Flute Day
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Calling all flutists in Grades 6-8! Flutapalooza is coming to UW-Whitewater on Saturday, March 16th. Students with 1-3 years of playing experience are invited to join us for a fun morning of FUNdamentals and games to improve all areas of flute playing from tone and fingering to rhythm and scales! Improve your flute skills, explore the alto and bass flutes, play in a flute choir, hear a recital of cool flute music, and meet new friends. We hope you will join us for this FREE community event with Dr. Cristina Ballatori, UW-Whitewater’s flute professor and the members of the UWW Flute Studio.
Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Limited to the first 30 registrants. Check-in is scheduled for 9:30 am at the Greenhill Center of the Arts.
To register for this event and secure your spot, click the link below and complete the online registration form before Monday, March 11, 2024. Our events tend to sell out quickly, so it's recommended to register as soon as possible. If the event is already sold out, you can choose to register for the waitlist at no charge. If a spot becomes available and you are next on the waitlist, you will receive an email notification. You will have three days (or less, as indicated in the email) to respond and accept the open spot.
We do NOT accept walk-up registrations at event check-in.
Event-specific: Years playing flute, school, band director name, band director contact, name of private teacher (if any)
Cost Information
This event is free.
By registering for this event, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions.
Schedule Outline
10:00-10:20 Flute Bingo/Icebreaker Raffle Entries
Welcome! Meet your teachers for the day, make new flute friends, and complete your Flute Bingo card for a chance to win fun prizes.
**Appropriate for Beginner through Advanced Level Flutists
10:20-10:40 Flute FUNdamentals: Group Warm-Up
Ready, set, blow! Grab your flutes and join Cristina Ballatori to start the day with exercises to improve your posture, tone, and articulation.
**Appropriate for Beginner through Advanced Intermediate Level Flutists
10:45-11:00 Your Flute Superpower: Scales!
How do you learn music faster, more efficiently, and more accurately? Make scales your superpower!
**Appropriate for Beginner through Advanced Intermediate Level Flutists
11:00-11:20 Hit it Out of the Park: Scale Baseball
Fluter Up! Who will play a homerun? Level up your scale game and learn new ways to improve and learn your scales in this fun, team challenge.
**Appropriate for Beginner through Advanced Intermediate Level Flutists.
11:20-11:30 Snack Break
11:30-12:00 Flutter and Pop: Flute Choir Play Along with Extended Techniques
Learn how to make cool sounds on your flute as we join to play a fun ensemble piece using extended techniques. Bring your Flutes!
**Appropriate for Beginner through Advanced Intermediate Level Flutists
12:00-12:30 Flute Choir Sectionals/Mini-Lessons
12:35-1:00 Flutapalooza Final Concert (Open to Public, All Are Welcome, Recital Hall)
Flutapalooza participants will join the UWW Flute Studio to play their flute choir selection for family and friends and hear ensemble selections performed by UWW Flutes and Dr. Ballatori
Arrival Information
Check-in is scheduled for 9:30 am at the Greenhill Center of the Arts.
Participants may park in the lot in front of the Center of the Arts building, located on the corner of Main St. and Prince St. (enter the parking lot from Prince). Parking permits are required on all vehicles parked on campus at all times, except from 5 p.m. Fridays to 11:00 p.m. Sundays (unless special events are being held on campus). More information on parking is on the Visitor Center website.
By registering for an event, you agree to our Registration Terms and Conditions. UW-Whitewater will hold all registrants responsible for their conduct. Serious misconduct or disruption will lead to immediate dismissal from event. Registrants dismissed from the event will not receive a refund. Please review the Terms and Conditions for more details.
Be aware that we recommend that all portable electronic devices be left at home, but ultimately it is your decision. We know that parents and children value the ability to be able to call each other at a moment's notice. For that reason, we do not prohibit cell phones at camp, but ask that cell phone use does not interfere with the event and other participants. Parents are responsible for setting clear guidelines for cell use with their child. We will not be responsible for any lost or stolen items.
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