Friday, April 28
Gypsy Jazz 102
Back by popular demand! Once again, local musicians Steve Karla and Phil Alley of the group Gypsy Guitars will be leading a Gypsy Jazz workshop at Asheville Music School. This class will build on some of the fundamentals touched on in the first class regarding rhythm and lead playing in the Gypsy Jazz style. Particular focus will be centered on learning melodies and improvising with them, chord structure and voice leading, as well as some of the more nuanced gypsy guitar tricks and licks that really give the style it’s character.
6:30pm-8:30pm
$15 per participant
Come join us, and celebrate this spring with a little swing in your step!
Friday, May 5
Rock Band Workshop w/ Alec Fehl (guitar) and Kylie Brown (voice)
Learn how to rock! Students are invited to participate in this one-time workshop. All instruments and voices are welcome, with the primary focus on guitar and vocals.
6:00pm-7:30pm
$10 per student
$5 discount for multiple siblings
Guitar
Participants will learn or hone the following hard skills relating to rock guitar:
- Tune the instrument
- Play with dynamics
- Apply basic music theory in relation to major and pentatonic scales
Use a variety of rhythm guitar techniques including:
- Open chords and power chords
- Palm mute
- Arpeggiate
- Hybrid-pick
Use a variety of lead guitar techniques including:
- Legato lines using 3NS (3 notes per string)
- Tremolo picking
- Two-handed tapping
- Learn the parts/components of an electric guitar
- Learn about guitar amps and effect pedals
Voice
Singers will expect to learn how to:
- Align the body to optimize the voice
- Properly care for the voice
- Achieve proper breath support
- Form vowels and improve diction
- Warm up the voice
- Develop aural skills
- Harmonize
- Interpret songs
- Enrich vocal tone
- Obtain flexibility in the voice
- Explore several different musical styles
Thursday, May 18
Kelly Hall Tompkins
5:30pm in the AMS Performance Loft
Celebrated violinist Kelly Hall Tompkins will talk about her career in music.
Free lecture/demonstration
All ages
In association with Diana Wortham Theatre
