9/15/2024 - 9/21/2024
BROAD CREEK on Maryland's Scenic Eastern ShoreSEPTEMBER 15-21, 2024
Tina Chancey, coach
Spend whatever time you've got, a few days to a week, focusing on IMPROVISATION, both FREE and EARLY MUSIC.
Choose from these historical genres:
13th century Modal troubadour songs
14th century Estampies
14th century Faenza Codex/Italian Trecento
15th century Basse Danse
16th century English Lute Song
17th century Divisions on a Ground (Playford)
18th century Corelli (ornamentation), Hotteterre (preludes)
Other topics considered upon request.
We learn music by using our brain, ears and fingers; a combination of intellectual, aural and kinetic resources feeds us a wide variety of data that we use to unpick, understand and absorb the music, so we can know it well enough to interpret it and create our own synthesis. Each style will be presented with background material, listening examples and hands-on exercises. We'll work on listening to each other, experimentation and a joyous acceptance of mistakes.
Activities include beach walks, cookouts, two-hour workshops (morning and afternoon), campfires, group practice sessions and student improv cabaret each evening.
PRACTICAL MATTERS
Prerequisite: Not being afraid to try new things. Early and modern instruments welcome.
Timeframe: Come as many days as you can; suggest 3-4 minimum.
Food: Participants will cook on our own, sharing tasks.
Children and animals: Not advised.
Cost: $150/day for instruction, room and board. $1050/week. Classes start in the late afternoon-evening of 9/15. Workshop ends on 9/21--no classes on 9/22.
Info: Tina Chancey, tinachancey@cs.com, 703-407-0642
9/17/2024
The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line English Fiddle Tunes Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder.The workshops will feature pieces from “English Fiddle Tunes for Two”, a collection of 48 lively pieces originating from England. These curated gems include easy arrangements of hornpipes, jigs, maggots, polkas, waltzes, etc.
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, September 17, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, September 18, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, September 20, 7 PM, Central Time.
Different tunes will be played at each session.
We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these charming pieces. A treble clef version of the sheet music for the tunes being played will be displayed on the screen during the workshop.
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The cost for each workshop is $10.00. The cost of each optional book is $15.00 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration).
For more information, and to register:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_english.shtml