OPEN TO:

Students in grades 4-12.

WHERE:

WHEN:

WHY:

The Pikes Peak Young Composers Summer Workshop was created to provide to student composers the opportunity for group and individual support and instruction from members of the Pikes Peak Young Composers Competition judging panel and other composers and musicians. The workshop provides a hands-on opportunity for students who need help with any or all of the topics addressed during the workshops. Each student receives two private lessons with the faculty. Students also attend rehearsals and concerts of new music presented by the Colorado College Summer Session's New Music Symposium. The goal for every student participating in the Summer Workshop is to benefit from the classes and also have the chance to discuss with the workshop faculty any questions about their compositions, theory and harmony, and how to prepare their compositions for performance. Practice studios are available.

TOPICS:

Getting Started
How should teachers and students start when writing a piece of music? What makes a good musical idea? These and many other questions will be answered in this introductory class.

Mechanics of Composition
Includes layout and presentation; correct musical "grammar"; appropriate notation; accompaniment and harmony.

Structure and Form.
This will include brief history and analysis as well as individualized support to the students work.

Instrumentation and Orchestration
Includes appropriate use of instruments and their ranges. This year there will also be workshops with a woodwind specialist and a percussion specialist.

Composition Performance:
Completing and preparing your composition for performance. All students will be encouraged to produce a piece for the Workshop Recital.

COST:

Full five days: $400
Daily rate: $85
Partial scholarships are available.

APPLICATION:

Download the Summer Workshop Application in:
Word Format (.doc)	Portable Document Format (.pdf)
Please send application form and payment to:
Pikes Peak Young Composers c/o Leonard Rhodes, Executive/Artistic Director P.O. Box 7252, Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7252

 
Workshops

Regional workshops are held annually to help teachers and students in the preparation of their original compositions for the Pikes Peak Young Composers Competition. The workshops are designed to provide local music teachers and students with an opportunity to ask questions regarding the competition requirements. Workshops are available throughout the State of Colorado; please contact Leonard Rhodes, Executive/Artistic Director, for details.