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The Songs of the Carter Family
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In this class, we will learn to play some classic songs from the Carter Family's repertoire. We will play them with basic chords, but will also go over Maybelle Carter's guitar technique, and learn some of her arrangements. We will look at approaches for playing the songs with more than one guitarist, and if we have enthusiastic singers in the class, we may go over some vocal harmonies. Students should leave class with everything they need...
Inside The Booking Process
Behind The Scenes: Music Business @ 18 Bleecker St, New York, NY
How artists get booked for shows, and the people involved in the process. The role of primary parties and the distinction between venue, promoter, and artist. The role of secondary parties and the distinction between talent bookers, booking agents, and managers. What percentage of revenue each party takes, and potential for profit in each role. Who is the key decision maker for each booking, and who can influence that decision. What a booking...
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Fingerstyle Guitar I
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This is an introduction to playing Country Blues guitar where students will learn how to pick basic tunes in various keys and styles. Attention will be paid to the mechanics of using the thumb to play bass patterns and the fingers to pick melodies. The history of Country Blues guitar along with regional and stylistic differences will be discussed. Students need to only have a working knowledge of basic open chords to play. Please Note: Make up...
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Intermediate Guitar
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
For people who know a handful of chords, but want to become more familiar with them by learning new songs and strumming patterns. Students are welcome to re-take Guitar II as many times as they want - When there are return students, each session will consist of at least 50% new material. Songs from different genres will be presented. The main chords covered will be E, A, D, G, C, Am, Em, Dm, E7, A7, D7, G7, B7 and F. If you know some of these chords...
Beginning Banjo
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
For complete banjo beginners, this course will introduce students to the fundamentals of the instrument, musical tablature as well as the basics of music theory. The first half will be spent developing chords, plucking solo melodies and building muscle memory while the latter half will introduce the right hand Clawhammer technique using drills and basic songs. No prior musical experience required. Some participants will be continuing on from Beginning...
Panel: Make Your Voice Heard
Brooklyn Craft Company @ 61 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
“Make Your Voice Heard: The Intersection of Craft, Creativity, and Activism” Kim, Leanne and Betsy each have new book releases in 2014, and are on tour discussing how to “Make Your Voice Heard: The Intersection of Craft Creativity and Activism.” This panel will be moderated by New School professor and artist Sabrina Gschwandtner. Kim Werker just published her fifth book, Make it Mighty Ugly: Exercises and Advice for Getting Creative Even...
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David Blair:The Telepathic Place-The Telepathic Machine
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
Using a variety of screens, speakers, and moving/static objects, the Manchu Edison Film Corporation presents a form of the Telepathic Cinema, as a telepathic film which includes a history of its own invention. This will include the strangely multinational Phenakistoscope of 1832 [literal translation, "deceitful wheel"], and other geometric animation machines designed by the blind color theorist Joseph Plateau. Using a variety of screens, speakers,...
Meridian7: Intercept Tone/Vacant Level Surround
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
Meridian7 presents Intercept Tone/Vacant Level, a multi-channel audio installation inspired by archival recordings of the electromagnetic terrain that captivated early telephone network explorers. As an AIR at Harvestworks, Meridian7 completed three instruments that bring obsolete telephone equipment back to a life of patching audio signals. The piece explores the sonic terrain of analog switching networks punctuated with rhythmic signal pulses,...
Beginning Fiddle
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Beginning Fiddle this December is designed for people who have some familiarity with violin, given that many students will be continuing on from the eight-week fall session. The class will progress from familiar simple melodies (ie. Mary Had a Little Lamb) to classic American fiddle tunes. Along the way you'll also learn several major scales, basic bowing and fingering techniques and how to read tablature, a simplified form of notation. If...
Spatialization at New Adventures in Sound Art
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
Darren Copeland will present a performance/talk detailing spatialization practices that have been undertaken at New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) in Toronto since 1998. Through performing his own works and works by other Canadian artists, he will demonstrate and discuss two contrasting approaches to performance spatialization used by NAISA. The first method was a fully automated system using the Richmond Sound Design Audiobox and the control...
