Intensive weekend workshops focused on cultivating alternative and non-classical cello skills.
Cleveland, OH
- June 14/15, 2008 Ann Arbor, MI - June 21/22, 2008 Northampton, MA - August 9/10, 2008 Boston, MA - August 16/17, 2008
Full Workshop Tuition: $165 (Register by May 1); $200 (after May 1) A deposit of $50 will secure your place. Register here.
Cellophants Workshop Tuition: $50 (Register by May 1); $60 (after May 1) A deposit of $25 will secure your place.Register here.
Sessions build upon one another and will explore:
• strumming and "counterpoint" pizzicato techniques
• creating bass lines and rhythmic accompanying parts
• developing improvisation skills
• use of looping hardware and software to overlay multiple parts
In addition, participants will have the opportunity to use their new skills in a cello ensemble and
perform music for cello by Astor Piazzolla and Dave Brubeck. The workshop will feature a faculty concert
that incorporates the skills developed over the weekend.
2008 Session Details
GROOVE CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING
Participants will co-create plucked, strummed, and finger-drummed rhythmic patterns and related arco parts.
Emphasis will be on how to generate a simple, elegant bassline that leaves plenty of room for
interlocking "percussive" parts, melodic invention, and improvisation.
LOOPJAMS AND PRESERVES
Hook up to one of the Cellocelli loop units, then cook up some of your own sweet music. Looping time,
alone and in master classes, will give participants a chance to play solo cello as never before!
HOT JAZZ MIXER
Trading licks at the Hot Club of France ain't just for gypsy-jazzers any more.
Learn how to play freewheeling solos that you could swear were coming from a trombone... but wait...
that's your cello, and you're playing it!
BRUBECK/PIAZZOLLA
Discover a treasure trove of new cello repertoire that features sensuous melodies,
cool Jazz licks, and asymmetrical rhythms. Participants will delve into cello ensemble
arrangements of classic works by non-classical masters.
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