Alternative Styles Day at UW-Whitewater

Are you looking for a fun way to spend Mrs. Hornby's birthday? If so... the UW-Whitewater Alternative Syles Day might be just the thing for you! On Saturday, October 16, 2010 you could participate in workshops and performances that will develop your ability to play alternitive styles on your string instrument like: Jazz, Rock, Mariachi, Fiddling, Electric Strings, and Latin Music.

Schedule for the day:
9:30 Electric Strings Meet Acoustic Strings
10:30 Intro to Improv
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Improv Classes
1:30 Styles Class
2:30 Eclectic Strings Performance Clinic or Advanced Improv Skills
4:00 Guest Artists' Concert featuring:
Bradley Townsend, bass & Jen Paulson, viola
I'm Not a Pilot
Echelon String Quartet

The festival is $35 and includes a t-shirt, boxed lunch, and professional faculty instruction. See Mrs. Hornby for a registration brochure!

Welcome Back!

Greetings Orchies!

I had a great 3 days with you last week! Thanks for recharging my teaching battery. I am so excited for the year to come. I know we will make great music together!

Check this blog for details on upcoming events and for fun photos throughout the year!