I am taking a Class

[Chris DiCicco]

the Get Published class has been canceled :\'(

BOOOO!

Chris

[gkg]

sounds like the fate of much attempted publication... the reject slip.   :\'(  sorry for you.

[Chris DiCicco]

Dropped

Hatha Yoga.... :-/

Chris

[oldfolkie]

So Chris, how are "History of Comics" and "Improving Musicianship" going?

Hatha yoga is only good if you\'ve got a sympatico instructor, imo. But I was really sorry to hear about the cancellation of the "Get Published" course. I\'d love to take that one myself!

Are these courses weeks or months long? or are they intensive, couple of day things? I only ask because I always find it tough to get up the ambition for more than one learning thing during the summer, unless it\'s very short.

[Chris DiCicco]

The first Elemental Problem was everything started right on July 4th Weekend.

I have been in contact with the director who\'s leaveing for fall quarter, He\'s in the History of Comics class so it\'ll be hard not to keep in contact.

As for the History of Comics it will revovle around somethings I have yet to truely understand, but I do get to meet some artists in residence and make my own comic book.

as for the Yoga class it was the wrong thing for Me and Me personly, I don\'t like strange People touching Me on the first Intro Day. I like to write it all down, then I try it out..

I made a mistake, I should have dug the Meditation Class or the Getting High without Drugs Class.... I know now how to do this somewhat from the Esoterics Class.

I don\'t know I\'m just (dare I say it) Experimenting.

I am truely glad to go back to school, with this lax atmosphere.

Chris

[Chris DiCicco]

as promised from other posts

My dwendling batch of Summer session classes.

History of Comics
A hands-on introduction to the art form of comics. Lectures on the history of American comic books and strips will be supplemented by examples of medium\'s evolution. Students will be guided in preparing a two page original comic by terms end. No presumed artistic ability is required.
Dan Urazandi holds a History degree from UC Davis which is on display in his comic book shop, Bizarro World. In over a dozen as a professional and a lifetime as a geek, he has read thousands of comics, sometimes in class, and is proundly amused to offer a class in which doodling and reading comics is the curriculum.
Mon Social Science (the Death Star) #80
6-730pm

Improving Musicianship
Discover how You can play with more vitality and energy and less pain, fatigue and performance anxiaty. Learn how to make Your practice time more effective. Strengthen the connection between your "inner ear" and your instrument. Group and individual exerices will help You connect with your audience and with your own creative impluse. You will learn three important princibles for musicians, the musicians three best friends, why playing in the bathroom is good for You. You will also learn exercises to warm-up and loosen-up before practicing and performing. All abilities and instruments welcome. Musicians who primarily read music as well as those who play by ear will benefit from this workshop.
Bill Trainor is a lifelong musician and is currently a member of "Coyote Contraband." He teaches violin, fiddle, and "children\'s music." Bill was an "artist in residence" with Sacramento City Unified School District during the Winter 2005 semester. He has also performed with the Best of Broadway Inc., Runaway Stage Productions, and Davis Musical Theatre Company. Bill has studied with Mouna Wilson and brings many of her " Singing for Power" principles to the world of instrumental Music.
Sat
july 15th
9am-5pm
Silo

as for My Comic it will be a secret...

and the Instrument of My choice will be the Ukulele.

Chris

[Chris DiCicco]

Mr. Trainor, made some good points, saying I should write a book of My Way of Writting Tab and otherthings.

I was held till 3pm becuase I was the only student, with a break for lunch.

One thing He (Bill) said was I should stick to one thing (one album) and run with it, I understood this completely what with My Overloading Chris Moss and Huzzi Tac with material when the end was nye.

Mr. Trainor plays violin, not sutch a great combo with the Uke it was good I have more then one


Chris

[Chris DiCicco]

another three classes I  have signed up for are Cooking Basics 012007, Great Grains 012707 and Winter Soups 021107 all last from 3 till 7pm.

Fun times !

[Chris DiCicco]

More Class up\'ma alley an in\'ma neighborhood...

580-1

Course name
      

Making a Record: Practical Techniques in Audio Production

Course date
      

4/10 - 5/29

Time
      

Tuesdays 8:00 - 10:00pm

Class Info
      

In this course we will record and release an album, live and on the internet. We will form a band in class, record and produce songs, release the record on CD, the internet, and in live performance. We will learn the fundamental theory and hands on experience, necessary to record and produce in- studio and on-location. Students learn techniques and philosophy, allowing them to work with a variety of software and hardware applications (including PC, MAC, Sound Forge, Acid Pro, Reason, Pro Tools, and Portable Mixer / Recorders) with a focus on theory applicable to many devices and situations, rather than to specific proprietary gear or software (we will learn to “work with what we’ve got”, professionally). Topics covered include Acoustics, Signal Path / Routing, Microphone Selection and Placement, Recording, Mixing and Mastering, Computer Manufacture / Setting up a PC for Audio Production, Burning CDs, Creating MP3s, Maintaining a “My Space” Music Account, and Preparing Audio for Live Show Production. * Offering real opportunity for student contribution and self expression! * * Guest Lectures and Field Trips Included *


Instructor Bio
      

Choying Rangdrol holds a B.A. in Film and Digital Media from UCSC, as well as an A.A. in Audio Production from Sacramento City College. He has produced and released music for five years as The Musical Drum Key, collaborating with local artists to record and perform live, in the Sacramento scene and Burning Man community. More information @ http://www.myspace.com/themusicaldrumkey http://www.myspace.com/choyingrangdrol  


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