Girls Rock Summer Music Camp for middle and high school girls

SOUTHINGTON – Middle and high school girls who have at least one year experience singing or playing an instrument are invited to register now for Girls Rock, a fun and non-competitive environment in which they can create music. Students choose which tunes to play, and then learn how to arrange the music and work as an ensemble.

Professional musician, author and educator Susan Mazer will offer Girls Rock Monday, July 9 through Friday, July 13, 9 a.m. to noon, at First Congregational Church of Southington, 37 Main St. The final performance will be held on July 13 at 7 p.m. in the Peace Café. The concert is open to the public and will be recorded. In previous years, some of the girls used their new skills and played a different instrument on every tune, Mazer said.

Mazer is a well-respected educator, author, and performer known especially for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. She studied with Benji Aronoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Hartt School of Music and Masters in Music from Boston University. Prior to joining the faculty at Sacred Heart University, Mazer taught music theory and ear training for 17 years at The Hartford Conservatory. She is also the Director of Arts Programs at Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford.

Mazer is the author of 12 instructional books, including the best-selling book/ DVD series “Guitar for the Absolute Beginner” (Alfred Publishing). She was the first female guitar instructor to teach at the National Guitar Workshop and has also taught for the Crown of the Continent festival and Workshop. Her guitar lessons are online through www.truefire.com and she teaches privately. Mazer has been performing for the last 20 years and now plays with the Keith and Mazer Trio.

There is a charge to attend. For more information, call Mazer at 860-302-8678.