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Natures and Numbers in Music
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
Partnering with Composers Now Festival, Harvestworks presents a “behind the scenes” look at how algorithmic systems and data inspire and shape new music by these contemporary sound art and experimental music composers. It will feature presentations by Liz Phillips with Butoh Dancer Mariko Endo Reynolds, plus Tom Hamilton, followed by a panel discussion. Composer and interactive artist Liz Phillips with Butoh Dancer Mariko Endo Reynolds will...
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Sabine Gruffat + Paul Geluso: A Kiss of The Earth
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
Utilizing real-time weather data and text messaging as a driver for the animation, this work reconceives the The Rite of Spring as a commentary on a real contemporary sacrifice: the increased exploitation of our planet and its natural resources in the face of economic and political pressure. A Kiss of the Earth is a responsive three-screen computer-animated video and sound installation inspired by Sergei Diaghilev’s first production of The Rite...
Jenn Grossman: Quantum Echoes
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
Both “musical” and “non-musical” recordings taken from unrelated times and places will be compiled into a singular, but evolving composition. A variety of processing techniques that “stretch” sound will be applied as to give the illusion of expansion, reflecting the perceptual shift from “focal” to “global” attention. “Quantum Echoes” will explore the notion of the eternal through a multi-channel sound installation. How...
David Galbraith: Density
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
Density is a generative installation of abstract animation with six-channel sound based on a vintage mathematics reference text. Reversing the traditional visual music mapping from musical pitch to color hue, Density structures the sonic realm through constraints derived from the visual domain. The animation is created with Galbraith’s custom software which simultaneously generates sound via granular synthesis controlled by the image track,...
VoxNovus 60×60 Surround Sound Works
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
60×60 is a one-hour-long show made by sequencing 60 pre-recorded pieces by 60 different composers, each piece a minute in length or shorter. A unique collaboration between VoxNovus / Robert Voisey and Harvestworks in New York City to create a 5.1 surround sound mix. Vox Novus and Harvestworks invited composers and sound artists to submit recorded works as 5.1 audio 60 seconds or less in length to be included in a special 60×60 project collaboration...
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Art Jones: Hypercartogram
Harvestworks | Digital Media Arts Center @ 596 Broadway, New York, NY
Art Jones’ Hypercartogram is a sound installation with 3D projected video. It is a multichannel, interactive audio map of several cities, punctuated by live action and animated video projected onto a sculptural collage of urban spaces. Hypercartogram is a sound installation with 3D projected video. It is a multichannel, interactive audio map of several cities, punctuated by live action and animated video projected onto a sculptural collage...
Anthology of American Folk Music Vol. 4
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In this class, we'll learn songs from Volume 4 of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (the follow-up to the original anthology that was planned by Harry Smith in 1952 but not released until 2000), including songs recorded between 1927 and 1940 by such artists as The Carter Family, The Memphis Jug Band, Lead Belly, The Monroe Brothers, and other greats. Open to guitarists who know the basic chords. We'll encounter other material...
Travis Picking and Finger Style Guitar
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This course takes guitar playing basics to the next level, as we explore “Travis picking” patterns, learn how to play alternate bass lines ("the "steady-bass" style), master new chord voicings, arpeggios and capo techniques that will spice up your playing. Participants will review and read tablature picking patterns, while exploring capo and arpeggio/fingerpicking techniques. The focus will be on learning and incorporating these techniques...
Clawhammer Banjo I
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In the Clawhammer I class, old time banjo player and instructor Sarah Gibson teaches banjo tunes and students begin to learn clawhammer techniques to apply to simple songs. We will listen to source recordings in class to become more familiar with the roles clawhammer style banjo can fill. No prior instrumental experience necessary. If you don't have a banjo, you can rent one from us!
Mandolin II
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Mandolin II is for someone with a basic grasp of the instrument but wants to dive deeper. We’ll cover more chord shapes, basic theory and how it applies to mandolin and look deeper into musical styles. Students should expect to be introduced to scales, arpeggios and how they fit into chords. By the end of eight weeks you should be comfortable playing progressions in a variety of keys and have expanded your ear to begin improvising. Notes: ...
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