Crafts and Hobbies
College Band (MUS202)
This course covers the performance of band literature with emphasis on excellence in musical performance and development of professional musicianship. Class members will participate in rehearsals and concerts.
Prequisites
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
Recommended: Experience with instrumental performance.
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate having supplemented an understanding of the creative music tradition through performing the music of important composers and arrangers in the Big Band idiom.
- Demonstrate having acquired training in musicality, phrasing, ensemble playing, and technical proficiency on his or her instrument.
- Demonstrate artistic growth and personal enrichment through the performance of band music.
- Demonstrate having gained practical musical experience through performing various genres and styles.
Section - ENR4003-026
34 Contact Hrs | Sarah Tochiki | Kauai Community College | $156
Band (MUS202)
Repertoire and Grouping
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Will will alternate small group and large group playing.
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The large group will play standard concert band literature, with rehearsals limited to 30 minute intervals, with breaks between intervals to allow for ventilation.
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The larger ensemble will be divided into three chamber groups: brass ensemble, woodwind ensemble, and percussion ensemble. Each group will have their own repertoire.
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If needed. Additional Curriculum:
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Online video lessons will be provided in music theory and music history.
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Students will be provided with method books and solo repertoire for individual practice and growth.
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At least one private lesson via video conferencing will be offered per student, as requested, during the semester
College Orchestra
This course provides an opportunity for orchestral musicians to perform repertoire ranging from Renaissance and Baroque to contemporary popular music.
Prequisites
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
Recommended: Minimum of one year's study on an instrument and experience in reading music.
Section - ENR4004-026
36 Contact Hrs | Sarah Tochiki | Kauai Community College | $156
Orchestra (MUS 203S)
Repertoire and Grouping
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Will will alternate small group and large group playing.
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The large group will play standard orchestral literature, with rehearsals limited to 30 minute intervals, with breaks between intervals to allow for ventilation.
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The larger ensemble will be divided into three chamber groups: string orchestra, brass ensemble, and woodwind ensemble. Each group will have their own repertoire.
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Jazz Ensemble (MUS204)
Performance of stage band literature from swing to contemporary periods. Study of jazz concepts, including improvisation.
Prequisites
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
Recommended: Audition.
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate an improvement in one's ability to improvise over a variety of musical styles.
- Demonstrate having gained practical musical experience through performing various instrumentals and vocal styles.
- Demonstrate recognition of various styles, genres, and rhythms in the jazz idiom, including swing, rock, funk, and Afro-Cuban.
- Demonstrate having supplemented their understanding of the creative music tradition through performing the music of important composers and arrangers in the jazz idiom.
- Demonstrate having acquired training in jazz musicality, phrasing, and ensemble playing.
- Demonstrate artistic growth and personal enrichment through the performance of jazz music.
Personal Enrichment
College Band (MUS202)
This course covers the performance of band literature with emphasis on excellence in musical performance and development of professional musicianship. Class members will participate in rehearsals and concerts.
Prequisites
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
Recommended: Experience with instrumental performance.
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate having supplemented an understanding of the creative music tradition through performing the music of important composers and arrangers in the Big Band idiom.
- Demonstrate having acquired training in musicality, phrasing, ensemble playing, and technical proficiency on his or her instrument.
- Demonstrate artistic growth and personal enrichment through the performance of band music.
- Demonstrate having gained practical musical experience through performing various genres and styles.
Section - ENR4003-026
34 Contact Hrs | Sarah Tochiki | Kauai Community College | $156
Band (MUS202)
Repertoire and Grouping
-
Will will alternate small group and large group playing.
-
The large group will play standard concert band literature, with rehearsals limited to 30 minute intervals, with breaks between intervals to allow for ventilation.
-
The larger ensemble will be divided into three chamber groups: brass ensemble, woodwind ensemble, and percussion ensemble. Each group will have their own repertoire.
-
If needed. Additional Curriculum:
-
Online video lessons will be provided in music theory and music history.
-
Students will be provided with method books and solo repertoire for individual practice and growth.
-
At least one private lesson via video conferencing will be offered per student, as requested, during the semester
College Orchestra
This course provides an opportunity for orchestral musicians to perform repertoire ranging from Renaissance and Baroque to contemporary popular music.
Prequisites
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
Recommended: Minimum of one year's study on an instrument and experience in reading music.
Section - ENR4004-026
36 Contact Hrs | Sarah Tochiki | Kauai Community College | $156
Orchestra (MUS 203S)
Repertoire and Grouping
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Will will alternate small group and large group playing.
