Chamber Ensembles:
WCP 2020/2021 Chamber Music Enrollment
For the 2020/2021 school year, we have extended open enrollment to welcome new students to join our chamber groups at Westford Chamber Players (WCP). We offer a limited number of openings (see the form below), provided by several professional musicians and chamber coaches. In the Fall 2020, all instructions will be online. We will be evaluating the situation for the Spring 2021. If interested, please check out more details and fill out the form by clicking here. 
WCP Offers Three Mini-Classes in the Fall 2020:
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Practical Music Theory 
45-min class for 10 weeks
Thursdays 4:00pm & 5:00pm
Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, 2020 
$120 for WCP members 
 $150 for non-members
>>> Sign up for this class here
Great Composers
60-min class for 10 weeks
Tuesdays 3:30 & 4:30pm
Oct. 6 to Dec. 15, 2020
$120 for WCP members
$150 for non-members
>>> Sign up for this class here 

Learn to Improvise, Create Variations and Melodies 
60-min class for 10 weeks
Fridays: 4:00pm & 5:00pm
Oct. 2 to Dec. 11, 2020
$140 for WCP members
$170 for non-members
>>> Sign up here for this class
Mini-Classe I:
Practical Music Theory for Students Who Play Music Instruments
Instructor: Mrs. Julie Ottesen
45-min class for 10 weeks from Oct. 6 to Dec. 10, 2020 
Thursdays 4:00 – 4:45pm, 5:00 - 5:45pm
$120 for WCP members &  $150 for non-members

>>> Sign up for this class here.  

In this mini-class, students will learn how to identify keys, meters, intervals, chords, and harmonic progressions and relate these concepts to the study and performance on your instrument. It starts with basic understanding of half steps and whole steps and progresses through essential concepts in music theory (as listed above). This class is for students who are willing to put in extra time learning about how musicians have analyzed western music. It will help you do well in your musical study whether it be for enjoyment or advanced study in high school or college.
Mini-Class II:
Great Composers: Music History, Perspective, and Style
Instructor: Mr. Mario Portev
60-min class for 10 weeks from Oct. 6 to Dec. 15, 2020
Tuesdays 3:30 & 4:30pm
$120 for WCP members &  $150 for non-members

>>> Sign up for this class here. 

In this class, students will explore music from the Medieval period through the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras up to the Modern period. Each period will be introduced with an overview of important historical events and characteristics of art and musical style, followed by discussions of key composers and their signature pieces. 
This course is divided into two age appropriate modules: Module 1 is for younger students and Module 2 is for older students. Students will work on weekly assignments as well as group projects.   
Mini-Class III:
Learn to Improvise, Create Variations and Melodies
Instructor: Ms. Jody Harmon
60-min class for 10 weeks from Oct. 2 to Dec. 11, 2020
Fridays: 4:00pm & 5:00pm
$140 for WCP members &  $170 for non-members

>>> Sign up here for this class. 
 
This course will help students unlock their musical creativity by learning how to apply basic concepts of music theory to playing their instrument. Students will learn how to improvise, create their own melodies, and create variations of tunes they already know.  This course is divided into two playing levels. Prerequisites:
L1: Suzuki Book 3-4 and comfortable playing two octave scales.
L2:  Suzuki Book 5 or above, and comfortable playing three octave scales.  
Note:
For the 2020 Fall semester, Westford Chamber Players (WCP) offers these three mini-classes, built on a success of the weekly classes we ran during the summer camp. All classes will be on Zoom with class size up to 10 students for music theory and great composers and up to 7 for the improvisation class. First come first serve. Our competitive rates were set to compensate the teachers and cover the basic admin expenses.

If you are interested in any of these classes but have a financial difficulty, please let us know at WestfordChamberPlayers@gmail.com.