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GRADES: Kindergarten-12 During this high energy and interactive performance, students are taken on a journey through sound, rhythm and recognizable melodies, demonstrating the importance of musical communication. This performance is guaranteed have the audience on their feet! Max Participants: 150 Duration: 60-90 minutes Special Requirements: When possible: A stage or large classroom. PA System, accessible electrical outlets, drum set, piano (or keyboard), keyboard amp, and bass amp. Single Performance Fee: $1,875.00 Two Same-Day Performances: $2,312.50 Two Performances on Different Days: $1,687.50 per day

stART OF COOL Program: Cultural ArtsHigh School Cool!MusicGrade: 110111223456789K stART OF COOL stART OF COOL - Image 2 stART OF COOL - Image 3 stART OF COOL - Image 4 stART OF COOL - Image 5 stART OF COOLstART OF COOL - Image 2stART OF COOL - Image 3stART OF COOL - Image 4stART OF COOL - Image 5 stART OF COOL stArt of Cool (SOC) is a music education program that launched June 2014 under the non-profit umbrella The Art of Cool Project. SOC continues its mission of providing quality music education for students interested in learning more about music performance and fundamentals of Jazz, Latin Jazz, other popular styles of music. The mission of SOC is to introduce students to music through: a. Live Performances b. In-Class Workshops c. Jazz Theory/Improvisation Classes c. Small group rehearsals d. Songwriting e. Interactions with professional musicians f. Introduction to aspects of the business of music for career focus g. Private Lessons ARTS-CURRICULUM INTEGRATION: (MUSIC) (MATH) (JAZZ HISTORY) (CULTURAL) www.startofcool.wordpress.com Performance Jazz Bars: The Marriage of Melody and Groove GRADES: Kindergarten-12 During this high energy and interactive performance, students are taken on a journey through sound, rhythm and recognizable melodies, demonstrating the importance of musical communication. This performance is guaranteed have the audience on their feet! Max Participants: 150 Duration: 60-90 minutes Special Requirements: When possible: A stage or large classroom. PA System, accessible electrical outlets, drum set, piano (or keyboard), keyboard amp, and bass amp. Single Performance Fee: $1,875.00 Two Same-Day Performances: $2,312.50 Two Performances on Different Days: $1,687.50 per day Performance Bittersweet Brass Band-Music From The Birthplace of Jazz GRADES: K-12, Adults Schools cannot go wrong with this high-energy and interactive musical offering of traditional New Orleans-Styled music and brass band takes on popular music. Join the Bittersweet Brass Band for an exploration in American music history from its deep southern roots to present day musical influences. Max Participants: 500 Duration: 45-60 minutes per session. Highlights: Arts integration theme targeting social studies, geography, math, and music Delivers up to 60-minutes of music, from hip-hop, spirituals, and soul music classics Fun, interactive, and highly educational experience for students and teachers alike Up to 9 musicians in the full ensemble Presented by professional career musicians and educators with over 20 years of experience Special Requirements: When possible: A stage or large classroom. Projector, projector screen, or blank white wall, PA System, accessible electrical outlets. Fees: Single Performance Fee: $1,875.00 Two Same-Day Performances: $2,531.25 3-4 Performances in One Day: Negotiable on a per contract basis

GRADES: K-12 The Brevan Hampden Latin Music Experience is a one-of-a-kind live interactive Latin music experience where the entire audience learns about different Latin music song styles, complete with authentic names of rhythms and music in Spanish with Spanish pronunciation to create a spectacular rhythmic performance. Experience music from many countries in Central and South America and the Spanish speaking Caribbean through lecture and performance with a live ensemble! Max Participants: 300 Duration: 30-60 minutes per session. Highlights: Provides 100% student engagement Delivers 30-60 minutes of non-stop music Built upon in-depth Spanish language and music curriculum connections Can be customized and adapted for students with disabilities, AIG, Pre-K, and more! Created and presented by a musician, classroom teacher, and instructional coach with over 20 years of experience Special Requirements: Space large enough to accommodate the group of students; i.e. Auditorium, gym, gymnatorium, ect., and sound system. Artist & Ensemble bring all instruments. Please allow artist access to performance space at least 1.5 hours prior to performance time. Artist may charge an additional fee for schools without a PA system in situation where one is needed. Contact the CAPS office to discuss technical needs. Fees: Single Performance Fee: $2,000 Two Same-Day Performances: $3,750 3-4 Performances in One Day: $5,000 (school has the option to break students into smaller groups) ***If artist needs to provide a sound company, please add an additional $250-$500 to each price*** brevanhampden.com

GRADES: 5-12 Help your band students sound their best, on and off the field with the Bitter Sweet Brass Band. Band teachers can tap into members of Bitter Sweet Brass as a music coaching resource for their band’s various instrument sections. Musicians in the brass band provide musical coaching for trumpet sections, trombone sections, woodwind sections, drumlines, and tuba sections. Band teachers can request the full ensemble to provide sectional work all in one day, or choose to work specific sections of their band, based on their need. With years of experience in performing both on stage and in marching band, members of the Bitter Sweet Brass Band will have your ensemble marching and playing even better than before. Max Participants: 30 Duration: 60 minutes per session Highlights: Arts integration targeting social studies and behavioral themes Customizable instruction for specific instruments or the entire band Can provide after-school and Saturday instruction with enough advance notice Fun, interactive, and highly educational experience for students and teachers alike Able to provide instruction for marching ensembles or symphonic/wind ensembles Presented by band members with military band experience, and collegiate marching and collegiate professor experience Special Requirements: When possible, separate spaces within a bandroom or field to effectively workshop instrument sections of the band without extreme distractions from other band payers. The simultaneous use of multiple spaces is preferred to workshop different band sections all at once. Fees: Workshop Fees: $187.50 per musician, per 60-minute workshop session ***Multi-day workshop residencies and brass band performance combinations available and negotiated upon request***

GRADES: 6-12 During this interactive course, students will learn how to compose and later perform their own original blues lyrics the way the pros do it! Max Participants: 25 Duration: 90 Minutes. 2 days needed for residency (minimum). Special Requirements: Large classroom, Piano and/or keyboard and amp. Fee: $625 per day (2 days minimum)

GRADES: 6-12 Students will learn various approaches to blending, breathing, and executing ensemble playing as one. These exciting concepts will require that students tap, play, and sing through even the most difficult passages. Max Participants: 30 Duration: 90 minutes per session. 2 days needed for residency (minimum). Special Requirements: When possible: A stage or large classroom. PA System, accessible electrical outlets, drum set, piano (or keyboard), keyboard amp, and bass amp. Fees: Workshop with 1 instructor (up to 2 classes per day): $625 2-Day Residency with 1 instructor or 1 workshop with 2 instructors (up to 2 classes per day): $750 2-Day Residency with 2 instructors: $1,437.50 **Add $312.50 per instructor per day for longer residencies