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Introductory Workshops |
$20 per workshop |
| Offered intermittently to introduce new students to the joy of playing
marimba. Workshops run for 90 minutes. |
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Marimba Ensemble Classes
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$80 to $100 per month
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| Groups of 5 to 8 individuals learning to play marimba in an ensemble setting. Classes
run for 90 minutes and are scheduled to accomodate participants. |
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Semi-Private Lessons / Party Lessons
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Rates Vary
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| Groups of 4 to 10 friends who want to learn to play together. Minimum:
90 minutes at $150. |
Private Lessons
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$30 per half-hour
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| Individual instruction for personal skill-building, reinforcement and/or musical extension of parts and leads. |
Extra-Curricular Workshops
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Rates vary |
| Offered periodically to supplement regular classes, workshops rotate in focus from hosho skill-building
to mbira-style marimba playing to single-song learning. Other formats are possible dependent upon expressed student interests. |
Marimba Jam Sessions
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$10 minimum for 2 hours
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| Drop-in sessions offered to Singing Wood students and the larger Santa Cruz marimba community.
Sessions are adaptive and group-cooperative; a great way for students to expand their marimba circles. |
Workshops with Shona Marimba Masters
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Rates vary |
| Events scheduled periodically to broaden our Shona marimba experience
and to infuse our local community with fresh input and fresh energy from
traveling Shona/Zimbabwean musicians. |
Practice Marimbas |
$1 per day, paid in advance |
| Practice is important and so we offer loaner marimbas on a rotating
basis to students who don't yet own marimbas. |
