SoCA ‘Shops is a new initiative designed to provide workshops that focus on new skills, knowledge, career training, or artist talks.
All workshops are open to all students across SoCA.
Undergraduate students in SoCA programs who attend at least 4 SoCA ‘Shops are eligible to get a 3% bonus credit for their final grade in their choice of one qualifying course.You may not qualify for extra credit for SoCA'Shops happening during a course in which you are already registed.
Winter 2025 SoCA 'Shop schedule (in progress):
Mock Audition Demonstration/Workshop with Spencer Perilloux and Nicholas Papador
This SoCA 'Shop features percussionist Spencer Perilloux (MM, University of Michigan, BMus, Central Michigan University) hosted by Dr. Nicholas Papador. Perilloux is a percussion mentor with the Detroit Civic Youth Ensembles and freelance performer in Southeast Michigan. Mr. Perilloux is in the process of taking a number of competitive performance auditions. In this SoCA 'Shop, he will perform audition repertoire in a mock audition format. Dr. Papador will review the audition repertoire and choose three rounds of material to be performed (Round 1, Round 2, Final Round). Following the mock audition, Perilloux and Papador will discussed the performances as well as preparatory considerations for students.
Friday, January 24, 2025, 12:00pm, Performance Hall
Live Sound - EQing a channel and creating a mix - Trevor Pittman
Join Concert Producer Trevor Pittman for an introduction to Live Sound EQ and mixing. This workshop builds on the introductory workshop previously offered and works more on getting the sound and balance correct in your mixes. Focus will be first on getting the sound right for one channel and then texhqnieus for clarity and balance in your mixes.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:00pm. Armouries Performance Hall
Preparing for Graduate School - Dr. Jonathan Bayley
Thinking of going to graduate School? How? When? Where? Why?
Applying to graduate school takes careful thought and planning.
Dr. Bayley will address important issues of why choose graduate school, what is the best school for you, how to obtain financial assistance, and how to complete a successful application. He will share with attendees the experiences he had while attending three different graduate schools (University of Alberta, Eastman School of Music, and The Ohio State University).
Date/time: Thursday, February 27th (3:00-4:00 pm) - Room: AM B31, Classroom 2.
Dr. Jonathan G. Bayley
Dr. Bayley is a graduate of McGill University, the University of Alberta, University of Rochester (Eastman School of Music), and The Ohio State University. He is presently Professor Emeritus at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He has been the Acting Director of the Joint PhD Program, Director of the School of Music (University of Windsor), and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Research, and Continuing Education (Faculty of Education).
He has taught at the secondary school level (Junior and senior high school), adjudicated numerous music festivals throughout Canada and was a flute instructor at Alberta College Conservatory of Music for 15 years. He has also taught at the University of Alberta, The Ohio State University, University of Regina, University of Windsor and Beijing Foreign Studies University. Dr. Bayley has written and published several arrangements and original works (ALRY Publication) as well as academic papers. Two of his recordings, Music for Flute and Guitar and Between the Silence, have received international airplay. He has premiered numerous works for flute and most recently commissioned and premiered a Sonata for Flute and Organ by the American composer Matt Doran.
Dr. Bayley has presented at international conferences and published numerous scholarly articles in various research design formats including historical, self-report survey research, case study, and reflective pedagogical practices (Alberta History, Canadian Winds, Canadian Musical Educator, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Journal of Comparative and International Education, Journal of Peer Learning, the International Journal of Music Education, the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors’ Journal, The Recorder, the Canadian Journal of Education/Revue Canadienne de l’éducation, and the International Journal of Community music.
Exploring music for guitar and piano - Alde Calongcagong and Mike McNamara
Mike and Alde will discuss and demonstrate music composed for the guitar and piano featuring works by Vivaldi, Diabelli, Ponce, Constant and Marchelie.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 7:30pm - Armouries Amphitheatre, outside room 112
Performers:
Alde Calongcagong obtained his Bachelors of Music in piano performance from the University of Windsor and his Masters of Music at Western University. He has studied piano with Dr. E. Gregory Butler, Ronald Turini, Dr. Philip Adamson and Lorna Cameron.
Alde has also had the opportunity to participate in masterclasses with Jane Coop, Dang Thai Son, Janina Fialkowska and Tom Plaunt.
Alde maintains a successful music studio in the Windsor area and is a member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association where he served on Provincial Council. Currently he is the coordinator for the national piano competition (CFMTA).
Many of his students have entered university music programs and have won top prizes and scholarships at local, provincial and national music competitions. Alde has been active as an adjudicator, piano tutor at the Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts, sessional instructor at the University of Windsor, choral accompanist for both choirs at the university and an examiner for the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Highlights include piano soloist with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven's Choral Fantasy and recitals at the Glenn Gould Studio and Koerner Hall.
Mike McNamara holds a Master of Music in Classical Guitar Performance from the University of Toronto. A very active teacher, Mike has been teaching guitar for 35 years. He teaches classical guitar at the University of Windsor, is a Music Teacher with the WECDSB, and teaches guitar at the academie ste. cecile. Many of his guitar students have gone on to careers as professional musicians in areas of classical guitar performance and rock/pop music; he has students who are now university professors, studio musicians, guitar teachers, composers, and guitarists who tour many parts of the world professionally. Performing for as long as he has been teaching, Mike has performed throughout Southern Ontario and in Michigan, including at the University of Windsor and Western University in London. He has performed with 4th Wall Music in Windsor as soloist and in chamber combinations, has been a member of the Southwest Guitar Trio, and is a member of BME (Baghdad Music Ensemble).
Dr. Thomas Green - Marie-Aimée Varro
Tuesday, March 18, 1:00pm.
Lee Rodney
Nick Hector - The Poetics of Process: The Art of the Documentary Editorial Method - TBC
Do you have a idea or request for a SoCA 'Shops topic? Email tpittman@uwindsor.ca to request a new 'Shop.
Extra Credit
If a SoCA student attends four or more SoCA 'Shops, they qualify for receiving 3% extra credit added to their final grade in any single course taught by one of the following instructors:
Any music private lessons course
Sally Bick
Nick Hector
Robert Fazecash
Bruce Kotowich
Catherine Heard
Jennifer Willet
Karen Engle
Bernadette Berthelotte
Lisa Baggio
Kim Nelson
Lee Rodney
Mike Seguin
Jason Grossi
Mike Stasko
Alejandro Tamayo
Thomas Green
Steve Wood
Matthew Hawtin
If you arrive more than 15 minutes late for a workshop, that workshop will not count towards your total number attended for extra credit.