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Mozart: Late Piano Masterpieces
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Some scholars consider the Adagio in B Minor Mozart’s finest work for piano solo, while the Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570 is small in scale but expressively ambitious. Come explore these late piano masterpieces, both written during the difficult and challenging last few years of Mozart’s all-to-brief life. Note: Corresponding Concert: Peter Serkin, piano, Dec 1, 2018. Program includes Mozart’s Adagio in B Minor, L. 540 and Sonata...
The Art of Listening
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Full Course Name: The Art of Listening: An Introduction to Music and the Baroque Style This course is designed for the individual who loves music, but seeks a better understanding and deeper appreciation for its essential building blocks. We begin this new approach to listening by exploring music from the first half of the 18th century — the era of the High Baroque, Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Couperin and Telemann, the era when our modern...
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Join us for an immersive experience in the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, where you'll discover the art of group singing, mastering harmonies, improvisation, and scat singing. This class is designed for singers who want to enhance their skills and deepen their love for jazz music. No sight reading is required, just a passion for singing!
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Sibelius for Beginners
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Let’s face it: creating a musical masterpiece is hard. But musical notation doesn’t have to be! Join acclaimed pianist and composer Luke Marantz in 92Y’s new state-of-the-art music tech lab to learn the basics of Sibelius, an easy-to-use professional music notation program. We will learn note input, score organization, keyboard shortcuts, and much more. Come inspire one another in a mutually supportive community of like-minded artists. And...
Live Looping for Beginners
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Discover the multi-faceted layers of sound you can make with a looping machine or app in this fun, exciting and collaborative group class, where you’ll explore different methods of arranging and create your own compositions. No looping experience is necessary, although students should have a solid vocal foundation and some experience with vocal harmonies.
Camp 1: Let’s Be A Singer-Songwriter (Ages 10 - 15)
Willan Academy of Music @ 2067 Broadway, New York, NY
This week long summer day camp will help aspiring young musicians to become a singer-songwriter on guitar. Participants will have 3 different workshops throughout the camp. In addition to guitar workshops to improve his/her techniques and music theories, participants will have singing workshops to learn how to singing skills. Furthermore, song writing workshops will help them understanding how to express their...
Intermediate Sibelius
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Let’s face it: creating a musical masterpiece is hard. But musical notation doesn’t have to be! Join acclaimed pianist and composer Luke Marantz in 92Y’s new state-of-the-art music tech lab to learn the basics of Sibelius, an easy-to-use professional music notation program. We will learn note input, score organization, keyboard shortcuts, and much more. Come inspire one another in a mutually supportive community of like-minded artists. And...
Knowing the Score: How Music Makes Movies Come Alive
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Having performed on hundreds of film scores and TV productions, Hollywood veteran Andrew Muson brings an insider’s perspective to the magic of music in the movies. During the days of silent film, pianos and organs accompanied moving pictures in theaters. With the advent of “talkies” and release of The Jazz Singer in 1927, which featured synchronous dialog and singing with a musical score, the film score became an art form. Films are...
Anyone Can Whistle: Sondheim Finding His Voice
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
To conclude the two-year lecture series, Stephen Sondheim: American Modernist, take a look back at a key work in Sondheim’s development, Anyone Can Whistle from 1964, written with his West Side Story and Gypsy collaborator, Arthur Laurents. The show closed after a run of 12 previews and 9 performances, but the songs from the score lived on through the original cast album, as well as various Sondheim compilation...
$50
Shababa Shaboomers
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
The Shababa Shaboomers is joyful group of grandmothers, grandfathers and baby boomers who meet every other Wednesday for music, conversation, puppetry and storytelling—they are an integral part of our Shababa community! When the Shaboomers sing and perform at Shababa Fridays or our Annual Benefit Concert, the faces of all the children light up with smiles.
$180
Blues Guitar Weekly Workshop
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Covering styles from acoustic country and folk Blues to electric Chicago Blues, we’ll explore the various techniques such as slide guitar, open tunings, minor pentatonic scale, as well as different blues forms and blues-based material. If you have some background in guitar but have little or no blues/jazz experience, this is the class for you!
How to Read Music II
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
For those with a basic knowledge of reading music and theory, this class will review and build a firm understanding of music notation and comprehension. This class will help you understand not only your own musical line, but also how all of the components work together to create a harmonious whole.
Composing in Motion
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
This 6-session course is designed as a movement laboratory for anyone curious and interested in letting the body lead creative play and artistic expression. It invites participants to explore ways to compose in dance, using bodies in space with shape, time, and motion. No previous experience is necessary.
Group Cello (Continuing Beginner)
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Continue learning cello playing in a fun and supportive group setting! This class is designed for adult students who have already taken the beginning cello class. Students will continue their work on the basics of cello playing, focusing on posture, a good bow hold and bow control, and intonation. Students will learn pieces together as a group, developing their understanding of note-reading and musical terms. All music will be handed out by the...
Camp 1: Let’s Be A Singer-Songwriter (Ages 7 - 9)
Willan Academy of Music @ 2067 Broadway, New York, NY
This week long summer day camp will help aspiring young musicians to become a singer-songwriter on guitar. Participants will have 3 different workshops throughout the camp. In addition to guitar workshops to improve his/her techniques and music theories, participants will have singing workshops to learn how to singing skills. Furthermore, song writing workshops will help them understanding how to express their...
Bagpipes: Traditional Irish Music on the Piob Mhor
Irish Arts Center @ 500 W 52nd St, New York, NY
A class in traditional Irish piping on the practice chanter. Also open to those with a full set. Tutoring to advanced players. Important note about instrument: Instructor Tom Downes recommends a standard polypenco practice chanter from John Nisbet, Pipers Cove and can FedEx it in one day. Please contact Coursehorse for details. Note: We list the non-member price for our classes. If you are a member, please contact CourseHorse...
Beethoven’s “Archduke” Piano Trio, Op. 97
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Come explore Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, one of the most beloved trios ever composed! It is usually referred to as the Archduke Trio, because it was dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria, the youngest child of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Rudolf was an avid amateur pianist, as well as a loyal patron, friend, and student of Beethoven. Come explore this timeless, brilliant work, and then hear it performed live...
$50
Beethoven's Grosse Fuge in B-flat Major, Op. 133
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Originally composed as the last movement of his String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130, Beethoven agreed to his publisher’s request to write a new finale for the quartet and publish the “great fuge” separately. Upon publication, the Grosse Fuge was initially panned by critics as “incomprehensible,” but gradually over time has been embraced as one Beethoven’s most extraordinary creations. Join us as we explore this work...
$50
YMCA Singers Forum
West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Enjoy singing in the shower? Looking for a place to practice new material for professional singing? For the novice or seasoned performer, Singers Forum is a friendly and supportive environment for anyone who loves to sing. Classes include group songs and warm-ups as well as individual vocal coaching. Developing confidence is the most essential part of a singers' success. Singers Forum is a low pressure and fun way to find this confidence...
Louis Armstrong Sings
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
The brilliant, innovative recordings that Louis Armstrong made between 1926 and 1928 with the studio bands the Hot Five and the Hot Seven set the template for jazz as a soloist’s art. This lecture focuses on less-discussed aspects of Armstrong’s genius via selected recordings ranging from his 1920s scatting on “Heebie Jeebies” and the reimagining of standards such as “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love” to the remarkably soulful and...
$45
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