Workshops for Adults
Take a look at the workshops offered for adult students at Music Center!
Workshops are organized by start date.
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Intro to Jazz - Fall 2026
Days & Time: Wednesdays @ 7:30pm
Dates: September 2nd and 9th
Tuition: $25.00"Intro to Jazz" is an exciting opportunity for student musicians who would like to know more about jazz performance and improvisation! A (2) week open seminar, the class will feature a professional jazz combo who will demonstrate the music with (2-3) well-known jazz tunes. Each musician in the performance group will then speak on the role of their instrument in the music for 10-15 minutes. In the 2nd week, class participants will have the opportunity to join the ensemble onstage.
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Community Vocal Masterclass Workshop - Fall Term
Days & Time: Sundays @ 3:00 pm
Dates: September 20th - December 13th
Tuition: $209.00Join us for an engaging and supportive Community Vocal Masterclass Workshop, designed to help singers reach their goals through collective learning. This class is beneficial to singers with a variety of goals.
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Friday Jazz Jam - Fall 2026
Days & Time: Select Fridays @ 12:30 pm Fall 2026 Dates: Sept. 25, Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Nov. 6, Nov. 20, Dec. 11
Tuition: $25 per session, sign up for one or all!Explore jazz improv and standards! Learn improv techniques and group arrangement ideas for Dixieland to modern Jazz. Open to all instruments, must have experience with your instrument.
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PSCW: String Quartet Sight Reading
Date: Sunday, October 4th, 2026
Time: 12:30 - 3:30pm
Tuition: $15.00 per sessionIn this workshop, intermediate and advanced musicians will sight read string quartet music of a different featured composer as a large group. Our goal is to be able to read through each piece and build confidence in sight reading so that you may be prepared and feel more comfortable to work with other groups in our community.
Repertoire: Haydn String Quartets
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Haydn & Beyond: Workshop 1 • October 11th - November 1st
Sunday, October 11th - November 1st @ 12:30 - 3:00 pm
Concert: November 1st @ 4:00 pm
Tuition: $100Led by instructor Dell Wade, this class is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced musicians to explore the great repertoire available for smaller, classical sized orchestras. Participants will meet for rehearsal(s) and then perform a concert of the current repertoire.
Repertoire: Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony 99
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Haydn & Beyond: Workshop 2 • January 10th - 31st
Sunday, January 10th - 31st @ 12:30 - 3:00 pm
Concert: January 31st @ 4:00 pm
Tuition: $100Led by instructor Dell Wade, this class is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced musicians to explore the great repertoire available for smaller, classical sized orchestras. Participants will meet for rehearsal(s) and then perform a concert of the current repertoire.
Repertoire: Carl Nielsen; Little Suite
Gordon Jacob; Suite for Recorder and Strings, Vicki Boeckman solo
Alan Hovhaness; Prayer of St Gregory, Tim Heydon solo -

PSCW: String Quartet Sight Reading
Date: Sunday, February 7, 2027
Time: 12:00 - 3:00pm
Tuition: $15.00 per sessionIn this workshop, intermediate and advanced musicians will sight read string quartet music of a different featured composer as a large group. Our goal is to be able to read through each piece and build confidence in sight reading so that you may be prepared and feel more comfortable to work with other groups in our community.
Repertoire: To be determined
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Haydn & Beyond: Workshop 3 • April 11th - May 2nd
Sunday, April 11th - May 2nd @ 12:30 - 3:00 pm
Concert: May 2nd @ 4:00 pm
Tuition: $100Led by instructor Dell Wade, this class is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced musicians to explore the great repertoire available for smaller, classical sized orchestras. Participants will meet for rehearsal(s) and then perform a concert of the current repertoire.
Repertoire: Edward Elgar: Serenade
Wolfgang Mozart; Serenade in D major K 136
Salish Sea Vignettes; Susan Hurley -

PSCW: String Quartet Sight Reading
Date: Sunday, May 16th, 2027
Time: 12:30 - 3:30pm
Tuition: $15.00 per sessionIn this workshop, intermediate and advanced musicians will sight read string quartet music of a different featured composer as a large group. Our goal is to be able to read through each piece and build confidence in sight reading so that you may be prepared and feel more comfortable to work with other groups in our community.
Repertoire: To be determined
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Haydn & Beyond: Student concerti • June 13th
Sunday, June 13th @ 12:30 - 5:30 pm
Tuition: $25Led by instructor Dell Wade, this class is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced musicians to explore the great repertoire available for smaller, classical sized orchestras. Participants will meet for rehearsal(s) and then perform a concert of the current repertoire.
Repertoire: The orchestra will rehearse and perform with a number of Music Center students in various concerti