager musicians in the making to participate in a fun, fresh, innovative learning experience. Is it a challenge getting your kids to practice at home every night? Do you want more flexibility in your child’s week to week commitment to attend guitar lessons? Guitar club students practice correct technique and posture, improve their dexterity with single notes and with chords, and have fun learning songs together in a supportive, social environment. The goal is to inspire young students to adopt an effective daily practice routine to carry home with them.
Guitar club program allows club members access to additional complimentary class time within the program which will run 2 days a week to start. Fun, Fresh, FREE EXTRA LESSONS! For more information or to sign up, reach out to us on our sign up form HERE
Music Theory Boot Camp (adults) (Fall Semester only)
A Master Class with Steve Briggs: for strummers, soloists & songwriters
Monday eves starting in September, 90 minutes weekly, 20 weeks
Limited space (7 students max) (adults 19+)
You are an intermediate player who has hit a wall with your playing…
When you sit in on a jam, do you really yearn to better understand the building blocks for accompaniment? Or maybe you are a budding songwriter who simply wants more musical concepts at your disposal. You might be a player that really wants to deliver solid robust solos on request. For all these scenarios, this course provides the theoretical nuts and bolts required for any developing musician’s tool box to support your natural instincts and write and play more fluidly, and with heightened confidence.
Master musician and passionate educator Steve Briggs is your man to get you where you want to go. The course will be a combination of lectures and group playing for practical application in real time. Network with other fellow musicians while having some fun honing your music chops. You’re gonna love it.
Sign up HERE.
Jam Sessions in the Kitchen
Kitchen Music Instructional Studios offers a weekly facilitated jam session for adult guitar players who have passed the beginner stage of learning to play, and who want an opportunity to learn the nuances of playing with others in an informal but supported environment. Small group (max 4 people). Fun? Yes! It’s a great way to become inspired toward those evenings around the campfire or winter get-togethers.
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