PRESS RELEASE
June 17, 2015
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Terry Selders
717-737-KMAC (5622)
Keystone Musical Arts Center

 Students Performing at Jubilee Day June 18

 

QuickStart Guitar Camp June 22 - 26

 

June 17, 2015, Mechanicsburg, PA - The Keystone Musical Arts Center (KMAC) will be participating in Jubilee Day in downtown Mechanicsburg on Thursday, June 18. Students from the school will be performing in the 2 o'clock hour on the Frankeberger Stage at the east end of town. KMAC will also have a booth near the corner of E. Main & Race Streets where teachers, staff, volunteers and students will be handing out flyers and performing acoustic music throughout the day. The public is encouraged to stop by anytime during the event (10am - 9pm) to learn more about the Keystone Musical Arts Center and how they might get involved with this new teacher-driven and community-minded organization.

 

The student bands who will be performing between 2pm & 3pm are:

 

The Fortunate Ones

Woodstock-era rock 'n' roll

Group members are teens and adults, all students at KMAC

 

Union, the People

Groove rock

KMAC students Liam & Reagan Shatzer and friends

 

More information about Jubilee Day is on the Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce's website, MechanicsburgChamber.org.

 

 

KMAC's first summer camp, QuickStart Guitar Camp, will be held June 22 - 26, from 9am to 12 noon each day. This is for teens and pre-teens who have never played the guitar before or who need a refresher course in the basics. However, this camp goes far beyond being just being a beginner class. Students will take their first steps to mastering many styles and techniques on the guitar. They will learn right and left hand positions, open and power chording, rock riffs, blues, basic theory and much more, possibly even basic songwriting. This is the popular QuickStart Guitar class reformulated into one week of mornings - the normal 8 hours of instruction (eight 1-hour classes) is almost doubled to 15 hours for the summer session (3 hours each day for 5 days). The concentrated study along with extra hours of instruction and guided practice time is designed to be the ultimate beginner guitar camp. It is recommended for ages 10 and above, but younger campers may be considered pending a consultation.

 

Cost for the camp is $235. Discounts are available and the book is included at no extra charge. Students should bring their own guitar (acoustic or electric). If they do not have an instrument, the school may be able to arrange for a free loaner guitar. More information and registration is available on the school's website, KeystoneMusicalArtsCenter.org.

 

Rod Goelz will be leading the QuickStart Guitar Camp as well as the July Rock Band camps. Rod is an experienced musician and instructor. He is an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music and currently plays in the groups Boompop Coalition and Groove Jones. He has been teaching guitar & bass since 1989 with a teaching style that explores all music genres in a unique way bringing together a learning experience that is fun, entertaining and educational. The writer of 2 musical education series, Basses Loaded and Make It Funky, he also penned the QuickStart Guitar book that is used for this camp. You can view all of Rod's publications on Amazon.com.

   

KMAC's 2015 summer camps are being held at the Metropolis Collective art gallery and performance space in downtown Mechanicsburg (17 W. Main Street).

For more information visit KeystoneMusicalArtsCenter.org or Facebook.com/KMACenter, call 717-737-KMAC (5622) or email info@KeystoneMusicalArtsCenter.org.

 

 

The Keystone Musical Arts Center is a project of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, fiscal sponsor.

 

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The Keystone Musical Arts Center offers top-quality private instruction on most instruments and voice along with group classes, workshops, ensembles and summer camps. KMAC provides an opportunity for younger students to enhance the excellent education they receive from music teachers in our local school districts. For home or cyber schoolers as well as adults, KMAC can be the key to a well-rounded musical education.

         

Vision Statement:  The Keystone Musical Arts Center believes that music enhances every stage of life, and that everyone who pursues music, whether as a profession or as a hobby, should have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.

 

Mission Statement:  We unite with the community by offering diverse, high quality musical arts experiences which inspire, enrich and advance musicianship for students of all ages and skill levels.

We operate in an environment that emphasizes both classical and contemporary fundamentals, and nurtures self-expression with an enthusiastic passion for all music.

 

The Keystone Musical Arts Center plans to open its doors in September, but is already offering private lessons and summer camps in temporary locations around Mechanicsburg. Although this Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation expects to receive their federal 501(c)(3) status later this year, they are able to accept fully tax deductible donations now through a partnership with The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (tfec.org).