-
The large group will play standard orchestral literature, with rehearsals limited to 30 minute intervals, with breaks between intervals to allow for ventilation.
-
The larger ensemble will be divided into three chamber groups: string orchestra, brass ensemble, and woodwind ensemble. Each group will have their own repertoire.
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Fitness Bootcamp
Learner Outcomes
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Identify and describe physical fitness components and training principles.
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Employ safe and appropriate methods to improve fitness levels.
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Use correct form when weight training, applying appropriate modifications for exercises as necessary.
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Assess and analyze daily diet, identify strengths and challenges and make changes to aid in realizing personal wellness goals.
Section - FIT4017-009
13.75 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $160
Intro To Weight Training
This course is suitable for beginners, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone looking to enhance their strength training knowledge and skills, regardless of age or fitness level.
Join us to build a strong foundation in weight training and embark on your journey toward greater strength and wellness!
Prequisites
Learner Outcomes
- Understand the fundamental concepts of weight training, including terminology and safety protocols.
- Explore different types of weight training equipment and how to use them effectively.
- Learn proper form and technique for a variety of exercises targeting major muscle groups.
- Develop personalized workout plans tailored to individual fitness levels and goals.
- Gain insights into the importance of nutrition and recovery in a strength training program.
Section - FIT4008-005
12 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $150
* Intro to Weight Training
Course Description: The course introduces the student to the proper lifting mechanics and benefits of weight training, as well as which lifts strengthen each muscle of the body. Different types of workouts will be given and how to design a proper workout will be incorporated.
(limit 12 students)
Jazz Ensemble (MUS204)
Performance of stage band literature from swing to contemporary periods. Study of jazz concepts, including improvisation.
Prequisites
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
Recommended: Audition.
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate an improvement in one's ability to improvise over a variety of musical styles.
- Demonstrate having gained practical musical experience through performing various instrumentals and vocal styles.
- Demonstrate recognition of various styles, genres, and rhythms in the jazz idiom, including swing, rock, funk, and Afro-Cuban.
- Demonstrate having supplemented their understanding of the creative music tradition through performing the music of important composers and arrangers in the jazz idiom.
- Demonstrate having acquired training in jazz musicality, phrasing, and ensemble playing.
- Demonstrate artistic growth and personal enrichment through the performance of jazz music.
Junior Tennis
9:00-10:00am Beginners (generally 5-10yrs): Start with some easy games and exercises to begin to learn the basics
10:15-11:15am Intermediate (generally 11-15yrs middle school ages): Learn all the rules of the game including scoring. You will actually play games and perfect your technique.
11:30-1:30pm Advanced (generally high school age): Great for students who want to perfect their game strategy for tournaments. Prepare for the State High School matches and get ready for the Championship
INSTRUCTOR: Ernie Blachowiak has held various offices in the Kauai Tennis Association since 1985. He has coached high school tennis since 1986. In addition, he is the currently teaching beginning and intermediate tennis at Kauai Community College to the credit students.
Prequisites
Section - FIT4010-047
8 Contact Hrs | Ernest Blacoviak | Kauai Community College | $50
Parent/Guardian must complete a waiver form for each student prior to the start of class.
Please complete waiver for each child
Section - FIT4010-048
8 Contact Hrs | Ernest Blacoviak | Kauai Community College | $50
Parent/Guardian must complete a waiver form for each student prior to the start of class.
Please complete this waiver for each child
Myofascial Release self-massage techniques
Myofascial release techniques help to address pain, improve movement, and enhance overall well-being. Learn self-massage techniques to reduce tension, soreness, and stress in your body.
Bring a yoga mat and dress comfortably.
Learner Outcomes
Section - HLTH4102-002
9 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $60
* Myofascial Release Self Massage Techniques
Using sustained stretches, you will stretch and relax your fascia. You will also use small fitness balls to target tightness in various parts of your body. These are techniques you can use on yourself at home or at work to relax yourself. Wear comfortable clothes that you can get down on the floor in.
Bring a yoga mat. No experience necessary. (limit 15 students)
OCET Room 106
Pickleball
Prequisites
Learner Outcomes
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Identify the rules, strategies, history, safety, and etiquette of pickleball.
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Demonstrate correct technique for the skills used in pickleball.
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Demonstrate good sportsmanlike conduct during games.
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Demonstrate knowledge of how to keep score and use different strategies during competitive pickleball games.
