The weather is getting warmer and our bands are getting stronger! The bands of the Teen Music Workshop Program are all working very hard to put on great shows in cities such as Beverly Hills, Beaumont, Yucaipa, and our very own San Bernardino. All of our bands are excited to be adding so many new songs from many different artists to our set lists and we are thrilled to show off all of the talent this program has to offer. Also in spring, Teen Music Workshop presents our very first Open House on March 1st. Our open house is open to all SBCUSD students and families to check out our various lessons and pathways we have to offer for free! Our staff welcomes all student performers and musicians with open arms to join our program and all of the fun performances we have coming up. Check out our Tour Dates Calendar for upcoming events and follow our social media accounts such as Instagram @teenmusicworkshop and TikTok @sb.teenmusicworkshop for any announcements and news. Happy Spring!
Winter 2022-23
Holidays are upon us as Teen Music Workshop & Soul Pointe are preparing for the busiest time of the year! As always, we are open for all students in the San Bernardino School District to join us every Wednesday evening from 5pm to 8pm at The Sturges Center of the Fine Arts in San Bernardino. We love to see new faces and meet students who are passionate about music and performance. We are excited to teach and learn, especially with upcoming shows such as at the Riverside Festival of Lights where we will feature a surprise Christmas song and more, Knott’s Berry Farm, and as the opening act for The Temptations. Our bands work really hard every week learning classic new songs by bands and artists such as Earth Wind and Fire, Beyoncé, Four Tops, Elton John, and so much more! We are excited to share more of our talent and again we are open to all students interested in the arts! We not only offer lessons in instruments and vocals, with the new addition of our Film and Technology class students can learn about film production and directing. Check out our flyer on our home page for more details on where you can find Teen Music Workshop and join our program! In addition, check out our Tour Dates and Calendar for upcoming events! Teen Music Workshop is thrilled for all upcoming events and new additions to our program. Happy Holidays!
SPRING 2022
Hello Spring! We have great shows coming up this season! Sturges theater remains open for any teens who love music and fun, so come on down! We encourage masks for the health and safety of yourself and others and you feel unwell please stay home. We are excited to share our upcoming shows which include the San Bernardino Music & Arts Festival, National Orange Show, Yucaipa Music Festival, Disney California Adventure, and the Beaumont Cherry Festival. Check out our Tour Dates calendar for more details on our upcoming events! As stated before, Sturges theater is open for any fellow teens who would like to come and join us in rehearsals for these amazing upcoming shows. Teen Music Workshop staff and students are all super excited to share our music with all of you so stay tuned!
Fall 2021
Teen Music Workshop, live and in person! We have had an interesting past year and half but we are back! If you would like to check out our virtual performances, feel free to head on over to Youtube, and using the search bar type in “TMW Covid Crushing Concert.” Although our virtual performances were a blast to put together, we are more than beyond excited to be back in person. We have already had some great performances such as at the Orange County Fair, W.I.L.D. 2021 Youth Conference, Route 66 etc. We have some more exciting events coming up and we prepare for these performances at the Sturges Center for the Fine Arts. Since coming back to in-person rehearsals and performances, we have added a wide variety of songs to our set and we are excited to continue performing. We are aware that we remain in the COVID-19 pandemic, however, we encourage all of our students and staff to wear masks and to stay home if they feel ill. In addition, all of our staff is fully vaccinated or take weekly COVID-19 tests to ensure we are keeping our performance environment is safe and healthy. With that being said, please feel free to come down to Sturges Theater on any Wednesday night of any month at 5pm to check out our program. Also, please check out our “Tour Dates” tab to see about any upcoming shows we have in your area!
Happy 2020!
Stay tuned for tour dates and shows near you!
Brace yourself! The 2019 Winter Season is here!
The San Bernardino Teen Music Workshop has had an exciting winter season so far! We had a Christmas show at Arroyo Valley High School, filled with entertainment and holiday cheer! We also played at Disney California Adventure and Knott’s Berry Farm, where we captured some amazing moments on camera, which you can check out on our media page! There is a fundraiser to raise money for the workshop at Applebee’s in Highland on January 9th. You can enjoy a delicious breakfast paired with live solo and duet performances from our very own talented musicians. We have a jam-packed season ahead of us, which includes an R&B Concert celebrating Black History, the grand opening of the Yucaipa Performing Arts theater, and the San Bernardino Art/Music Festival!
Fall 2018
Here's what you missed on the San Bernardino Teen Music Workshop show: We moved to the Sturges Center for the Fine Arts where we practice Thursdays from 5pm-8pm with our beginner group and on Sundays from 5pm-8pm with our advanced Motown group called Soul Pointe! We have two new and talented teachers: Miss Simone (the dance instructor) and Miss Desihre (the vocal coach)! If you're ever in the mood for some amazing R&B music, come check out The Soulful Sunday Brunches at The Rose in Pasadena. Some of the tremendous highlights of this past summer were our shows at Lake Arrowhead, the Ontario Convention Center, the Central Park in Pasadena, the California Theatre Of The Performing Arts, Knott's Berry Farm, and the Yucaipa Music Festival! We look forward to playing some more great events in the Winter, like Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm!
But wait... there's more! Alive in the Lights released their new single, Changes, on every music platform you can think of: Spotify, Youtube, Apple Music, etc! They also had an active summer opening for artists such as Patty Smyth of Scandal and Nancy Wilson of the famous Heart at The Rose in Pasadena.
Mid-Summer 2017
A little mid-summer update for the lovely boys and girls of the IE! Disney shows are postponed until winter of this year, but we've still been busy this summer with bands playing venues like Knott's Berry Farm, The San Diego Fair, The Hard Rock Cafe, The Whisky A Gogo, The House of Blues, and many other local shows.
EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
We've also taken the liberty of updating our recording studio with state-of-the-art equipment to ensure the highest fidelity recordings for our writers and musicians. Expect to hear more amazing songs and albums coming out of our doors in the coming months and years! Our live sound setup has also improved! With a full digital board and powered speakers, subwoofers and monitors, we can now rock at even some of the largest venues that don't have their own sound systems.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
One of our former students and instructors, Joseph Bergee, is away at Oxford over the summer after completing his bachelors degree at California State University, San Bernardino. Congratulations Joe! It's exciting to see someone who's not only an excellent musician, but also an excellent scholar as well.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE TMW?
A lot. That's whats next. *wink*
We've got bands continuing to play bigger and bigger venues, writing and recording more and more songs, and build larger and larger fanbases. We wouldn't be surprised if you saw some of them at Warped Tour in the next couple of years.
But that's pretty far in the future. We're still doing our thing, teaching the basic and advanced skills of guitar, drums, piano, and singing and bringing up the next generation of rockers. We never know who's going to walk through our front doors next and knock our socks off.
