Music Reading Bootcamp: A Summer Intensive for Adult Beginners

8 Weeks • In-Person • No Experience Needed
Ever looked at a sheet of music and wished you could actually read it? Whether you sing, play an instrument, or just want to understand what you're hearing, this 8-week Music Reading Bootcamp is your chance to learn — from the ground up.

🎯 What You'll Learn:

• How to read notes on the treble and bass clefs
• Understanding rhythms, note values, and time signatures
• Basics of key signatures, chords, and scales
• Strategies for sight-reading simple music with confidence

This is a practical, hands-on course designed for complete beginners. Each week, you’ll build skills step by step and try out strategies in a supportive environment. You may not feel confident right away, but you’ll leave with a clear understanding of how music reading works — and how to keep improving.

🥾What Makes This Different (and more fun 🎉):
This isn’t dry music theory. While it’s a focused and intensive course, it’s also interactive, supportive, and fun. Alongside targeted worksheets, we’ll use rhythm clapping, and games (some with prizes!) to practice reading skills as we go — all designed to help make sense of the page and enjoy the process.

👥 Who It’s For:

• Total beginners with no prior music reading background
• Adults who want to build or improve their music reading confidence
• People ready to commit to an 8 week, 8 person (max) course

📍When & Where:

• Weekly sessions every Thursday from 7-8:30pm in July/August 2025
• Held in the Library of the Scottish Cultural Centre in Marpole (8886 Hudson Street)
• Class dates: July 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st, Aug. 7th, 14th, 21st

💵 Cost:

• The fee for the entire course is $220, or $180 if you sign up before July 1st.
• ⚠️Due to the nature of this course, payment is due upfront, and no new students will be admitted after the first class*.*

🎁 What to Bring:

• Pencil, a folder for the provided worksheets, and your curiosity

📝 RSVP now to reserve your spot. Space is limited to 8 people maximum