Section - FIT4014-019
37.5 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $150
* Pickleball - Monday/Wednesday -
Description
This course is a beginning pickleball class, which is a court game that combines skills from tennis, ping pong, and badminton. Throughout this class we will focus on developing basic skills through drills and implementing them into game situations. We will cover skills such as ball control, forehand/backhand drive, drive/lob serve, forehand/backhand lob, smash, and strategy.
This is for both beginners and those who have been playing. (Limit 15 students)
Proper court shoes will be required. There may be paddles available; however, you may provide your own paddles.
Stretch, Strengthen and Balance (for Seniors)
Flexibility and balance exercises are particularly important for the elderly as they help improve joint mobility, prevent injuries, and enhance stability. These exercises can also alleviate stiffness and promote better posture.
Prequisites
Learner Outcomes
Section - FIT4021-004
15 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $100
This class will expand on what you've done with body weight and bands. You will learn strength, mobility, and balance exercises in the weight room with your body weight, bands, free weights, and machines. You will learn proper technique and safety as you learn to set up your own program at home. No experience required. Medical clearance to exercise/lift is necessary. (limit 10 students)
Section - FIT4021-005
14 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $100
Do you need to work on your balance and learn easy band exercises to help strengthen your muscles? You will be given exercises you can do from a chair, as well as standing.
Section - FIT4021-006
15 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $100
Do you need to work on your balance and learn easy band exercises to help strengthen your muscles?
You will be given exercises you can do from a chair, as well as standing to help you focus on stretching and mobility of your joints, as well as strength and balance exercises using a circular fitness band. No experience required.
OCET room 105
Section - FIT4021-007
15 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $100
This class will expand on what you've done with body weight and bands. No experience required. Medical clearance to exercise/lift is necessary. (limit 10 students)
This class will focus on exercises using bands, free weights, and machines to strengthen your body. You will learn strength, mobility, and balance exercises in the weight room with your body weight, bands, free weights, and machines. You will also learn proper techniques and safety with a pair of dumbbells, while you learn to set up your own program at home.
No experience required. Medical clearance to exercise/lift is necessary. (limit 10 students)
Tennis Drills &Strategies for Adults
Weight Training (HPER 152)
Always wanted to 'hit the gym', but were intimidated once you got there?
If so, then you will want to be a part of a group of fitness-oriented folks and learn a little about the science and art of weight training.
You will learn about muscles and how to properly lift wweights.
Prequisites
Learner Outcomes
1. Understand and demonstrate correct technique in weight lifting.
2. Identify which lifts strengthen each muscle of the body.
3. Select and use exercises that can be done for an at-home workout during the holiday season.
Section - HLTH4002-014
38.75 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $190
This course is designed to help students identify and understand the benefits of weight training, how weight training affects the body, and learn intermediate-level training routines for complete muscular development. Students will also learn how to design and develop a balanced weight training program to meet their needs and expand on skills learned in Beginning Weight Training.
You must have already taken Beginning Weight Training in order to take this class. (limit 12 students)
Personal Health and Wellness
Pickleball
Prequisites
Learner Outcomes
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Identify the rules, strategies, history, safety, and etiquette of pickleball.
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Demonstrate correct technique for the skills used in pickleball.
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Demonstrate good sportsmanlike conduct during games.
-
Demonstrate knowledge of how to keep score and use different strategies during competitive pickleball games.
Section - FIT4014-019
37.5 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $150
* Pickleball - Monday/Wednesday -
Description
This course is a beginning pickleball class, which is a court game that combines skills from tennis, ping pong, and badminton. Throughout this class we will focus on developing basic skills through drills and implementing them into game situations. We will cover skills such as ball control, forehand/backhand drive, drive/lob serve, forehand/backhand lob, smash, and strategy.
This is for both beginners and those who have been playing. (Limit 15 students)
Proper court shoes will be required. There may be paddles available; however, you may provide your own paddles.
Tennis Drills &Strategies for Adults
Weight Training (HPER 152)
Always wanted to 'hit the gym', but were intimidated once you got there?
If so, then you will want to be a part of a group of fitness-oriented folks and learn a little about the science and art of weight training.
You will learn about muscles and how to properly lift wweights.
Prequisites
Learner Outcomes
1. Understand and demonstrate correct technique in weight lifting.
2. Identify which lifts strengthen each muscle of the body.
3. Select and use exercises that can be done for an at-home workout during the holiday season.
Section - HLTH4002-014
38.75 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $190
This course is designed to help students identify and understand the benefits of weight training, how weight training affects the body, and learn intermediate-level training routines for complete muscular development. Students will also learn how to design and develop a balanced weight training program to meet their needs and expand on skills learned in Beginning Weight Training.
