Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning http://www.willowoakarts.org Expanding Horizons, Enriching Lives Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:09:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Willow Oak Current Events http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/willowoakarts/~3/w6YTzhajQr4/ http://www.willowoakarts.org/classes/willow-oak-current-events/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:10:44 +0000 Willow Oak Arts http://www.willowoakarts.org/?p=321 Good Eating Headed Your Way!!
Please join us for good food, good music, and good times!
From the Director
Hello and welcome to Willow Oak!  Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning offers quality arts and educational programs for children and
adults.  More than 6,500 people of all ages have participated in our programs since we began in July 2007!
Great things are happening at Willow Oak!  We are honored to announce the addition of Roger Bunch as our Artistic Director.  He is well-known to Robertson Countians for his more than 40 years of teaching in the public school system.  He directed our highly successful “Night of Broadway” in December.  The show featured our very gifted local talent including two Broadway performers.  More than 80 people participated in this event which was sold out!
With Roger as Artistic Director, Willow Oak is able to offer more music and drama programs.  New this semester are a Boys Choir which will perform at Carnegie Hall in 2013, our Adult Choir’s performance of John Rutter’s Requiem in April, a conversational French course, and a Broadway workshop series.
Our visual arts offerings continue to grow with the addition of two new excellent teachers.  Fiber arts are the focus of our folk arts
division this semester.  We are excited to schedule etiquette classes for children and teens.
Fridays at Willow Oak include our very popular Painting Parties, Shakespeare readings, evenings of writing, and amosaic tile workshop.
Our 4th Annual Multicultural Arts Festival will take place at Highland Crest College with an array of performers, display booths, items to buy, and food.  This event is funded in part by a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission and is free to children and adults.
Please consider becoming a Friend of Willow Oak and support the arts in Robertson County.
All of us at Willow Oak invite you to visit our expanded location on South Main Street and try a class, painting party, or just stop by and chat. We hope to see you soon!
To another great semester,
Muzetta Swann, Executive
Director/Founder
MUSIC
Willow Oak Boys Choir
Roger Bunch, Director
Thursdays
6:30-8:30 pm   Grades 5-12
$30 per semester
Willow Oak Children’s Training Choir
Muzetta Swann, Director
Tuesdays
6:00-7:00 pm    Grades 2-4
$30 per semester
Willow Oak Children’s Advanced Choir
Muzetta Swann, Director
Tuesdays
7:10 pm    Grades 4-8
$30 per semester
Willow Oak Adult Chorus
Roger Bunch, Director
Sundays   2:00-3:30 pm
Cost:  $10 fee
John Rutter’s Requiem s  Performance Sunday, April 22
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS
Roger Bunch: voice, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium
Muzetta Swann: voice, piano, theory
Glen Mason: fiddle, mandolin
ART
Painting for Tiny Artists
A “Mommy and Me” class, this is an introduction to acrylic painting. We request that a parent attend each class.
Ages 2 – Grade 1 (with parent)
Tuesdays  5:00-6:00 pm
April 3, 10, 17, 24
Cost:  $45 + $20 supply fee
Amy Harden, instructor
Painting for Apprentices
This class will teach the basic principles of acrylic painting.
Grades 2-5
Thursdays   5:00-6:30 pm
April 5, 12, 19, 26
Cost:  $60 + $20 supply fee
Amy Harden, instructor
Children’s Painting & Clay Sculpture
Ages:  11 years and up
Mondays 4:30-6:30 pm
Feb 27 , Mar 5, 19, 26
Students will learn painting techniques, mixing colors and shading.  After finishing their painting, students will create a clay construction of their favorite animal or object. (Clay pieces will be fired in a kiln and picked up after class or painted in a lab session.)
Cost:  $65 + $30 supply fee  s  Lab session: $10
Carolann Haggard, instructor
Master Painters
High school to Adults
Mondays   7:00-9:00 pm
Feb 27, Mar 5, 19, 26
Students will complete a replica of a Master painting of their choice, learn mixing paints, and the history of the Master painter and their style.  When finished, students will create a clay sculpture of their choice.  (Clay pieces will be fired in a kiln and picked up after class or painted in a lab session.)
Cost:  $75 + $40 supply fee    Lab session: $10
Carolann Haggard, instructor
Mosaic Cross & Easter Images
Friday, March 2    7:00-10:00 pm
Create your own mosaic design or a religious motif in tile, glass tesserae, shells and a wide range of old jewels & materials; wood form, adhesive, tools and materials included.
$45    Instruction, supplies, appetizers included  *  BYOB *
Carolann Haggard, instructor
DRAMA
Broadway:  “The Art of the Play” Workshop Series
February 18, 25, March 3, 10
