Festival Workshops
Contra Band WorkshopFriday, 11 Jan 2013, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in Workshop Room 1 Contra fiddler and band-leader, Rob will lead the festival contra band. Rob is the leader of the Canberra Contra Club, and an accomplished fiddler in various traditions, including contra, old time, Scandinavian and Irish. He will explain some of the tricks used to spice up and smooth out your old favourites for contra, and teach a couple of new tunes as well. All instruments are welcome, as are listeners (eg dancers). Come to the workshop and then join the band for the dance and/or dance workshop.
Dance RomaSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 9:00 am to 10:30 am in Cygnet Town Hall This is a workshop designed to teach the dances in readiness for the evening Dance Roma. We have chosen easy line dances that all can do. The dancers will emerge from the workshop with a better understanding of the complex and beautiful rhythms of the Roma. The teaching style breaks each dance down into simple steps and that means success for everyone!
Macedonian Gypsy style street band rehearsalSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 10:00 am to 11:40 am in Workshop Room 4 These workshops are for experienced players of brass instruments, saxophone, clarinet and percussion (for 12 players or more). The Rom people (Gypsies) living in Macedonia are famous for their fine musicianship and among the styles of music they play is a type of Brass Band music that is particularly used for Weddings, Christenings and other Street celebrations and parties. It is wild and exciting. While studying Macedonian bagpipes in Macedonia 28 years ago Linsey was lucky enough to stay with the hospitable Roma Destanovski family in Berovo and fell in love with this style of music. He has written and arranged 5 part scores in the style played by these great musicians.
Contra Band WorkshopSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Workshop Room 1 Contra fiddler and band-leader, Rob will lead the festival contra band. Rob is the leader of the Canberra Contra Club, and an accomplished fiddler in various traditions, including contra, old time, Scandinavian and Irish. He will explain some of the tricks used to spice up and smooth out your old favourites for contra, and teach a couple of new tunes as well. All instruments are welcome, as are listener (eg dancers). Come to the workshop and then join the band for the dance and/or dance workshop.
Autoharp WorkshopSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Workshop Room 2 Graeme will start with some history about the instrument and demonstrate different technque/styles, with a focus on playing melody, finger picking, and playing as a singing accompaniment.
Bluegrass FiddleSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Workshop Room 3 Bluegrass style fiddle playing with an energetic, seventh generation fiddler. George is both a bearer of tradition and an innovator.
Gregorian Chant BasicsSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in Workshop Room 1 Helen performs original music based on Gregorian Chant and other meditative musical traditions. As a professional classical soprano in Europe, Helen has an extensive Gregorian Chant background.
Gypsy FiddleSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in Workshop Room 2 Violinist and music educator Karen Kyriakou shares beautiful gypsy melodies with an easy-to-learn and easy-to-play approach to music making. Learn the simple tricks of improvising, ornamenting, and playing variations on a theme and THEN, experience playing the tunes with Kazband as the back-up gypsy band.
Cornish TunesSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in Workshop Room 3 Sarah Calderwood, flute player and vocalist with Sunas, leads this workshop on devilishly crooked Cornish tunes. For intermediate and advanced players of any instrument.
The Rhythms of Rumba FlamencaSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in Workshop Room 4 An introduction to rumba flamenca strumming techniques (ventilador) which provide the driving rhythms of this urban style. Also explore percussive flamenco guitar techniques like golpe (knocking) and learn clapping (palmas) rhythms that accompany this music. Bring your guitar please!
Fiddle HarmonisationSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm in Workshop Room 1 For all levels of fiddle players, come and learn some of Choon Haus' tunes, and then how we work our Choon Haus magic. We will teach some different harmonies for different standards of playing. Other musicians are also welcome.
Songs of PlaceSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm in Workshop Room 2 Loved as a songwriter who addresses social and political issues that burn within contemporary Australia David's narratives embrace themes that are inherently Australian, in both character and geography, understanding our place in the Pacific, reaching across cultures, seeking ways to stretch across the divide. And always there's a faint reminiscing of an older Australia, of more simplistic times that shaped the country we grew up in. Join David for a workshop on writing meaningful songs that have their roots in 'place'.
Jazz Harmony on GuitarSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm in Workshop Room 3 Alan from OhZone Duo will demonstrate the essential chord shapes that every budding jazz guitarist needs, but seldom knows, in order to gain a handle on this complex instrument. He will discuss basic elements of harmony, such as inversions, passing chords and voicings, which will equip beginning to intermediate players with the fundamentals to successful jazz guitar performance. Alan's coherent explanations and techniques will de-mystify and problem-solve.
Clawhammer BanjoSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm in Workshop Room 4 For beginners and intermediate standard. Ian and John are from Victorian band, Appalachian Heaven, and will share techniques for old timey clawhammer banjo.
Small Publishers and Self PublishingSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Workshop Room 1 Phil is an award-winning and best-selling poet, author of 21 books, with over 150,000 sold. He has plenty of insights to share to help you with publishing your own work.
Songwriting FundamentalsSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Workshop Room 2 An honest, acoustic, folk-rock style, Grimmick are an energetic young trio of singer/song-writers from the mainland. They will share some of their wisdom on their strengths: great rhythm, a contagious melody and something to say.
Songs in Language from the NSW River PeopleSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Workshop Room 4 One of the best loved indigenous acts in Australia today. Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs will take you through some of their repertoire of songs in language of the NSW river peoples.