You must have already taken Beginning Weight Training in order to take this class. (limit 12 students)
Seniors Program
Pickleball
Prequisites
Learner Outcomes
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Identify the rules, strategies, history, safety, and etiquette of pickleball.
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Demonstrate correct technique for the skills used in pickleball.
-
Demonstrate good sportsmanlike conduct during games.
-
Demonstrate knowledge of how to keep score and use different strategies during competitive pickleball games.
Section - FIT4014-019
37.5 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $150
* Pickleball - Monday/Wednesday -
Description
This course is a beginning pickleball class, which is a court game that combines skills from tennis, ping pong, and badminton. Throughout this class we will focus on developing basic skills through drills and implementing them into game situations. We will cover skills such as ball control, forehand/backhand drive, drive/lob serve, forehand/backhand lob, smash, and strategy.
This is for both beginners and those who have been playing. (Limit 15 students)
Proper court shoes will be required. There may be paddles available; however, you may provide your own paddles.
Stretch, Strengthen and Balance (for Seniors)
Flexibility and balance exercises are particularly important for the elderly as they help improve joint mobility, prevent injuries, and enhance stability. These exercises can also alleviate stiffness and promote better posture.
Prequisites
Learner Outcomes
Section - FIT4021-004
15 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $100
This class will expand on what you've done with body weight and bands. You will learn strength, mobility, and balance exercises in the weight room with your body weight, bands, free weights, and machines. You will learn proper technique and safety as you learn to set up your own program at home. No experience required. Medical clearance to exercise/lift is necessary. (limit 10 students)
Section - FIT4021-005
14 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $100
Do you need to work on your balance and learn easy band exercises to help strengthen your muscles? You will be given exercises you can do from a chair, as well as standing.
Section - FIT4021-006
15 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $100
Do you need to work on your balance and learn easy band exercises to help strengthen your muscles?
You will be given exercises you can do from a chair, as well as standing to help you focus on stretching and mobility of your joints, as well as strength and balance exercises using a circular fitness band. No experience required.
OCET room 105
Section - FIT4021-007
15 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $100
This class will expand on what you've done with body weight and bands. No experience required. Medical clearance to exercise/lift is necessary. (limit 10 students)
This class will focus on exercises using bands, free weights, and machines to strengthen your body. You will learn strength, mobility, and balance exercises in the weight room with your body weight, bands, free weights, and machines. You will also learn proper techniques and safety with a pair of dumbbells, while you learn to set up your own program at home.
No experience required. Medical clearance to exercise/lift is necessary. (limit 10 students)
Youth Program
Junior Tennis
9:00-10:00am Beginners (generally 5-10yrs): Start with some easy games and exercises to begin to learn the basics
10:15-11:15am Intermediate (generally 11-15yrs middle school ages): Learn all the rules of the game including scoring. You will actually play games and perfect your technique.
11:30-1:30pm Advanced (generally high school age): Great for students who want to perfect their game strategy for tournaments. Prepare for the State High School matches and get ready for the Championship
INSTRUCTOR: Ernie Blachowiak has held various offices in the Kauai Tennis Association since 1985. He has coached high school tennis since 1986. In addition, he is the currently teaching beginning and intermediate tennis at Kauai Community College to the credit students.
Prequisites
Section - FIT4010-047
8 Contact Hrs | Ernest Blacoviak | Kauai Community College | $50
Parent/Guardian must complete a waiver form for each student prior to the start of class.
Please complete waiver for each child
Section - FIT4010-048
8 Contact Hrs | Ernest Blacoviak | Kauai Community College | $50
Parent/Guardian must complete a waiver form for each student prior to the start of class.
Please complete this waiver for each child
Business and Professional Studies
Myofascial Release self-massage techniques
Myofascial release techniques help to address pain, improve movement, and enhance overall well-being. Learn self-massage techniques to reduce tension, soreness, and stress in your body.
Bring a yoga mat and dress comfortably.
Learner Outcomes
Section - HLTH4102-002
9 Contact Hrs | Laura Dillman | Kauai Community College | $60
* Myofascial Release Self Massage Techniques
Using sustained stretches, you will stretch and relax your fascia. You will also use small fitness balls to target tightness in various parts of your body. These are techniques you can use on yourself at home or at work to relax yourself. Wear comfortable clothes that you can get down on the floor in.
Bring a yoga mat. No experience necessary. (limit 15 students)
OCET Room 106