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Songwriting and Arranging - An Eight-Week Group Class

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

Looking for a creative accountability group? Interested in learning how to arrange your songs? Do you love singing in harmony? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, join the Songwriting & Arranging class where we'll work on developing new original material, learn to sing and play beloved songs, and explore arranging originals or covers for solo or group performances. Open to singers, instrumentalists, or those who are both! ...

(41) Intermediate 15 and older
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$255

8 sessions

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Ukulele Ensemble: Bluegrass and Country Edition

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

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 short session we will focus on Country and Bluegrass tunes. We will review jam etiquette and ways that ukulele can fit in with mixed instruments in bluegrass style jams. We will learn techniques for leading songs and supporting others while they lead. We will...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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$207.50

3 sessions

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Bluegrass Harmony Singing 101

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

In this course, we will develop our Bluegrass vocal harmony skills with other singers in a welcoming and supportive environment. Singers will learn harmonies to their favorite choruses and duets throughout Bluegrass history and will develop the skills necessary to add harmonies to any song they hear.  We’ll cover basic vocal techniques, warm-ups and exercises, as well as ear training and using a number system for note values. Using the number...

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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$210

3 sessions

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Fingerpicking Guitar

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

Fingerpicking Guitar is for intermediate guitarists who have a basic grasp of the instrument (you know your basic major and minor chords and can play along to “simple” folk/country songs). You don’t have to have a lot of experience fingerpicking. We’ll start off simply with foundational techniques and basic patterns. By the end of 8 weeks, you’ll be able to fingerpick chords on multiple songs and maybe even begin playing simple melodies...

(41) Intermediate 15 and older
$275

8 sessions

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Harmony Singing with Val Mindel and Emily Miller

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

This will be harmony intensive, which means we'll roll along the basics and onto some of the harmony challenges one faces in singing duets and trios in American old-time, country and bluegrass music. Blend and buzz will be the theme of the afternoon. In addition, thanks to Emily's long expertise as lead singer with The Sweetback Sister, participants will look what's involved in putting across a lead in a honky-tonk song. Mostly, we'll sing non-stop!...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Vocal Harmony Basics

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

Dive in head-first to the joys of traditional American harmony singing: learn harmony parts to Old Time, Early Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel standards, experience the thrill of singing close harmony with others, develop an understanding of chords and intervals, and gain tools to start finding harmony parts on your own.  Less advanced singers will learn the basics, and more advanced singers will be able to fill in some gaps of what they don't...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Anthology of American Folk Music Vol. 4

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

In this class, we'll learn songs from Volume 4 of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (the follow-up to the original anthology that was planned by Harry Smith in 1952 but not released until 2000), including songs recorded between 1927 and 1940 by such artists as The Carter Family, The Memphis Jug Band, Lead Belly, The Monroe Brothers, and other greats.  Open to guitarists who know the basic chords. We'll encounter other material...

(41) All levels 15 and older
No upcoming schedules
$175

4 sessions

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Sing w/Your Ears: Harmony & Ear Training

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

This class will use a song-based approach to lead singers through the steps it takes to hear harmonies, understand chord-based harmonizing, and feel comfortable singing individual lines. We'll connect together the more theoretical side with a dive-in approach, where you will learn through doing! Each class will begin with fifteen minutes of ear training exercises, where you will learn to go up and down the major and minor scales, identify and repeat...

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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$187

6 sessions

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Clawhammer Banjo II

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

The Clawhammer II class, old time banjo player and instructor Nick Throop continues where the introductory class left off. Prior completion of Clawhammer I or comparable past banjo experience recommended.  The class learns more tunes to improve repertoire and begins to learn more advanced techniques. Students are encouraged to bring in a tune or song that they'd like to learn together. If you don't have a banjo, you can rent one from us! ...

(41) Intermediate 15 and older
No upcoming schedules
$249

8 sessions

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Travis Picking and Finger Style Guitar

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

This course takes guitar playing basics to the next level, as we explore “Travis picking” patterns, learn how to play alternate bass lines ("the "steady-bass" style), master new chord voicings, arpeggios and capo techniques that will spice up your playing. Participants will review and read tablature picking patterns, while exploring capo and arpeggio/fingerpicking techniques.  The focus will be on learning and incorporating these techniques...

