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Songwriting Workshop: Bits and Pieces

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

How many wonderful song ideas do you have that have not gone anywhere? Or first verses that just will not write themselves into a whole song? This writing workshop will look at various brainstorming techniques to help you finish those great ideas. Bring in your best bits and pieces, and we will find ways to make them work.

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Songwriting Workshop: The Devil's in the Details

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

How do you make your lyrics stand out in the crowd? This writing workshop explores how sense-bound details can set your songs apart from all the rest. We will work in-depth on object writing and other forms of creative expression including metaphor and simile.

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Swing Mandolin Workshop

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

This workshop is designed to introduce you to the wonderful world of swing music on the mandolin, and to help you improve your existing skills in rhythm and lead playing on swing, new acoustic and jazz tunes. It will also help your bluegrass playing and general musicianship. Topics will include: Chords and rhythm: how to play chord progressions on jazz tunes in a smooth way using various chord inversions. The II-V-I progression: how to create...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Improvising African Folk Songs-US & Brazil

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

In this immersive class, singers Jascha Hoffman (NYC) and Zuza Goncalves (Sao Paulo, Brazil) will use a variety of folk and traditional songs to get our voices and bodies moving in time, laying the groundwork for deep improvisation.  The class will be rooted in the spirit of African-American folk traditions, which includes spirituals and shouts sung by the Georgia Sea Island Singers, and songs of work and play as transmitted by blues legend...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Vocal Harmony Duos & Trios

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

Explore the rich world of Early Country, Bluegrass, Old Time, and Gospel harmony singing, from lesser-known repertoire to old chestnuts.  Focus on two and three-part harmony singing, with opportunities to gain independence on a part, work in small groups, experiment with blend, and take home some new songs. Less advanced singers can start with the melody and then move to harmonizing, and more advanced singers can go deep into singing multiple...

(41) Intermediate 15 and older
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How to Build a Fiddle Tune Workshop with Harry Bolick

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

Students will learn how to build a fiddle tune that is easy to hear, understand and share. You learn a new fiddle tune and start sawing away. You love it, but friends have a hard time joining in. Why is that? In this workshop Harry will be taking one tune completely apart with you, rhythm and counting, bowing, chord structure and most importantly phrasing so that you can see how the parts come together to make a tune easy to hear, understand and...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Autoharp Workshop with Eli Smith

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

In the first installment of this two part class, Eli will show students the basics of the autoharp; how to tune their harp, and how to chord and strum and along with simple country songs, such as Carter Family songs. The second installment of the class will focus on more advanced techniques where by the autoharpist can actually play melodies and several types of picking and rhythms Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Eli Smith offers a two part...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Monthly Performance Workshop

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

This workshop is an opportunity for songwriters and solo performers (or bands) to try out material onstage in a supportive group setting for constructive feedback. An ideal opportunity for students enrolled or graduated from the school's instrument or singing courses, this workshop focuses on bringing all of your hard work out of your bedroom and onto the stage. Class will address topics ranging from the technical details of using a mic, to emotional...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Southern Italian Music and Dance Workshop

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

Fabio Turchetti, Michael Delia and Michela Musolino shall present a workshop on Southern Italian Traditional Music and Dance. The workshop will present and feature the organetto and the Southern Italian frame drum with jingles, two instruments associated with these traditions. They'll also be played to accompany traditional dances which will be demonstrated.

(41) All levels 15 - 15 years old
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Happy Traum's Blues and Country Fingerpicking 101

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

Blues and Country Fingerpicking 101: Conquering the Challenge of the Steady Thumb. This session is open to any players, from early intermediates to experienced guitarists, who want to unravel the mysteries of the steady-bass thumb-and-finger styles used by blues and country pickers as well as by innumerable singer/songwriters. The necessary coordination of maintaining a rock-steady rhythmic bass while picking syncopated melody notes stymies even...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Grant Gordy Guitar Workshop "Expand Your Improvisationa

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

In this workshop we will talk about developing methods for hearing, understanding, and being able to react to your musical environment, in real time. Being asked to assume the guitarists’ role in the fabled David Grisman Quintet, a spot previously held by such guitar notables as Tony Rice, Mark O’Connor, Frank Vignola and Mike Marshall, has firmly established Gordy as one of the preeminent young voices on guitar. Just ask his boss, David Grisman,...

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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Beginning Old Time Fiddle

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

This 2 hour workshop will concentrate on learning simple fiddle tunes with appropriate bowing patterns. I will teach the tunes slow and by ear, so a recording device is strongly suggested. The emphasis will be on patience until you will walk away knowing an old time fiddle tune. Participants must know how to tune and have a basic knowledge of the fiddle.

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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John Schwab Back-up Guitar Workshop

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

John Schwab is teaching two workshops at an intermediate to advanced (not beginner!) level, with an emphasis on traditional backup styles. The first one will cover at least 4 different styles of backing up straightforward tunes in the key of G (or A). Learn approaches used by Hub Mahaffey, Luches Kessinger, Asa Martin, Ernest V. Stoneman, and others. This "G-tune toolbox" is loads of fun and really useful, too. Details about the second workshop coming...

(41) Intermediate 15 and older
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Quebec Dance Music Workshop

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

Quebec Dance Music Workshop (w/ Lisa Ornstein): This two-hour fiddle* workshop will increase your Quebecois repertory and help you get that lively Québécois swing into your bow arm. You’ll learn some great, learner-friendly tunes phrase by phrase, focusing first on melody, then bowing/ornaments, and then putting it all together and bringing it up to speed. We'll dig deep into a couple of regional styles and tune types, focusing on rhythms, bowing...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Quebecois Accordion/Harmonica Workshop

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

Quebecois Accordion/Harmonica Workshop (w/ Normand Miron). This two-hour workshop for accordion (button or piano) and harmonica will focus on repertory, with an emphasis on fun, learner-friendly, accessible dance music from Quebec. Normand plays/teaches diatonic button accordion and harmonica, but piano accordion players who’d like to pick up some tunes are welcome, as are diatonic harmonica players. Accordion players: you’ll need an instrument...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Quebec-style Back-Up Guitar & Foot Percussion

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

Quebec-style Back-Up Guitar & Foot Percussion (w/ André Marchand). In this two-hour workshop, you’ll pick up tricks in how to provide stylistically appropriate chords, rhythm, and voicing for Quebec dance tunes, in standard tuning. In addition to exploring basics of back-up style, André will also initiate participants into the mysteries of foot percussion, so please bring feet as well as guitars. Recording device recommended and welcome....

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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Clawhammer Banjo I Workshop

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

In this Banjo I level workshop you will learn the basics of "clawhammer" style banjo, a style used in Old-Time Music. Students will begin learning a tune in the Old-Time repertoire. Learning tools include written tablature and ear training.

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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Accordion

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

Come add a two-step and waltz to your cajun repertoire! Emphasis will be on rhythm and syncopation - the two elements that really make the accordion sound “CAJUN” while giving the music that special beat and feeling that makes everyone want to get up and dance.

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Beginning-Intermediate Cajun Fiddle

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

This class is for students who have some basic familiarity with the fiddle, or who are intermediate players on another instrument, comfortable with the fiddle (in Cajun or other styles), can play some basic rhythm, improvise bowing patterns and participate in a call- and-response method of teaching melodies and fingering techniques. (Recording devices are strongly recommended).

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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