Introduction to the Chapman StickSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in Workshop Room 1 In this workshop, Andy Salvanos will introduce you to this beautifully evocative, but little known, instrument. A demonstration of "tapping" (hammer-on) techniques, as applied on the Chapman Stick and guitar-family instruments in general. The emphasis will be on giving people ideas for exploring their own musical creativity.
Vocal Technique for Folk SingersSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in Workshop Room 2 Hannah (the Raglins) is an experienced and classically trained vocalist. She will be showing how vocal technique can give you projection, strength and confidence in your pitch, without sounding 'classical'.
Old Time FiddleSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in Workshop Room 3 Maggie is from Appalachian Heaven, and is well known as a teacher of traditional fiddle, regularly conducting workshops.
Song Leading 101 - How to Lead Group SingingSaturday, 12 Jan 2013, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in Workshop Room 4 For ten years Marshall has worked as a music educator, specialising in group singing and children's music. He has led workshops on group singing across the mainland and New Zealand. He will be sharing his experience in leading groups in sing-alongs in a wide variety of styles.
Contra Dance Workshop with Rob Mahony and the Festival Contra BandSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 9:00 am to 10:30 am in Carmel Hall Modern Universal Contra (MUC) is a tongue in cheek label for playing in a style to suit the flowing contra dances of New England. Learn some more cool contra moves, or try contra dancing for the first time. If you were at the dance on Saturday evening, that's great, but come and dance even if you weren't. The Festival Contra Band will provide MUC (modern universal contra) music. All dances taught by callers Sarah Lewis ad David Wanless. No dancing experience or partner required.
Gamelan Beleganjur WorkshopSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 10:00 am to 11:30 am in Workshop Room 3 Beleganjur Selatan (Walking Warriors of the South) is a community Balinese Gamelan Beleganjur group based in Hobart, Tasmania. Featuring gongs, drums and cymbals; this style of music is accessible to people with all levels of skills and experience in playing... there are non-playing parts holding the gong stands (!), simple rhythmic parts, more complicated interlocking melodic parts and advanced leading roles on the drums. All welcome! - and workshop participants will be able to play as a part of the Festival Procession group at 2pm.
An Introduction to "Piedmonte" Style Finger PickingSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Workshop Room 1 This workshop will provide an introduction to the 'double thumb', Piedmonte, or Travis style picking made popular by artists such as Mississippi John Hurt, Doc Watson, Elizabeth Cotten, Rev Gary Davis, Merle Travis and contemporary artists such as Jorma Kaukonen, Stefan Grossman, and David Bromberg.
Flamenco - A Way of Life!Sunday, 13 Jan 2013, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Workshop Room 2 Flamenco is not just the gypsy music of Andalucia in Southern Spain; it is more than that, flamenco is a way of life. The workshop will explore the rhythms, compas, and Palmas and guitar techniques of this fascinating music; and try to explain the flamenco's constant search for duende. The workshop will answer the question "What is flamenco?"
Macedonian Gypsy Style Street Band RehearsalSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Workshop Room 4 These workshops are for experienced players of brass instruments, saxophone, clarinet and percussion (for 12 players or more). The Rom people (Gypsies) living in Macedonia are famous for their fine musicianship and among the styles of music they play is a type of Brass Band music that is particularly used for Weddings, Christenings and other Street celebrations and parties. It is wild and exciting. While studying Macedonian bagpipes in Macedonia 28 years ago Linsey was lucky enough to stay with the hospitable Roma Destanovski family in Berovo and fell in love with this style of music. He has written and arranged 5 part scores in the style played by these great musicians.
Old Time FiddleSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in Workshop Room 1 Cat and Clint will be teaching one or two tunes from the tradition, covering things like cross tunings, bowing technique, rhythms and variations, also the origins and comparison of tunes which come from the Irish tradition.
Being Loopy with Electric CelloSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in Workshop Room 2 Jo will take participants through the process of creating sounds capes with her Boss Loop Pedal and Starfish electric cello. No prior knowledge required although an understanding of the concept of looping will be beneficial.
Rhythms, Cross Rhythms and Composition Drums of the EastSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in Workshop Room 3 Yuval and Matt teach basic techniques of the darrabuka (goblet drum) and other middle-eastern drums, followed by a drum jam. BYO any type of drum. Beginner to intermediate level. Must bring own darrabuka (tabla) drum. No experience is necessary to participate in this workshop.
Creative 3 Finger Banjo PickingSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in Workshop Room 4 Local banjo identity Montz Matsumoto will demonstrate three finger banjo picking style that encompasses a wider range of musical styles.
History of the Recorder and Basic TechniqueSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Workshop Room 1 An introduction to a very accessible and versatile instrument that is too often neglected or maligned.
Bandmouth: A lip-lung to global vocal adventureSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Workshop Room 2 Mal Webb takes you on a lip to lung journey through the physics, physiology and phrivolity of all the sounds a face can make. Sideways yodelling, beatbox/mouthdrums/vocal percussion, harmonics/throat singing, mic technique, uvular fluttering, advanced clapping, vocal distortion (without hurting) and Inuit panting (way beyond Rolf Harris) are all explored on the way to being a band with your voice and the lead singer too.
Swingin' FiddleSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Workshop Room 3 Put the swing into your fiddlin! Join Gleny Rae Virus as she teaches the basics of western swing fiddle tricks, and a couple of standard swing tunes to take home.
Demystifying SongwritingSunday, 13 Jan 2013, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Workshop Room 4 Award-winning song writer Mark Cryle presents an engaging, lively and fun workshop which helps demystify the song writing process through an analysis of song structures, melody creation and lyric writing.
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