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Seminars
2009
27 Fiddle Mistakes and Some Really Smart Things to do,
too,
Paul Anastasio: Alfred E. Neuman said, "Profit from the
mistakes of others, 'cause you'll never live long enough
to make 'em all yourself." Paul will list some things
he would advise not doing, only some of which he’s done
himself. He’ll also discuss several really smart things
to do. Example: Fiddle mistake #14: leaving your fiddle
under the bed in a motel. Smart thing to do #7: bring
clothespins if you'll be reading music outside. Need we
say more?
From
Ireland to Appalachia: A Musical Journey,
David Coe. This seminar will explore the Irish and
Scottish roots of Appalachian music and how it has
affected almost all aspects of American music both
yesterday and today. We will start with the original
sound of traditional Irish fiddle tunes, show when and
how those tunes made the journey to the American south,
and then discuss what happened musically and socially
that caused the Irish tunes to become a distinct musical
style in the Appalachian region of the United States.
David, who teaches both Irish and Appalachian fiddle at
the camp, is uniquely qualified to discuss the history
of both genres and it should be a great opportunity for
everyone to learn about and also hear some fantastic
music.
Songwriting - Gentle Critiques While-U-Wait,
Carol McComb. Bring a finished song or a work in
progress to Carol to get constructive feedback on how to
make your song stronger. We'll listen to your lyric,
melody, chords and rhythmic accompaniment and see if
your song can work better while staying true to you. All
styles welcome. Please bring copies of your lyric sheets
with you to your seminar.
Introduction to Slide Guitar,
Stephen Bennett. Learn the basic techniques of getting
that liquid sound. Bring a slide.
Big
Mando,
Tim May and Radim Zenkl. Tim and Radim will demonstrate
some bigger models of the mandolin family including the
bouzouki and the mandocello. Be prepared for some
beautiful playing, and a new way of hearing fiddle
tunes.
Approach to Composing,
Doug Smith. Composing melody, harmony, rhythm and
texture is a complex, multi-layered task in which all
the pieces are largely interdependent. Doug will
discuss starting with simple melodic ideas, expanding on
them, and putting them into a cohesive piece of music.
He’ll be demonstrating these using his compositions such
as Renewal and Order of Magnitude.
Overcoming Stage Fright,
Julie Davis. Whether it is in a jam or on stage or
trying to play a tune for your family, learn how to be
more comfortable sharing your music with others. There
are some good techniques for letting go some of the
anxiety and nervousness so that your music dances more
freely.
Home
Recording: Easy, Cheap and Fast,
Charlie Hall. Whether you want to save your old LPs to
digital format or make high-quality multi-track
recordings, you can do it fast and easily on your PC.
If you can get around Windows a little, you can do this,
and cheaply.
Become
a Jam Leader!,
Dave Firestine. Learn some cheap and easy techniques to
bring out the best in everyone in sessions. Jam
etiquette, tune selection, and the fun factor will all
be thoroughly covered.
Luthiery Forum,
Juan Mijares. Violin maker Juan Mijares will discuss
instrument making and the care and feeding of stringed
instruments including, but not limited to, guitars and
violins. Come learn about how instruments are made, and
see some steps in the process. Juan will have some
partially made instruments and wood samples to show
you. This will be an open discussion with time to
answer your questions. Juan owns and operates a violin
shop in Colorado Springs, Mijares Violins, where he
builds, repairs, buys and sells violins, and other
violin family instruments. He teaches hands-on classes
on instrument making at his shop. Juan attended the
Violin Making School of America in Salt Lake City, Utah,
graduating with the degree of Luthier. He also studied
violin performance at Brigham Young University.
Teach
Yourself!,
Raul Reynoso. There are a host of tools available for
your computer to make you a better player, and Raul will
give you a tour of a few of them. There’s software that
will slow your music down, play just sections and help
you analyze it, and there’s software that will help you
practice as well. If you really use this stuff, you’ll
get much better, much faster.
Swinging Time,
Cary Black. What is it about good jazz that makes you
want to dance, or at least tap your foot in time? It's
more than just metronomic timekeeping (though steady
time is important); it's a hard-to describe sense of
buoyancy and forward motion, whether the pulse is
explicitly stated or merely implied. Focusing primarily
on rhythm section playing, we'll do some careful
listening to a few of the masters, and discuss how we
can emulate the techniques they use to subdivide the
beat, "shade" the time, and add accents, articulations,
and syncopations to create a variety of swing feels.
Frailing banjo techniques for the Bluegrass Banjo
Player,
Mark
Johnson. If you love the banjo and you love Scruggs and
Keith-style banjo playing, than you will love this
seminar on how to do a basic right hand frailing
patterns that are the building blocks to learning to
“Drop Thumb” or clawhammer style. Bluegrass banjo
players already have some knowledge of how to make
chords, and by learning the basic right hand frailing
techniques, the banjo player can easily expand his/her
skills to play in a different style . Muscle memory,
Timing, Thumb placement, Economy of Movement (control)
and playing harmony strings while playing basic
bluegrass tunes will be the goal of this seminar.
Clawgrass! Clawhammer or Drop Thumb banjo techniques
for the Bluegrass Banjo Player, Mark Johnson. This seminar builds upon the basics of the frailing
seminar and will start with a quick review of the
frailing techniques and will quickly move into exercises
where the student can learn to carry their thumb over to
achieve the clawhammer effect. Furthering skills in
Muscle Memory, Timing, Thumb placement, Economy of
Movement (control) will be concentrated on. And
finally, you’ll learn more exercises to build your three
finger clawhammer Roll Patterns.
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