Cuesta College Community Programs
(Bldg 4700, San Luis Obispo
Cuesta College Campus on Hwy 1)
PO Box 8106, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8106
Phone: (805) 546-3132; Fax: (805) 546-3107
Music
 Making
a Scene: An Intro to Opera I
This class is an introduction for those
interested in opera, both beginners and those with some
experience of the genre. Students will learn about the
special vocabulary associated with opera, including the
instructor’s tried and true 15-word list of Italian terms
central to opera plots. Music and social conventions of
opera demonstrated in specific examples will be explored,
with attention to their role in conveying a “dramma
per musica”…a drama conveyed through music.
Bring
a Friend and get $10 off the 2nd registration.
Email:
kathrynbumpass@earthlink.net
Instructor:
Kathryn Bumpass
4 Tues, Sep 7 - 28; 2-4pm
Course# 401MU.310;
Fee: $65/55
San Luis Obispo Campus-Room 4760
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SLO
Wind Orchestra
The SLO Wind
Orchestra is a community group of wind and percussion
players that performs high quality literature throughout the
Central Coast. The orchestra works towards nurturing a
better appreciation of the wind ensemble repertoire and make
an important contribution to the cultural vitality of the
Central Coast community. Admittance is by audition
only. Contact Jennifer Martin at 546-3100 ext. 2790 for
audition information. The San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra
(also known as SLO Winds or SLO WO) gave its
first performance on December 31, 1999 in the Old Mission
Church in San Luis Obispo and has developed an extensive
annual series of five to six concerts reaching several
thousand people. With some of the most accomplished wind and
percussion players in the area as its members, the orchestra
is dedicated to performing the finest works written for the
wind band at the highest possible artistic level. In doing
so, the orchestra hopes to foster a better appreciation of
the wind ensemble repertoire and make an important
contribution to the cultural vitality of the Central Coast
community.
Instructors:
Jennifer Martin &
Bill Johnson
15 Tues, Sep 7 - Dec 14; 7-10pm
Course# 402MU.310;
Fee: $50
San Luis Obispo Campus-Room 7160
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Healthy
Harmonica
Breathing is our foundation when playing
the harmonica. We will take the simplest of pop, folk, and
blues melodies and invigorate them with simple, but
powerful, techniques to make any song deeply expressive. No
previous ability to read or play music – only a desire to
have fun and feel more alive!
Students
need a "C" major diatonic harmonica. Bring your own or
purchase one in class for $12.
CD's and handouts are included in a $15
materials fee collected by the instructor at class.
Instructor:
Dave Broida
Mon, Dec 6; 6-7:30pm
Course# 403MU.310;
Fee: $25
San Luis Obispo Campus-Room 4710
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Beginning
Blues Harmonica
Got da' Blues?
This course gets you
jamming the blues immediately! Emphasis is on playing and
having fun as you are introduced to tricks and techniques to
make the harmonica cry, laugh, wail, and scream. No previous
musical experience or harmonica training is required only a
love of the blues and desire to play the harmonica.
Students need a "C" major diatonic harmonica: bring your own
or purchase one in class for $12.
CD's and handouts are included in a $15
materials fee collected by the instructor at class.
Enroll
in both Harmonica classes
together and save $10.
Instructor:
Dave Broida
Mon, Dec 6; 8-10pm
Course# 404MU.310;
Fee: $45/35
San Luis Obispo Campus-Room 4710
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