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Bagpipes: Traditional Irish Music on the Piob Mhor
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...
Learn to Play Congas
New York Jazz Academy @ 625 W 55th St, New York, NY
Students will learn the essence of Afro-Cuban drumming. No experience necessary. Beginner to advanced musicians will play in an ensemble setting, learning Bolero, Tumbao, Mambo, Salsa, Guaguanco and many more. Get your groove on, and learn conga drums today.
Analyzing Bach and The Beatles: Part II
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
This semester we continue and deepen our exploration of harmony and song structures through selected Bach chorales and songs from The Beatles catalog.
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Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Op. 120
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
When Anton Diabelli published Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations in June 1823, he included an introductory note that read in part: “We present here to the world Variations of no ordinary type, but a great and important masterpiece worthy to be ranked with the imperishable creations of the old Classics—such a work as only Beethoven, the greatest living representative of true art—can produce. The most original structures and ideas, the...
$50
S. Sondheim: Songs That Didn’t Make It to Opening Night
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Full Course Name Stephen Sondheim: Songs That Didn’t Make It to Opening Night Songs from Sondheim musicals that didn’t make it to opening night finally began to see the light of day with the 1973 Carnegie Hall tribute to the composer; more emerged with the moving 1981 theater piece, Marry Me a Little; and over time these once-orphaned songs from musicals such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music...
$50
Beethoven’s “Archduke” Piano Trio, Op. 97
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...
$50
Beethoven's Grosse Fuge in B-flat Major, Op. 133
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...
$50
One-Day Intensive Music Theory Workshop for Beginners
Alphabet City Music Workshops @ 440 Lafayette St, New York, NY
Music theory for beginners, singers, songwriters, lyricists and the merely curious. This one-day intensive class covers material from our 5-week Basic Theory 1 workshop. No prior experience required. Learn to read, write and use music notation; begin to understand keys, chords and basic rhythm. This is not a dull lecture...it's an interactive, fun environment.
$150
Saturday College Prep Program
New York Jazz Academy @ 263 W 86th St, New York, NY
This Program offers a fully immersive opportunity for aspiring music majors to delve deeply into jazz style, improvisation, and theory. Classes meet for 4 hours on Saturdays and include theory sections and small and large ensemble studies for instrumentalists; vocal techniques classes, theory sections, and ensemble studies for vocalists. Students recently performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, on NBC Television, for NYC Mayor Bloomberg,...
Teen Jazz Improv Workshop
New York Jazz Academy @ 263 W 86th St, New York, NY
Students will learn jazz styles, improvisation and jazz theory. The Teen Improvisation Workshop offers a chance for teens (ages 13-19) to learn jazz styles, improvisation, and jazz theory. Weekly sessions involve ensemble rehearsals, theory classes, and guest masterclasses. Performance opportunities vary year to year. Students recently performed at Carnegie Hall, on NBC Television, for NYC Mayor Bloomberg and at major NYC jazz clubs. Whether you...
Custom Jazz Intensives
New York Jazz Academy @ 251 W 30th St, New York, NY
New York Jazz Academy Jazz Intensives are NYC’s most popular jazz programs for jazz musicians, including both teens and adults. These unique music camps emphasize practical playing experience through a variety of classes, clinics, and performance activities for today’s jazz musician. Intensives include a completely immersive jazz experience that incorporates visits to major New York City jazz venues, including clubs, historical sites, and visits...
Spring Jazz Intensives
New York Jazz Academy @ 15 W 39 St, New York, NY
Experience the vibrant world of jazz in the heart of New York City with immersive music camps that offer practical playing experience, visits to iconic venues, and interaction with influential players. Elevate your understanding of harmony and gain invaluable insight into jazz styles in these popular intensives for musicians of all ages.
Traditional Irish Bagpipes
Irish Arts Center @ 150 W 46th St, New York, NY
Learn 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 for...
After Mahler: Music of the 1910's
92nd Street Y @ Broadway & W. 116th St., New York, NY
The decade of the 1910’s was the most excitingly explosive musical decade of the 20th century. Modernism fully emerges in the work of a new generation of composers—Ravel, Stravinsky, Ives, Debussy, Vaughn-Williams, Bartok, Schoenberg, Satie, Milhaud—and then concludes in the shocked aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution with a new found return and embrace by the same artists of the classical forms of the 18th Century. ...
$35
Ella Fitzgerald: Duets
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Will Friedwald’s Clip Joint: Scenes from the American Songbook Ella Fitzgerald: Duets Will Friedwald, feature writer for The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair and the author of nine books on popular music, presents curated video clips from his extensive vintage collection to illustrate the great artistry of the performers and composers of the American Songbook. The presentations will be driven both by a profundity of rare and fascinating video...
$25
Jazz it Up
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Pianist, Chris Coogan and singer/musicologist, Carla Innerfeld trace a broad history of America's own classical music — jazz — from Louis Armstrong and Dixieland through the big band era, boogie woogie, Bebop and beyond. We will explore various standards like “Hello Dolly” and “Bye Bye Blackbird” and demonstrate how each song can be played in various styles. Learn about the elements of each style and how one 'jazzes up' a standard.
$25
Brahms at the Piano, Part I
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Among the very first and last musical works composed by Johannes Brahms are exquisite pieces for piano solo. This lecture, the first of two this season in coordination with Garrick Ohlsson’s Complete Brahms series, explores examples of Brahms’ earlier piano works, with special attention given to the Opus 10 Ballades, compositions that coincide with the beginning of Brahms’ life-changing introduction to Robert and Clara Schumann. Corresponding...
$45
The Making of an Album, Part III
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Phenomenal Woman: The Maya Angelou Songs and Songs Without Word. Our “Making of an Album” series continues with an inside look at the art of setting words to music, in this case the words of the iconic American poet, Maya Angelou and my song cycle and new album with vocalist Capathia Jenkins, Phenomenal Woman: The Maya Angelou Songs. The October 2018 release of this new album affords us the opportunity to explore the many stages of making of...
$20
Introducing Beethoven's Late Quartets
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Full Course Name: Introducing Beethoven's Late Quartets: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132, one of his last compositions, is a high-water mark in the history of chamber music. Having just recovered from a serious illness, Beethoven’s personal inscriptions in the musical score as well as the deep expression conveyed through the music itself tells us that the subject matter expressed in this...
$45
Ukulele Slow Jam
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:...
$35
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