9:00 am – noon   Cost: $30 per session
Roger Bunch, instructor
Middle school age to Adult
February 18:  Acting I
Students will learn basic acting techniques, how to project characters, and the elements of energizing their performance.
February 25:  Acting II
Participants will learn how to work with accents, period properties, and makeup.
March 3:  Auditioning
Students will be taught how to prepare and present their auditions for community and professional theatre.
March 10:  Stagecraft
Sets, props, and plots are the focus of this final session.  Learn the elements of designing and building a set, working with props, and creating an exciting stage on which the plot will develop.
FOLK ART
Wool Spinning
Mondays    6:00-7:30 pm
Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar 5, 12, 19, 26  (8 weeks)
Students will learn to spin yarn on a drop spindle, ply their own spun yarn, learn alternate plying techniques, process a raw fleece, and dye their own yarn or fleece.
Denise Rostan-Haley, instructor
$120 + supply fee
Knitting Workshop
Learn to “Knit in the Round”
Saturdays
April 21, 28    10:00-11:30 am
Students will learn to knit seamless garments and accessories. Bring basic knitting skills: cast on, knit, purl, bind off. We will make a mug cozy. Students can then take their new skill and create hats, mittens, gloves, and socks.
Denise Rostan-Haley, instructor
Cost : $30
LANGUAGE
Conversational French
Tuesdays    6:00-7:30 pm
Session I:  Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 (8 weeks)
Session II:  April 3 ,10 ,17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22 (8 weeks)
Learn to maneuver your way through a Parisian market, haggle with a store owner, and order a meal to impress your date!
Roger Bunch, instructor
$120 per 8-week session
WRITING
Evenings of Writing
Friday,
March 30    7:00-10:00 pm  $25
Friday,
April 27    7:00-10:00 pm  $25
High school to Adults
Instruction & appetizers included  * BYOB
Terry Price, Instructor
March 30:   Finding your Story and Writing It
This session will help writers and aspiring writers to look within themselves to find their stories and then commit them to the page. The techniques and exercises will help beginning and experienced writers, regardless of genre or reason for writing, to connect to
their muse. Although some elements of craft will be discussed, this will be a time for writers to explore their passions in order to create the stories they are called to write. Bring pen and paper or computer and be ready to commit words to the page.
April 27: A Literary Life
This session will help writers and aspiring writers to learn how to craft their writing and how to craft their lives to incorporate their writing.
Although writers of all genres are welcome and will come away with a greater sense of craft, special emphasis will be given to fiction, creative
nonfiction and memoir and the importance of good storytelling to each. Bring pen and paper or computer and be ready to commit words to the page.
ETIQUETTE
Etiquette for Children
Ages 7-12
April 28    10:00 am-noon
Cost:  $20
Children will enjoy learning the importance of basic table manners, thank you notes, and proper etiquette for social occasions. Upon successful completion of this beginning class, children will be invited to attend an advanced class that will cover visual and verbal communication, parties, and dining that will culminate in a formal dinner.
Ellen Dickerson and Roger Bunch, instructors
Etiquette for Teens
Ages 13-18
May 5    10:00 am-noon
Cost:  $20
Teens will enjoy learning the importance of basic table manners, thank you notes, gift giving, grooming, and restaurant and party etiquette. Upon successful completion of this beginning class, teens will be invited to attend an advanced class that will cover in-depth etiquette guidelines. The advanced class will culminate in a formal dinner.
Ellen Dickerson and Roger Bunch, instructors
WELLNESS
Yoga
Wendy White offers private sessions with students in vinyasa (flow-style) yoga which fosters a strong mind-body connection.
Contact Willow Oak at 615-348-1802 or go to Willow Oak’s Facebook page to make an appointment.
FRIDAYS at Willow Oak!
Shakespeare First Fridays
If you enjoy drama, especially Shakespeare, these evenings are for you!  Join us the first Friday of each month to read one of the great plays.
Appetizers provided * Bring your own beverage
Ages:  Middle school to Adults
7:00-10:00 pm    Cost: Donation
Rusty Riddle, Facilitator
Painting Parties
2nd Fridays & Saturdays each month
Adult
Fridays: 7:00-10:00 pm    $35
Children’s
Saturdays: 10:00 am-noon    $25
Enjoy a fun evening while creating an acrylic painting you’ll take home at the end of class!
Instruction, supplies, appetizers included  *BYOB
Amy Harden, Instructor
Mosaic Cross & Easter Images
Friday, March 2
7:00-10:00 pm
Evenings of Writing
March 30:   Finding your Story and Writing It
April 27:   A Literary Life
Register 48 hours prior to all events by calling 615-384-1802.
Call us about private art parties!
SPECIAL EVENTS
Gumbo Supper Fundraiser
Saturday, February 25
