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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.
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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.
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!
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Full Course Name: The Unanswered Question: Exploring Bernstein's Norton Lectures Leonard Bernstein gave six brilliant lectures at Harvard University in 1973, which he titled “The Unanswered Question.” His purpose was two-fold: first, to explore the evolution of sound, meaning and form in music; and then to confront the fundamental musical crisis of the 20th Century, tonality—music that’s rooted in a key or tonal center—versus atonality—music...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
The Uke Slow Jam is an opportunity for Ukulele players to practice playing songs slowly. Led by a facilitator who will call out changes and adjust the tempos of the song so that everyone feels comfortable playing along and keeping up. Lyric sheets with chords will be provided. Singing is encouraged! Many of the songs will be simple 2, 3 or 4 chord songs. For the last half hour of the jam songs with more chords will be included. Important:...
S Factor New York @ 235 W 23rd St, New York, NY
Created by longtime S Factor NY Teacher & "music whisperer" Meg Louise, the Music "S"sentials Workshop is an exploration of the essential connection between music, feminine movement and emotion. Meg will inspire you with her love and knowledge of all things S, and her musical background including Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music. This stunning six-hour intensive gives you a deeper understanding of the magic of music and how it seduces...
New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Creative improvisation enables one to harness the emotional, aesthetic, organizing, and communicative powers of music. During this workshop, practical musical resources will be introduced through experiential music-making activities with a focus on interaction and instrumental, vocal, physical, verbal, and emotional goal-directed improvisation. Dr. Turry will demonstrate how to improvise compositionally, creating melodic phrases, rhythmic patterns,...
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