Common Ground On The Hill
is a three-week arts camp with a wide range of classes in arts and music. Rod is teaching July 12-17.
To see the full catalog, go to https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/uploads/1/1/4/4/114486561/2020twcatweb_v3.pdf
To register for classes, go to https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/tw_reg.html
Classes are interactive via Zoom (available free online), with performance opportunities and individual and group feedback. The first two are teaching sessions, and the Big Song Swap is just that, a group round-robin with everyone able to take part.
Here are Rod's classes:
| Songwriting
with Rod MacDonald From the beginner to the experienced writer, making real songs means respecting your inspiration and learning some technique. This course aims to get you started and give you the tools to express yourself in music and words. Speak your mind in an artistic and convincing way, with humor, anger, poetic and musical artistry, storytelling, character, and facts, and be understood clearly. Sing Out! calls Rod “A modern day troubador of the people and for the people." Period 2-Rod MacDonald |
| Singing
Your Favorite Songs Explore the art of singing in individual and group settings, choosing favorite material and presenting it with confidence, by learning to sing it in your natural voice. This interactive workshop will aim to bring out the best in your voice. Period 2 ~ Rod MacDonald |
| Big
Song Swap Faculty and students come together in a feast of good songs: traditional, original, old, and new. In an era of musical hype and performance overload, this is a rare opportunity to sing, play and even just listen. Teachable songs with good choruses are highly encouraged! Faculty will facilitate the class, making sure that all those who care to do so will share or lead a song. Period 5 ~ Rod MacDonald, Susan Boyer Haley, Bob Lucas, Elizabeth Melvin, Livia Vanaver, Michael Ronstadt, Petie Ronstadt |