(41) Intermediate 15 and older
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$249

6 sessions

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Beginning Harmony and Building Strength

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

In this class, we will explore the foundations of vocal harmony by learning polyphonic vocal music from a variety of traditions. Our repertoire will include songs from American folk traditions (including gospel, country and shapenote) as well as more contemporary English-language songs (the Beach Boys) and songs from other countries (including Georgia, Greece and Ukraine). While this class will be mostly singing, we will spend some time learning...

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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$187

6 sessions

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Songs of Joni & Judee

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

In this class, we will learn 8-10 songs by the incredible songwriters Joni Mitchell and Judee Sill, for guitar and voice. Intermediate guitar level preferred, meaning: ability to decipher guitar tablature (but not sight-read), and basic comfort with finger picking. We will focus on songs from Joni Mitchell’s Blue, and Judee Sills self-titled debut album. These songs are a great way to get inside these writers’ creative processes, and to unlock...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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$160

6 sessions

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Old-Time, Early Country Harmony

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

Just for this month, we're combining our usual two classes. Our carefully chosen songs will provide a challenge for the Duos & Trios students, but will also be very accessible to our Harmony Basics friends. And fun for everyone!

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Old-Time Harmony Singing

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

Using the Carter Family as a jumping off place, we will work with simple three part harmony in this beautiful style. Finding harmony lines that sometimes weave around the melody, sometimes cross or create unisons, students will develop a better ability to hear and find parts, as well as learn what gives these harmonies their particular old-time country sound, and power. No experience needed, just the desire to SING.

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Beatles Harmony

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

Want to learn the basic guitar styles used to create some of the most influential popular music of the 20th century? The guitar styles of the Beatles, a 4 week course, will teach you how to strum and pick along to songs from the early Beatles catalog including Yesterday, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away and more.  Open chords, Barre chords and strumming patterns will be the focal points for getting you playing along with your favorite tunes....

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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$53.50
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Watercolour workshop

Court Tree Collective @ 371 Court St, Brooklyn, NY

An exclusive watercolour workshop held by Justine Wong, the illustrator behind the “21 Days in Japan: An Illustrative Study of Japanese Cuisine” project. In this 2-hour session we will be learning to paint food from sketch to finish, and to explore the magic behind everyday documentation.

(4) All levels 18 and older
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Harmonica 1.5

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

Now that you can play some 12-bar blues and folk melodies, explore the elusive techniques of the masters to expand your sound and fatten up your tone. Expand on what you need to know about note bending and tongue blocking.  We will examine the rich legacy of recordings left by the masters and study the solos and accompaniment styles of Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, Big Walter Horton and Sonny Boy Williamson. Prerequisites: Harmonica and Repertoire...

(41) Intermediate 15 and older
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$175

4 sessions

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A Cappella Songs Across Africa

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

This workshop will feature an exciting array of a cappella songs from different regions across the vast African continent. The workshop will be taught by vocalist Onome (Chicago, IL by way of Nigeria), and all voices are welcome. Through the learning of songs, discussion will cover cultural contexts, rhythm, syncopation, call and response, intonation and harmony.  Each workshop will feature new material, and students will walk away with a powerful...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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$125

4 sessions

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Mandolin 1 and 2 Combined Extension Class

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

Mandolin 1 and 2 Combined Extension Class with Ben Engel This extension class builds upon both Mandolin 1 and 2, gathering together a roomful of mandolins! In two two-hour sessions, we'll review familiar tunes, learn new ones, and jam together.  This is a chance to keep gathering and practicing for those who have been taking classes this spring, as well as an opportunity for those with some experience playing mandolin to jump aboard! ...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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$128

2 sessions

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The Music of Connie Converse

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

Learn to sing and play the songs of enigmatic singer-songwriter Connie Converse! Lyrics, chords and TABs will be provided. Material will be most applicable to intermediate singing guitarists, but all levels and instruments are welcome to join.

(41) All levels 15 and older
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$130

3 sessions

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