Bonnie Debu Piano Studio 

Here is the Workshop INFO: 

 Ribbon Festival 2024 Events and Workshop Information

Student Prerequisite: All participants must be at least 6 years old, and have had at least one full year of private lessons by April 20, 2020. Ribbon Festival activities are intended for students 6-16 years old. Students 15+ years old are also encouraged to volunteer at the festival for community service! 

Teacher Volunteer Hours: All participating teachers MUST plan on volunteering on the day of Ribbon Festival for a minimum of four hours. 

Registration Forms and Instructions can be obtained from Holly Seneker, hollyseneker@gmail.com or on the EMTA website, http://eastsideteachersassociation.org. 

Handbells (ages 8-16) Workshop Leader TBA. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to be a part of a hand bell chorus! No experience necessary. By the end of the session, you will impress yourself by performing a piece with your classmates! Students also learn proper technique and how to care for the bells.

Guitar with Jamin Debu (ages 6-16) Classical, Acoustic, Electric and Bass?! There are many kinds of guitars, and so many ways to play them. Come get your inspiration to play this popular instrument from the Ribbon Festival’s guitar workshop leader Jamin Debu. You will get an introductory guitar lesson, and tips on how to find inspirational artists to listen to and where to find resources to continue your interests. 

Improvisation at the Piano with Luke Doubravsky (ages 6-16) In Improvisation to Composition, students will have a chance to create new music on the spot using the skills and foundations they have built through their music lessons. During the workshop, we will explore the elements of music, such as rhythm, melody and texture as a starting point for music-making and creating. No previous improvisation or composition experience required!

Music History “Beethoven’s World” with Alex Binz (ages 6-16) Beethoven the superhero composer changes music forever... at the same time another famous superhero gets busy changing the world forever! Learn about the powerful connections between politics and music, made entertaining and understandable for all ages. You will love this passionate teacher with a great sense of humor!

Rhythm and Drums (ages 8-16) with Conrad Ormsby. Get a chance to keep the beat on your own drum pad in this rhythm class! Learn to play new rhythms with a professional drummer and get great experience with making beats in a group setting. 

Music Art with Wendy Yee (ages 6-16) The theme is Rockin’ Rhythm! Wendy teaches an energetic class that is a fusion of a hands-on art project and ethnomusicology (world music).  

Baroque Dance with Anna Mansbridge (ages 6-16) You may have PLAYED a minuet, but do you know what one looks like? Step back in time to the early 18th century and come and learn the manners and social graces men and women were expected to know at the magnificent and powerful courts of Europe! Everyone who went to court was expected to dance such popular dances as the Minuet, displaying the necessary social graces, to the music of popular composes such as Handel, Bach and Campra. Anna will bring impressive costumes, teach you the Language of the Fan, the correct way to bow and curtsey, as well as some popular social court dances. This class is held in the Ribbon Festival’s biggest room and is ideal for both guys and girls! 

Math in Music with Bonnie Debu (ages 6-16) We often hear that music is mathematical, but WHY? This class explores the physics of sound and MANY aspects of music that can be represented by numbers, and how you can use physics and numbers to develop your knowledge of theory, your technique and practice strategies to become a stronger musician. You don’t have to be a math whiz to love this subject!  

Minute-to-win-it Scale Challenge: This is not a class, but an “extra” which can be done before class, between classes or after your session is done. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE on the lobby piano for this challenge. Prepare four different memorized scales of your choice for the scale monitor in 60 seconds or less (make them neat!). They must be at least one octave, must all start on a different letter name (not G major AND G minor) ascending and descending with correct notes and finger numbers, hands alone or hands together, majors and harmonic minors, and one of your scales may be chromatic if you wish! (for example, you could play C Major, A harmonic minor, G major, and an F chromatic scale)

Bonnie Debu