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Fiddle Class with Ensemble (ages 8-14)
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...
$585
The Young Collectives Middle School Camp
The school offers a new camp geared towards older campers! During this two week camp, campers will learn about Shakespeare’s life and times, his writing style, and read and perform one of the Bard’s plays. Campers will not only act in an abridged version of the play, but help build the set, costumes and props, giving them a taste of all aspects of theatre production. The play will be performed on the final day of camp for family and friends....
French A1 Beginner Level 4 - Accelerated
French Institute Alliance Française @ 22 E 60th St, New York, NY
Master the French language with French Institute Alliance Française's accelerated beginner course. Learn to express yourself clearly on a range of topics, delve into French traditions and culture, and develop your language skills with engaging multimedia activities. Get ready to take your French to the next level!
Wed, Feb 14th, 10am–1pm EDT
(30 hours over 10 sessions)
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Traditional/Folk/Roots Singing Styles & Perf Technique
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...
A Petits Pas (Ages 2-3.5)
French Institute Alliance Française @ 22 E 60th St, New York, NY
Engage your toddler in a vibrant French language journey filled with interactive games, songs, dance, and arts-and-crafts at a renowned language institute. Watch your child's confidence and fluency in French blossom through engaging activities designed to make learning fun and exciting. Join the adventure and immerse your little one in a dynamic and enriching language experience.
Thu, Apr 4th, 9–10:30am EDT
(15 hours over 10 sessions)
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Old Time Back-up Guitar
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.
Singing & Playing Ukulele -Motown
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
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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Arts & Crafts Club (Ages 7-10)
French Institute Alliance Française
Immerse your child in the world of art en français ! Children will explore and practice different artistic styles and techniques while expanding their French vocabulary. A different artist or theme is featured each week. Children should know basic French to attend this club. Ages 7 - 10 Saturdays, 1:30 - 2:30pm Kids will study the work of renowned artists and create their own masterpieces. Apr 6–Jun 15 April 6 - George Seurat ...
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a petits pas (Age 1)
French Institute Alliance Française @ 22 E 60th St, New York, NY
Introduce your 12 to 24-month-old toddler to the sounds of French! In this à petits pas (age 1) class, your child will be immersed in fun activities for the eyes and ears while learning to recognize new sounds and familiar objects in a French-language environment. All activities are designed especially for very young children and include greetings, songs, movement, stories, art and crafts, and more. The interactions and activities promote child...
Sat, Apr 6th, 2–2:45pm EDT
(7 hours & 30 minutes over 10 sessions)
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Harmonica 8-Week Class
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
This 8-week class on the basics of harmonica playing is geared to beginners and early intermediate players. We will be concentrating on breathing techniques, how to play "single notes", rhythm, bending notes, soloing and playing "behind" the band. We will also concentrate on perfecting tone. You will learn both straight and cross harp methods.
Mandolin III
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
This class will take an in-depth look at the players and styles of pre-WW2 blues and ragtime mandolin. You will learn arrangements and techniques for some of the best songs of the genre focusing primarily on the keys of G, C, and D.
Fingerstyle Guitar II
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This course, recommended for anyone who has completed at least Fingerstyle Guitar I, or has a similar level of experience, will introduce students to the most common open tunings of G and D. Arrangements will include both standard picking and slide playing in these tunings. Students will learn how to navigate these tunings and how to use a slide to achieve a new level of expressiveness in their playing.
Modern Banjo-Doug Goldstein
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This class is designed to help you learn how to play the music YOU want to play! We will explore techniques and concepts from other instruments, genres, and music from around the world. Equipped with this modern banjo toolkit, you will leave this class with the fundamental skills for your own advanced transcriptions and arrangements. Transcend the boundaries of the banjo! We all love Earl, but the Scruggs book is not gospel. If you are an intermediate/...
New Orleans Jazz - Mandolin & Tenor Banjo
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Introduction to New Orleans Jazz for Mandolin and Tenor Banjo - For mandolin and tenor banjo players looking to add a bit of Louisiana flavor to their playing, this two part workshop offers an accessible introduction to the jazz stylings of New Orleans. Using a variety of popular New Orleans tunes as a launching point, this workshop will explore stylistic chord choices and comping techniques, using double stops and chord melody as ways of interpreting...
Harmony! with Chris Q. Murphy
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Country duets? Shape note sings? Classical counterpoint? Barbershop?! Chris Q. Murphy has sung (and loves) them all. With these skills in hand, this class will not only focus on learning to sing beautiful unison, call and response, and two and three part songs, but will also show you how to make those harmonies sparkle and buzz and leave you with chills. Focusing on varied repertoire but rooted in folk traditions, we'll leave each class with a new...
Bluegrass Fiddle Solo Intensive
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
Bill Monroe once characterized bluegrass music as “Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin’.” While hinting at the international range of the music’s roots and influences, he was also highlighting the distinctive role that the fiddle plays in defining the genre. This class will focus on those moments when the bluegrass fiddler takes the spotlight and plays a solo. Equal parts style, technique and showmanship, it’s a spontaneous combination...
Fingerpicking for Country Blues Guitar
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
The fingerpicking styles of musicians like Mississippi John Hurt and Elizabeth Cotten had a full sound that was due, in part, to their use of an alternating bass technique. This four-week series will focus on that technique while exploring early Blues songs in a variety of keys. Although the class will move at a comfortable pace, participants should already have some experience playing guitar and be able to switch easily between all major chords...
Bluegrass Jam Ensemble
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
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!
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...
$20
Fingerstyle Guitar IV - Open Tunings & Slide
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
This course, recommended for anyone who has completed at least level 1, will introduce students to the most common open tunings of G and D. Arrangements will include both standard picking and slide playing in these tunings. Students will learn how to navigate these tunings and how to use a slide to achieve a new level of expressiveness in their playing.
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