Life Center (Senior Center)
5:00-7:00 pm    Supper
7:00 pm   Performances
Enjoy Louisiana, Tennessee, and seafood gumbo created by local chefs Danny Atchley, Coy Miller, and Shane Shoemaker.   The
White Oak Boys will present a 45-minute performance of bluegrass music, followed by a scene from the Robertson County Players’ upcoming production of Crimes of the Heart.
Dinner includes 3 types of gumbo, cornbread, pie, tea, and the show.
Life Center (Senior Center), 601 S. Locust St., Springfield
Adults: $12   Children: $6
Call 615-406-1319 for take-out.
4th Annual Multicultural Arts Festival
Saturday, March 24
9:00-3:00 pm
Highland Crest College
Free to children and adults
Nyama West-African Drumming Group
Flamenco singer & dancer Chayito Champion
Zumbatomic children’s class
Main Stage Music & Dance Studio
Children’s art projects
Educational display booths, vendors, food
This festival is funded by an “Arts Build Communities” grant from the Tennessee General Assembly and administered
in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Gumbo Supper Fundraiser – Sat, Feb 25
Multicultural Arts Festival – Sat, Mar 25
Performance of John Rutter’s Requiem,
Willow Oak Adult Choir – Sun, April 22
Willow Oak Children’s Chorus Concert – Sat, May 5
Willow Oak Boys Choir Concert – Sat, May 12
Crimes of the Heart,
Robertson County Players –
Mar 16-18, 23-24
SUMMER EVENTS
Willow Oak Summer Arts Camp
Tuesdays with Morrie,
Collaborative Arts Project:
Tuesdays, June 5, 12
Annie Get Your Gun
RobertsonCounty Players:
July 12-15, 19-21
Join us on our field trips to the Nashville Symphony, Nashville Opera,
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, and Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum.
The Highland Rim Artisans Guild
meets the 2nd Saturday of each month, 10:00 am-2:00 pm.  Bring your current project and something to
share for pot luck lunch.  Fiber artists of all genres are welcome.  Visit our page on Facebook for information.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are available to children and adults for all Willow Oak programs in 2012. Scholarships are awarded based on need and distributed on a first- come, first-served basis. This program is funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.  To receive an application, call 615-384-1802.
REGISTRATION
You may download a registration form by going to Willow Oak’s website www.willowoakarts.org, or you may call 615-384-1802 to receive a form by mail or email.
Please register 48 hours prior to an event.
Payment and registration forms are due prior to the first class.  Cash or checks are accepted, or events may be paid for at Paypal.
Checks may be made payable to Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning, and mailed to:
Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning
PO Box 236
Springfield, TN  37172
Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning reserves the right to make schedule changes.
All classes and events are held at Willow Oak, 726 South Main Street (beside Springfield Cinema), Springfield, unless otherwise noted.
Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning ensures equal opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, sex, national origin, disability status, or age.
Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning at Robertson County is a non-profit charitable organization under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Please call 615-384-1802 or visit our website at www.willowoakarts.org for more
information.  You may also visit Willow Oak on Facebook for up-to-the-minute schedule information.
Become a Friend of Willow Oak
We hope that you will support the arts at Willow Oak and our outreach into the community by becoming a Friend of Willow Oak.
Student                                     $10
Individual                                 $25
Artist                                          $50
Life Learner                              $100
Director’s Circle                       $250
Master Class                             $500
Sustaining Patron                   $1,000
Supporter of the Arts             $2,500
Benefactor of the Arts             $5,000
Cash or checks are accepted, or you may pay for your membership by using Paypal.
Checks may be made payable to Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning, and mailed to:
Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning
PO Box 236
Springfield, TN  37172
Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning promotes
cultural development, global awareness, and the well-being of the individual,
community, and planet through a variety of educational venues offering quality
instruction and opportunities for self-growth and discovery in the performing,
visual, folk and expressive arts for men, women, and children from all walks of
life who are lifetime learners open to exploration and growth.
Expanding Horizons, Enriching Lives
Muzetta Swann, Executive Director/Founder
Roger Bunch, Artistic Director
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See our listing of Fall Classes above!

