5 classes have spots left
This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. This semester we continue our deep look at music composed in the 1940’s—perhaps the richest musical decade in the twentieth century—spanning from the war years through...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. Having introduced ourselves to Jazz in the 1950’s over the course of our recent summer semester, we’ll take a deep dive into the decade, meeting many emerging artists...
This course is designed to have a revolving curriculum, where each semester we explore popular song of all genres through in-depth analysis of melody, harmony, structure and the joining of words with music. This semester we complete our comprehensive exploration of the brilliant, ground-breaking Bernstein/Sondheim score from West Side Story. Please note: This is not a Music Appreciation course. It is assumed that students have taken the...
Thousands of classes & experiences. No expiration. Gift an experience this holiday season and make it a memorable one. Lock in a price with the Inflation Buster Gift Card Price Adjuster™
This course is designed to have a revolving curriculum, where each semester we explore popular song of all genres through in-depth analysis of melody, harmony, structure and the joining of words with music. The songs—chosen in coordination with the students—will be drawn from the Gershwins’ generation through The Beatles, Paul Simon and much more, with an ocassional smattering of Bach added in from time to time for good measure. Pre-requisite:...
92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY
This semester we take an in-depth look at the first half of the 1940s and the extraordinary music created during, and often in direct response to, the Second World War. Many of the major European musical figures—e.g. Stravinsky, Hindemith, Milhaud, Schoenberg, Bartok, Britten—are living in the United States at the outbreak of the Second World War. American, Russian and European composers—Copland, Barber, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Honegger,...
This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. Having established themselves in the first phase of their career, the most successful singer-songwriters, each in their own moment, faced the same challenge: How to sustain the high level of their work, renew themselves, stretch themselves, all while remaining viable in the commercial marketplace. For those fortunate...
This course is designed to have a revolving curriculum, where each semester we explore the work of a specific classical composer. This semester we take an in-depth look at the music of Maurice Ravel, starting with his Piano Trio. It is assumed that students have taken the 92Y fundamental four-part Music Theory program or have equivalent knowledge.
Beethoven’s chamber music and symphonies compositions are universally accepted as being among the most loved and revered masterpieces in the history of music. Yet in his time, Beethoven was viewed in many quarters as a radical modernist, and even today, some of these timeless works continue to challenge and surprise even the sophisticated listener. This semester we go deep inside selected string quartets, sonatas, trios and piano sonatas, exploring...
Joan Didion wrote, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” In this course, students will write memoir pieces and share them with the class, and we will give each other the focused, empathetic attention we need to engage in the risky, exhilarating process of telling the stories that mean the most to us. In-class discussion will focus on craft elements such as structure and voice, as well as ethical considerations including writing...
The space of the poem offers you the opportunity to free yourself. The work of the poem is to tell the truth: at all costs, in every place, no matter what. It has been said that the poet is the undoing of the family, because the poem reveals its secrets. The craft of undoing is necessary to the work of constructing meaning, no matter your subject matter. Poetry is not only where we go to confront the past, but to free ourselves of it. In...
Compassion and self-compassion are the most talked about and rapidly developing topics in psychology and neuroscience today. You can discover them for yourself in this popular eight-week course, which is open to first time meditators as well as more experienced practitioners. No prior knowledge is required. Using the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, meditation, lectures, readings, exercises, and class discussion, students will learn...
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—unlike the many pop-culture versions—is, among many other things, a story of what childbirth would be like had it been invented by someone who wanted power more than love. The book is a profound and unsettling study of erotic and family relations, of social justice and injustice, of the effect of theoretical thinking on private and public life, and on everyone’s delusions about impersonal fate and personal...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Take your piano playing to the next level in a supportive group setting!
The World of Music I: Listening and Watching—Music and Dance from Stravinsky to Glass Music for ballet wasn’t taken seriously in European musical circles until Igor Stravinsky’s three groundbreaking—earthshattering—scores for Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe, culminating with The Rite of Spring (1913). Suddenly young composers were no longer interested in writing symphonies, tone poems or quartets—ballet music was now the genre that held...
SCHOOL OF MUSIC World of Music II: Jazz in the 1960s, Part II We continue our exploration of Jazz’s continued evolution during the 1960s, a terrifically vibrant, remarkably rich and expressively wide-ranging decade. Composers who were new on the scene at the beginning of the ‘60s such as Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock and Ornette Coleman, become major figures; artists such as Horace Silver and Charles Mingus are in their prime;...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Topics include: note reading; basic rhythm concepts interval identification triads major and minor scales parallel scales an introduction to notation and ear-training
In this interactive online course, participants will learn about the rich history and cultural roots of Hip Hop, explore the pillars of Hip Hop, and develop strategies to design multidisciplinary lesson plans that build meaningful bridges to music (DJing), visual art (graffiti art), literature (MCing) and the diverse movement vocabulary and influences of hip-hop dance (Lockin', Poppin', Breakin’ and Social dances from the 80s & 90s). Participants...
92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY
Discover solderless ideas for setting enamels and other objects. Subjects to be covered: tab settings, pop-up prongs and related techniques For the Supply List, Guidelines and Studio Rules please CLICK HERE
Home Cooking New York @ Virtual Classroom, New York, NY
Let the kids make dinner tonight! This class is designed for kids who can work independently, although parents are also welcome to join if they need extra assistance. There is no extra charge if parents want to cook along. We'll make: Dumpling Dough Potsticker Dumplings (meat filling or sesame-vegetable filing) Scallion-Sesame Dipping Sauce How these virtual classes work: 1) After registering, you will be sent a link to log into the class...
Oh, let's pretend we've all jetted off to Spain by enjoying a giant pan of paella! Menu: Paella with Chorizo and Mussels (or Vegetarian) Smoked Paprika Roasted Vegetables Hoe these Virtual Classes Work: 1) After registering, you will be sent a link to log into the class at the appointed date/time. 2) One day before the class you will be sent a copy of the recipes we'll be making, so you can cook from them again after the class. 3) Classes...
Try removing some filters.
Discover
Get special date and rate options for your group. Submit the form below and we'll get back to you within 2 business hours with pricing and availability.