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Instructor: Elaine Malkin
Intermediate and Advanced Levels; Fiddlers
How do you make your tunes come alive and tell a story? In this workshop we will take a simple tune and discover how to reveal the energy, tone, color, and emotion within the piece. By focusing on phrasing, dynamics, and expression, we will play with the many stories that can be created with these tools allowing the tune to speak in a new voice. You will leave with many ideas to play with in your own repertoire.
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Instructor: Elaine Malkin
All Levels; Fiddle/Violin
Just what are the differences between being a classical player and being a traditional musician? How do you switch between the two roles and why might you wish to incorporate some techniques from the “other side” into your playing? Many musicians get their start in classical training then find themselves drawn to traditional music, while some traditional players pursue classical training to develop their sight reading skills and other techniques. Explore how these two modes of approaching the fiddle (ahem, violin) overlap and differ, and how to merge the strengths of both in your playing.
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Instructor: Elaine Malkin
All levels, All Instruments
This is a hands-on workshop on improving technique for both hands, tone and intonation tips, and fiddler tricks to make a tune come alive.
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Instructor: Elaine Malkin
We will learn a tune from Quebec with the traditional style and ornaments.
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Instructor: Elaine Malkin
I will teach choosing the repertoire, how to begin a tune strongly, and how to deal with any difficulty that might arise.READ MORE
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Instructors: Matt Shipman; Elaine Malkin; Erica Brown; Neil Pearlman
All levels, All Instruments
In this workshop we will work on the elements of playing with others in a small ensemble. Working with instruments different than your own is a great way to expand your musicianship and listening skills. We will work on arrangements, medleys and harmony.READ MORE
