Musicianship Foundations

Kelly Ash

Kelly Ash is a vocalist, songwriter, pianist, and music educator based in Seattle. Ash is actively performing as a contemporary and pop vocalist and bandleader, and creating innovative curricula for young contemporary vocalists, pianists, and songwriters who want to blend genres and find their own voice. Ash performs in the Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest as part of her own quintet (Kelly Ash Band), along with the twelve-piece Nearly Dan (performing the music of Steely Dan), 313 Soul, and the Blue Wave Band (a high-energy band of local musicians bringing top-quality music to private events).

Ash co-teaches an independent songwriting and producing class with local multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Andrew Vait (SISTERS, Little Wins), helping young songwriters find their voice and connect with other local musicians.

Leanna Keith

A freelance flutist, artist, improviser, and composer in the Seattle area, Leanna Keith delights in creating sound experiences that make audiences laugh, cry, and say: “I didn’t know the flute could do that!” She also teaches as the flute professor at Cornish College of the Arts. Her performance artworks have focused on cultural connection and the breaking of audience/performer boundaries. In 2021 she released her first solo album, TAROT Album, which she composed, performed, recorded, and mixed. The album release show premiered online, featuring collaborations between choreographers, digital media artists, stop motion artists, puppetry, and more.

Leanna is currently a co-director of the chamber music ensemble Kin of the Moon, with violist/improviser Heather Bentley and composer/vocalist Kaley Lane Eaton. Kin of the Moon is an improvisation-centric, technology-friendly chamber music series incubated in Seattle's rich musical scene. The series explores sonic rituals, promotes cross-pollination of genres, emphasizes the communicative power of specific performance locales, and celebrates the creativity that multiplies itself through the collaboration of performers and composers.

Jul 8 - Aug 2 (MON-FRI 9AM - 12PM) | Course Cost: $3,160.00

About the Course

Sessions

Location

MCC 309/Skinner/Raisebeck

Age Requirement

14-18

Class Capacity

Modeled after Cornish’s core undergraduate music curriculum, this course will explore foundational theoretical principles in music theory through analysis, composition, improvisation, performance, and listening. This foundational class is an introduction to basic music theory and ear training including notation for pitch and rhythm; intervals; diatonic (major and minor) scales; chromatic scale; diatonic modes; key signatures; transposition; and concepts in rhythm, meter, and durational notation.

While this intensive may be taken independently, it is the foundational program that is designed to work in conjunction with the Summer@Cornish electives in the afternoon. Please select two afternoon electives to go along with this intensive. Please see those descriptions or email plus@cornish.edu if you have any questions.

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