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The World Has Changed. So Have We.

CMSA2 and PhoenixPhest!

The Community Music School of Ann Arbor is excited to announce a new collaboration with Ann Arbor-based violinist, violist and teacher Gabe Bolkosky and his super popular and long-running PhoenixPhest! Chamber Music Festival.

​Find out more on the Chamber Festival and Jazz Festival in the information listed below!

PhoenixPhest Chamber Music and Jazz Festival

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August 3-7 | 10:30am-5pm
Tuition: Chamber Music Program and Jazz Program- $475

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In everyday life and even more during the ongoing pandemic, we all need to feed our passion and creativity.  At the Phest, students will learn new technological tools so they can continue nourishing their creativity, their love of music, and enjoy camaraderie with their fellow musicians, even though they cannot meet in person. 

The curriculum is equally structured to care for a student’s wellness as it is to nourish their musical creativity. Compassion and mindfulness are essential to building a supportive community. At PhoenixPhest we nourish the whole musician in each of us.

The virtual Phest curriculum for chamber music and jazz ensembles will provide a transformative week of music study and exploration, introducing new technologies for creating music in an online studio, while encouraging students to build observational and listening skills, empathy and patience for their peers, and engage in self-reflection for personal growth and professional success.

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Daily Chamber and Jazz Schedule includes:

This year's PhoenixPhest!, a partnership with The Community Music School of Ann Arbor, has been redesigned from the ground up, with a curriculum created by the Bayberry String Quartet, assuring participants an exciting, enriching and inspiring experience. Employing the latest online tools as an integral part of the learning process, including the use of recording technology, students will acquire the skills required to establish lasting connections, despite the challenges. 

  • Class/Rehearsal: 5 hours daily 
    A balanced mix of time with teacher, ensemble, and solo practice
  • Lunch Hour: Virtual with your ensemble or off-screen breaktime
  • General good time: Bond with fellow Phesters through guided activities
  • Individual breakout times with teacher

Focus on the Whole Musician

Holism is an approach that involves looking at something as a whole. The key idea is that people and things are more than just the sum of their parts. This year's PhoenixPhest! program does just that! 

Focus on the The Whole Musician:
  • Wellness: finding happiness in the learning process
  • Active listening - learning to be moved by others.
  • Excellence through compassion
  • Mutual trust & collaborative problem solving
  • Independence and confidence building
  • Life-long love of music (both as audience member and player)
  • Core group skills: rhythm, group sound, expression, and intonation

And new this year...
  • Technology for Musicians
          ” Classical and Jazz Ensemble Recording for the 21st Century”
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