Remembrance Day Closure
A reminder that there are no lessons or events at Delta Community Music School on Monday, November 11, 2024. The office and school are closed.
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Welcome Back!
Welcome back to another year at Delta Community Music School! Classes begin once again the week of September 3, 2024, with most teachers returning and beginning lessons again this week.
Tuesday Jazz Class – starts Tuesday, September 24, 2024
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
– Monday, September 30th
-no scheduled classes
Thanksgiving Day – Monday, October 14
– no scheduled classes
Remembrance Day – Monday, November 11
– no scheduled classes
Fall Recital and Annual General Meeting
– Sunday, November 24, 2024, 2 pm
Ladner United Church
Winter Recital – Sunday, December 15, 2024
Ladner United Church.
Kid’s Group Voice Class (ages 8 – 11)
For FALL 2024
This fun and fast-paced creative group singing class will get kids singing and expressing themselves in all kinds of ways! Students will build confidence through movement and storytelling as it relates to songs and scenes. Growth and clarity of verbal skills and understanding of emotional connection through storytelling will also be explored. This is a small group class intended to provide individualized performance and musical attention to each child while also exploring singing and performing in a group. Students must have some musical background and be able to hear and repeat pitches accurately.
Sylvia M. Zaradić, B. Mus (UBC)
Tuesdays at DCMS, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Drum Camps with Mike Michalkow.
One Week Camp July 15, 19, 2024
- live band day
- Special guest artists
- Lunch and snacks included
One Day Camp – July 22, 2024
Two-Day Camp – Cancelled
- The Day Camps will be for ages 13 and up.
- Snacks and Beverages provided but all students must bring their own lunch.
- Each day will be from 9am til 3:30 pm
Drum Camps with Mike Michalkow
This Summer there will be several Drum Camps
Please scroll down to find the various options.
One Week Drum Camp with Mike Michalkow.
Monday July 15 – Friday July 19, 2024
Tuition: $1699 CND plus $60 registration fee.
Cancellation Policy – ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS
Online Registration – One Week Camp
Registration
- Each Student will have their own Electronic Drumset to use during the week.
- Lunch & snacks/beverages are included with the Camp Fee
- Ages 19 and older
Here’s a Breakdown of what will be taught throughout the week:
- Daily Warmups-An In-Depth Understanding of Rhythm
- Each Day consists of various topics and lessons taught by Mike & Guest Instructors
- Improving Hand & Foot Technique
- Making your Grooves “Groove”
- intermediate to Advanced Independence
- Understanding Odd Time Signatures
- Learning to play with a click track or sequencers
- How to Quickly Learn Songs
- Rhythms from Around the World
- The Concept of Soloing
- An Introduction to Polyrhythms
- Famous Drum Grooves
- Drumming History and the pioneers of Drumming
- An Introduction to new Styles:
- Funk, Jazz, Latin, Metal
- Double Bass Drumming (for those who play it)
- Reading Exercises – Learning to Improvise
- Thursday is ” Band Day” where each student gets a chance to play with live musicians in a learning environment.
-Transportation to and from the hotel from the school is provided.
-Air Conditioned classroom
-Minimum 2 years of Drumming experience is required
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One Day Drum Camp with Mike Michalkow.
Monday July 22, 2024
Tuition: $299 CND plus $30 registration fee.
Online Registration One Day Camp
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About Mike Michalkow – Drummer/Percussionist/Author/Educator
Mike has been playing drums for over 30 years and is a top graduate of the music program in 1994 at Grant MacEwan University. He currently resides in Vancouver, BC where he performs with groups such as Supernatural (A Santana Tribute) John Cameron Entertainment (Orchestra Drummer in Edmonton, Alberta), Strangiato (A Tribute to Rush) Flow (A Tribute To Sade), and various other projects. He is also very active in the Vancouver Recording Studio Scene recording 2-3 albums per month.
Mike is the Head Drum Instructor at LCMS (Langley Community Music School), An Adjudicator for the Canadian Drumline Association (CDA), and one of the resident instructors on the popular online lesson site Drumeo.
He hosts Drum and Percussion clinics in Canada and the USA sponsored by Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Evans Drum Heads, Kelly Cajons, and Pro Mark Drum Sticks.
Mike Michalkow has shared the stage with the likes of David Foster, Lionel Richie, Peter Cetera, Sarah MacLaughlan, Olivia Newton-John, Nathan East, Larry Carlton, Mike Stern, The Tenors, Steven Page and many more.
Mike is the author of the Modern Drummer Award Winning Educational Book “The Total Rock Drummer, as well as he is the creator of “The Drumming System, The Moeller Method Secrets, The Latin Drumming System, The Jazz Drumming System, and the Drum Tuning System”
To learn more about Mike visit www.mikemichalkow.com
Gas Issue – Wednesday, January 23
UPDATE – Wednesday, January 23, 8:30 pm
The Delta Community Music School is closed temporarily because of a gas leak Fortis BC assessed the problem and identified it as our connection with the furnace so the Gas has been turned off to the building.
We will see if we can run with portable heaters for a few days until the furnace is replaced. Stay tuned for updates.
Our building is owned and maintained by the City of Delta