EXPERIENCE the arts!

Art ♦ Music ♦ Drama

Children’s Chorus

Decorating Photography

Wool Spinning

Knitting

Cheese Making

Yoga

Tai Chi

Classes

Voice & Piano Lessons
Instructor:  Muzetta Swann, BM, MM
Call 615-384-1802 for information.

Yoga
High school to Adult
Thursday* 6:00-7:00pm*WOC

Cost:  $10/class or $30/4 classes
Ongoing
Instructor:  Wendy White

Tai Chi
High school to Adult
Tuesdays ♦ 6:00-7:00 pm ♦ WOC
Cost:  $10/class or $30/4 classes  Begins Sept 7 ♦ Ongoing
Instructor:  David Buchanon

Highland Rim Fiber Group
2nd Saturday of each month
10:00 – 2:00 pot luck lunch  ♦  CCC

Kids Create!

Children must be registered 24 hours prior to each event.  Call 615-384-1802 to register!

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are available to children and adults for all Willow Oak programs in 2010. Scholarships will be awarded based on need and distributed on a first- come, first-served basis. This program is funded by a grant from the William N. Rollins Fund for the Arts through the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.  To receive an application, call 615-384-1802

Please help us to go green!
Send us your email address and contact information so that you will continue to receive the latest information on our excellent programs.

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gingerbread houses. Details soon!

Kids Create:Willow Oak’s Kids Create program is designed to foster children’s imagination and creativity.  A Kids Create program is offered one Saturday each month.

Children must be registered 48 hours prior to each event.

Call 384-1802 to register!

]]> http://www.willowoakarts.org/kids-create/kids-create/feed/ 2 http://www.willowoakarts.org/kids-create/kids-create/ Willow Oak Children’s Chorus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/willowoakarts/~3/HBZ1avbWIgE/ http://www.willowoakarts.org/chorus/childrens-chorus/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 08:45:44 +0000 Willow Oak Arts http://www.aboutspirit.com/willowoak/?p=25 Chorus for grades 2-5 is 6:00-7:00 pm; the advanced chorus for grades 5-9 Willow Oak Children’s Choruses will begin rehearsals Tuesday, August 16.  meets 7:10-8:15 pm.  Call Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning at 615-384-1802 to schedule an audition.
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in association with Willow Oak Center for Arts

 & Learning

Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month.

