The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music offers a variety of classes and workshops for adults and kids in guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, ensemble classes, and harmony singing. With a light-hearted and song-based learning style, students can begin learning songs immediately in a relaxed and affordable group setting.
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The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Do your lyrics need a jumpstart? Do you want a collection of new writing exercises and tricks to tuck into your toolbox? As every writer knows, there is nothing more daunting than the dreaded blank page. But what if you didn’t have to start from nothing? What if the strange, beloved stories you’ve known all your life could act as your guide? In this hands-on workshop for lyricists and poets, alike, we’ll be doing a series of generative...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In this two-hour workshop, we will learn songs about the summer from different traditions around the world, including Georgia, Greece and the United States. Come gather to welcome in the warm weather and longer days with music to celebrate the season! All levels welcome, no sight reading experience required. This workshop is a Jalopy "Teacher Feature!" Ali Dineen is a singer, songwriter, and teacher, and leads weekly classes at Jalopy including...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Unlocking the Guitar Neck - A Bluegrass and Old-time Guitar Workshop Sick of being constrained to open chords? Wanting to find all those tasty notes and chords your favorite songs have, but don’t know where to start or how to break it down into bite-size chunks? Through the use of a few scales and chord positions, this workshop aims to open up the whole guitar neck for a lifetime of musical exploration and wonder. Diagrams, worksheets and select...
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The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
The Harmonies of the Indigo Girls - A Workshop with Laura Doherty and Cat Tager Do you love the Indigo Girls? Amy Ray and Emily Saliers' 30-year career and 15+ albums as a duo have produced some of the most heartfelt, introspective songs of our time. In this workshop, we'll sing and play a few of their popular tunes and delve into their silky harmonies and signature chords. A packet of song charts is included to take home. Pack a capo and your...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Jonah Giuliano will teach beginner/intermediate mountain dulcimer. This one hour workshop will focus on using rhythmic strumming patterns to add variety and groove to one's playing. Students will apply these techniques by learning an old time tune and will get individualized feedback on their playing. After this workshop students should expect to be familiar with a basic set of rhythms that can be applied to many tunes. Jonah is an expert player...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Lydia Sylvia Martin will teach beginner/intermediate old time banjo tunes and techniques. This one hour workshop will cover the basics of old time banjo right hand techniques, and students will learn a song and a dance tune. Lydia has taught and performed for over twenty years, with her album "Chasing the Ghost" hitting the top five in the National Folk DJ charts. She brings a personal element to the playing of traditional old time music, encouraging...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn beautiful traditional Hungarian folk songs with us! This workshop welcomes participants of all musical and language backgrounds. We'll cover Hungarian pronunciation for those who need it, followed by teaching songs directly from village recordings.
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This class will cover harmony stacks, vocal qualities, styles, ornaments, repertory and more (in the old-time/early country/classic country/bluegrass genres). This is for more experienced singers who already know the basics of finding harmonies, to fine-tune what you're doing, give you practice in singing with like-minded singers. You should be happy holding a part by yourself (while one or two others are singing something else), since one emphasis...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This is an intermediate workshop on the basics of harmonica playing both solo and with other musicians. We will be concentrating on breathing techniques, rhythm, soloing and playing "behind" the band. We'll be getting into some more complex rhythms this time around, work on bending notes and some fun strange sounds. Please bring a standard 10 hole key of C harmonica. Best brands are Honer Marine Band or Special 20.
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Ready to join a group of fellow bluegrass enthusiasts? Learn the art of bluegrass jamming and gain the skills needed to play with others in this two-week session. Get ready to jump in and learn popular bluegrass tunes from the pros!
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Class with Music Ensemble - With a lighthearted, song-based teaching style, students will begin learning tunes immediately in a relaxed group setting — which will allow musicality, creativity, friendship and self-esteem to flourish.
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
This class is available with or without instrument rental. Students will meet each week for a 50 minute guitar lesson. Following the lesson, guitar students will join fiddle and banjo students and engage in a group ensemble class, playing traditional folk songs that they learned in their lessons. The students will have the opportunity to participate in a recital and celebratory Square Dance after completion of the 12-week course. With...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
This class is available with or without instrument rental. Students will meet each week for a 50 minute banjo lesson. Following the lesson, banjo students will join fiddle and guitar students and engage in a group ensemble class, playing traditional folk songs that they learned in their lessons. The students will have the opportunity to participate in a recital and celebratory Square Dance after completion of the 12-week course. With...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This class is available with or without instrument rental. Students will meet each week for a 50 minute fiddle lesson. Following the lesson, fiddle students will join banjo and guitar students and engage in a group ensemble class, playing traditional folk songs that they learned in their lessons. The students will have the opportunity to participate in a recital and celebratory Square Dance after completion of the 12-week course. With...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ Online Class, Brooklyn, NY
In this class we will learn some of John Lennon's best songs, including those written with and without Paul McCartney. We will examine some of his characteristic guitar techniques and musical styles. Certain chord progressions, scales, and melodic patterns reappear frequently throughout his career. We'll take a look at some of these to get a better idea of his songwriting and just what makes a John Lennon song. Open to those who know basic...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
At Jalopy, we are focused on facilitating fun and vibrant communities through folk music! Singing and playing instruments has been woven into the fabric of the human experience for ages and we want to keep it that way for ages to come! Come join Jalopy Junior’s Ukulele Club! We’ll be strumming and singing songs from all over the world and maybe even coming up with some of our very own songs together! Ukulele is fun and easy to get started! ...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Whether you’re an experienced performer or just starting out, this master class in styles and technique will help you become a better, more confident singing artist with all kinds of traditional, folk, and roots material in all kinds of performance situations — concerts, recording sessions, shows and films, festivals, workshops, special events, informal singing circles, and jam sessions. You’ll broaden your range and repertoire, rediscover...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Ukulele Ensemble is for anyone who wants to take their ukulele game to the next level. We will take a deep dive into creating arrangements for ensemble play, with a focus on performance. This class will cover rhythm, dynamics, and playing with authority, with tips for playing and singing at the same time. The arrangements will include parts for all levels and types of ukuleles. We will work on techniques for keeping things interesting...
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
In this class, old time guitarist and string band musician Eli Smith teaches the ins and outs of rhythm guitar playing in the old time style. Smith covers the essential techniques used to play guitar with an old time string band - meaning how to play along with a fiddle, a banjo, etc. on instrumental fiddle tunes as well as songs and ballads. Styles include the use of a thumb pick, a flat pick and finger picking.
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Learn popular American songs from the Motown era on ukulele. We’ll focus on learning basic strumming patterns, and learning chord shapes to piece the songs together. Once we’ve developed an instrumental framework for the song, we’ll learn vocal harmonies atop of the melody to create full and lush musical arrangements of these songs. Some previous ukulele knowledge/comfort playing strongly recommended. Previous group singing experience...
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