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Unless you have a scholarship, full payment is due by July 10th,
2008. Pay via paypal or mail payment to:
Fire
c/o On Fire Summer Arts Program
1249 Portage
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
2008. Pay via paypal or mail payment to:
Fire
c/o On Fire Summer Arts Program
1249 Portage
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
On Fire Summer Arts Fest is for emerging artists
ages 12 - 25. There is a 25 student limit per class.
Class Descriptions:
Sound Recording
Artists will learn about performance; how to
produce songs and work with the many types of
equipment that are found in a recording studio.
Artists will be able to create their own poetry and/or
songs; add instrumental improvisations; record
these to the computer or sampler for further sound
manipulation; then record; and finally produce a
song.
Making Beats
Artists will learn how to develop instrumental
tracks, record these to the computer or sampler for
further sound manipulation; then record; and finally
produce a song.
DJing
Artists will learn the basics of DJing through the
use of an amplifier, DJ mixer, turntable, CD player,
Computer and Ipod.
Hip Hop
The course focuses on music as an element used
to discover new things. This course will teach
artists to gain knowledge of their strengths and
allow them to use their challenges as pieces of art.
Artists will learn to use joy and pain and life
experiences and incorporate them into pieces of
poetry and hip hop.
Voice
Contemporary and standard music pieces will be
used as tools for the students to discover and fine
tune their vocal performance skills. By the end of
this class, students will understand support, and
projection of the voice as well as dramatic
emphasis while speaking and singing. Other skills
learned will include the audition process and
preparation and taking direction. All students will
be in a performance. No experience necessary.
Only requirements are ability to listen, a willingness
to learn, and the courage to be fantastic!
Poetry
Artists will learn to find and express their poetic
voice through use of rhythm, rhyme, and imagery by
tapping into and then expressing what matters to
them on the page and on the stage.
Visual Art
This course is for students of all levels of drawing
experience interested in expanding their
understanding of the principles of 2-D art. Projects
encourage the development of skills in drawing
from observation and the creation of personal
imagery. Students use a range of materials and
techniques, such as charcoal, pencils, pen and ink,
or oil pastel.
Graffiti Art
Artitsts will engage in programs to create their own
graffiti artwork under the support and guidance of
an accomplished Graffiti artist. The course will
provide concentrated creativity in the often
misunderstood medium of graffiti and street art.
Artists will concentrate on the production and
effects of urban art, what motivates the artists,
what they want people to see and what they want
people to feel.
Graphic Art
Artists will learn to create materials to promote
themselves as artists by creating electronic
promotional materials and fliers. Participants will
engage in hands-on projects through the use of
the fine arts, desk-top computers, scanned images
and Photoshop graphics.
Music History
Artists will engage the musical history of R& B, Jazz,
Blues, Soul, Funk and Hip Hop as a way to identify
musical context and inspiration for their original
artistic production.
ages 12 - 25. There is a 25 student limit per class.
Class Descriptions:
Sound Recording
Artists will learn about performance; how to
produce songs and work with the many types of
equipment that are found in a recording studio.
Artists will be able to create their own poetry and/or
songs; add instrumental improvisations; record
these to the computer or sampler for further sound
manipulation; then record; and finally produce a
song.
Making Beats
Artists will learn how to develop instrumental
tracks, record these to the computer or sampler for
further sound manipulation; then record; and finally
produce a song.
DJing
Artists will learn the basics of DJing through the
use of an amplifier, DJ mixer, turntable, CD player,
Computer and Ipod.
Hip Hop
The course focuses on music as an element used
to discover new things. This course will teach
artists to gain knowledge of their strengths and
allow them to use their challenges as pieces of art.
Artists will learn to use joy and pain and life
experiences and incorporate them into pieces of
poetry and hip hop.
Voice
Contemporary and standard music pieces will be
used as tools for the students to discover and fine
tune their vocal performance skills. By the end of
this class, students will understand support, and
projection of the voice as well as dramatic
emphasis while speaking and singing. Other skills
learned will include the audition process and
preparation and taking direction. All students will
be in a performance. No experience necessary.
Only requirements are ability to listen, a willingness
to learn, and the courage to be fantastic!
Poetry
Artists will learn to find and express their poetic
voice through use of rhythm, rhyme, and imagery by
tapping into and then expressing what matters to
them on the page and on the stage.
Visual Art
This course is for students of all levels of drawing
experience interested in expanding their
understanding of the principles of 2-D art. Projects
encourage the development of skills in drawing
from observation and the creation of personal
imagery. Students use a range of materials and
techniques, such as charcoal, pencils, pen and ink,
or oil pastel.