10:00-2:00 pm

Bring your current project and a dish for pot luck lunch.
Central Christian Church
Email us at willowoakarts@aol.com to be added to our email blast list.

For anyone interested in wool spinning, knitting, crocheting, weaving, and anything connected with fiber. Everyone is welcome! Donations are accepted once a year to cover the cost of utilities. Please bring a dish for a pot luck lunch and your current project.

Denise Haley, fiber instructor

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Music Theory & History

Expressive Arts

Muzetta Swann, BM, MM

615-384-1802

521 South Pawnee Drive
Springfield, Tennessee 37172
mswannmusic@aol.com

Voice Lessons

Voice lessons help you to
-Prepare for a singing career
-Prepare for a university degree in music
-Prepare audition music
-Prepare solos
-Sing in a choir
-Be more confident in your singing
-Express yourself
-Work through personal issues using music as a tool
-Sing as a hobby
-Enjoy yourself!

Lessons are tailored to meet the goals of each individual.

Healthy Vocal Technique

A healthy vocal technique is insurance for a lifetime of singing.  The foundation of singing is a healthy vocal technique whether the student sings classical, musical theatre, folk, jazz, rock, country, or any other style of music.  The production of vocal sound is the same for all humans.  Once a solid vocal technique is acquired, the placement of resonance can be adjusted for various musical styles.

Voice lessons provide the opportunity to

-Find the natural beauty of your voice
-Learn to breathe to support your sound and promote your total health
-Learn a healthy vocal technique
-Expand your vocal range
-Increase your strength and stamina
-Build your repertoire
-Develop your musicianship
-Learn basic eartraining
-Learn to listen and tune
-Build your confidence
-Learn how to take care of your voice in order to sing all of your life
-Learn about yourself
-Enjoy yourself!

Advanced classical singers focus on

-Vocal physiology
-Vocal health
-Advanced vocal technique
-Art song, oratorio, and operatic repertoire
-German, French, and Italian diction
-A survey of voice literature
-Sightsinging and eartraining
-Performance techniques

Children

Children naturally like to sing.  It is recommended that child performers study voice in order to learn a healthy vocal technique and how to care for the voice.  “Power singing” is not recommended because the vocal folds are soft, delicate, and vulnerable to injury.  At the age of 16, children may expand their range, increase their volume, and sing for longer periods of time.  It is still recommended that caution is used when “power singing.”

Piano Lessons

Piano lessons are offered to
-Children in grades 3 – 12
-Adults
-Beginners
-Pianists in Levels 1 – 5

The Alfred, Bastien, and Faber series are taught in addition to variety of musical styles with an emphasis on the classical style. Piano students must have daily access to a tuned piano in good shape.  Beginning piano students are required to practice a minimum of 30 minutes 6 days each week.

Lessons are tailored to meet the goals of each individual.  Drums, boomwhackers, and art are used to work on rhythm, coordination, and expression.  Music theory is offered to all students.

Expressive Arts

The expressive arts combine the visual arts, movement, drama, music and journal writing to foster personal growth and community development.  By integrating the arts processes and allowing one to flow into another, we gain access to our inner resources for clarity, illumination and creativity.

Various classes/workshops are offered by Muzetta Swann, guest facilitators, and Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning.

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Click the link to download
our beautiful color flyer – 2011 Multicultural Arts Festival

The Multicultural Arts Festival was a great success!  Thanks to all who worked and/or attended the events.

Please look forward to this event next year.  You don’t want to miss it



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Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning at Robertson County ensures equal opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, sex, national origin, disability status, or age.
Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning
726-A South Main Street
PO Box 236, Springfield, TN  37172
615-384-1802     www.willowoakarts.org

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