Graffiti Art
Artitsts will engage in programs to create their own
graffiti artwork under the support and guidance of
an accomplished Graffiti artist. The course will
provide concentrated creativity in the often
misunderstood medium of graffiti and street art.
Artists will concentrate on the production and
effects of urban art, what motivates the artists,
what they want people to see and what they want
people to feel.
Graphic Art
Artists will learn to create materials to promote
themselves as artists by creating electronic
promotional materials and fliers. Participants will
engage in hands-on projects through the use of
the fine arts, desk-top computers, scanned images
and Photoshop graphics.
Music History
Artists will engage the musical history of R& B, Jazz,
Blues, Soul, Funk and Hip Hop as a way to identify
musical context and inspiration for their original
artistic production.
Classes
Sound Recording Students must take morning sound recording class AND one 12:30 -
3 pm session of their choice. Price for Sound Recording Students is $250 for the
*9-3:00 pm session. Evening workshops are open to anyone. All classes are limited to
25 participants, ages 12 - 25. Classes run from July 14 - 25. Final performance is July
26.
Classes include:
Sound Recording; Poetry; Graphic Arts; Visual Art; Graffiti Art;
Voice; Hip Hop; Music History; DJing
*Voice class will take place from 2:30- 5:00 p.m.
Location: Fire, Douglass Community Center and Boys and Girls Club
Morning Sound Recording Class $125
July 14-25
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9-12:00 p.m.
Evening Sound Recording $125
July 14-25
Wednesday and Thursday 6-8:45 p.m.
Making Beats $125
Monday, Thursday & Friday 12:30-3 p.m.
Making Beats $35
Tuesday
6-8:45 p.m.
Poetry $75
Monday and Wednesday 12:30-3 p.m.
Poetry $35
Wednesday 6:8:45 p.m.
Graphic Arts $125
Wednesday & Friday 9-12:00 p.m
Graphic Arts $65
Wednesday 6-8:45 p.m.
Visual Art $65
Monday & Thursday 12:30-3:00 p.m.
July 15 & 17
Visual Art $35
Tuesdays 6-8:45 p.m.
July 15 & 17
Graffiti Art $65
Monday & Tuesday 12:30-3:00 p.m.
July 21 & 22nd
Voice $65
Wednesday & Friday 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Voice $35
Wednesday 6-8:45 p.m.
Hip Hop $65
Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-3:00 p.m.
Hip Hop $35
Tuesday 6-8:45 p.m.
Music History $35
Monday 6-8:45 p.m.
DJing $35
Wednesday 6-8:45 p.m.
Sound Recording Students must take morning sound recording class AND one 12:30 -
3 pm session of their choice. Price for Sound Recording Students is $250 for the
*9-3:00 pm session. Evening workshops are open to anyone. All classes are limited to
25 participants, ages 12 - 25. Classes run from July 14 - 25. Final performance is July
26.
Classes include:
Sound Recording; Poetry; Graphic Arts; Visual Art; Graffiti Art;
Voice; Hip Hop; Music History; DJing
*Voice class will take place from 2:30- 5:00 p.m.
Location: Fire, Douglass Community Center and Boys and Girls Club
Morning Sound Recording Class $125
July 14-25
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9-12:00 p.m.
Evening Sound Recording $125
July 14-25
Wednesday and Thursday 6-8:45 p.m.
Making Beats $125
Monday, Thursday & Friday 12:30-3 p.m.
Making Beats $35
Tuesday
6-8:45 p.m.
Poetry $75
Monday and Wednesday 12:30-3 p.m.
Poetry $35
Wednesday 6:8:45 p.m.
Graphic Arts $125
Wednesday & Friday 9-12:00 p.m
Graphic Arts $65
Wednesday 6-8:45 p.m.
Visual Art $65
Monday & Thursday 12:30-3:00 p.m.
July 15 & 17
Visual Art $35
Tuesdays 6-8:45 p.m.
July 15 & 17
Graffiti Art $65
Monday & Tuesday 12:30-3:00 p.m.
July 21 & 22nd
Voice $65
Wednesday & Friday 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Voice $35
Wednesday 6-8:45 p.m.
Hip Hop $65
Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-3:00 p.m.
Hip Hop $35
Tuesday 6-8:45 p.m.
Music History $35
Monday 6-8:45 p.m.
DJing $35
Wednesday 6-8:45 p.m.
Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative. - a Kalamazoo Arts Non-Profit
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