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The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
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The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music offers a variety of classes and workshops for adults and kids in guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, ensemble classes, and harmony singing. With a light-hearted and song-based learning style, students can begin learning songs immediately in a relaxed and affordable group setting.
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Ukulele from Scratch
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Ukulele from scratch is for the absolute beginner. We will review tuning, how to play basic chords, strumming, rhythm, dynamics, and how to read uke chord charts, with a focus on singing while playing. Every class will involve time to play together and learning uke jam etiquette. We will review the care of your instrument, changing strings, and finding resources. Once you have completed this class you will feel comfortable playing in a group setting,...
Singing Bluegrass Harmony
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Deepen your understanding of vocal harmony by singing and analyzing the vocal arrangements of classic country groups like The Carter Family, The Louvin Brothers, Buck Owens, The Everly Brothers and more! We’ll explore basic music theory about how notes join together to form intervals and chords, and then experience those concepts in real time by singing well-loved songs that feature two and three-part harmonies.
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.
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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...
Guitar III
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY
For students who feel comfortable with the basic open chords, and want to move on to some songs that include a few barre chords, and some new strumming patterns, walk-ups, etc. These classes will be held on Zoom. For financial aid, contact Lynette at [email protected] In this session of Guitar III, we will play songs having to do with New York City and summertime. Open to anybody who is comfortable playing all the basic open chords on...
$245
Breaking Down the Hits: Basic Music Theory for Singers
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
In this class we will look at some beloved favorite songs from the 1950s-60s (girl group songs, Beach Boys, soul classics) and break down the basic theory behind them. The class will involve singing as well as some written exercises and worksheets to get you familiar with scale degrees, interval ear training and understanding chord progressions and harmonies. No musical training required!
The Songs of Bob Dylan
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 227 W 29 St, New York, NY
An 8-week class covering the songs of Bob Dylan. Learn to sing and play a bunch of his best songs and greatest hits. Open to anybody who knows the basic chords on their instrument (If you know most of the following chords, you'll be fine: G, C, D, A, E, F, Em, Am, Dm, E7, A7, D7, B7. We'll encounter some other chords along the way, but those are enough to start with). Though primarily a guitar class, people are welcome to join with mandolins,...
Songwriting Workshop with Ali Dineen
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Write a song with a supportive, creative & curious community of writers. In this class, we will explore the art of songwriting through both our own creative processes, and looking at examples of songwriting from a variety of genres and approaches. Over the course of 4 weeks, each class member will workshop 1-2 of their own songs with the rest of the class. We'll look at songs as a means of storytelling, of resistance, of expression and of creating...
Car Songs
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
I guide you in writing your first song. Great for total beginners, seasoned instrumentalists, and anyone new to the art. In this class, we'll be listening to and then creating our very own songs, around the theme of cars.
Intermediate Fiddle
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Intermediate Fiddle is intended for anyone who has taken Fiddle 1 or had some introductory fiddle instruction. It is also an excellent entry point for anyone who has played violin in the past (even many years before). Topics will include 2-octave scales, basic fiddle rhythm, finding your own best bow grip, dynamics, drone strings and more. These concepts will be introduced through a series of traditional American fiddle tunes. Students can expect...
Fingerpicking Guitar
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
Fingerpicking Guitar is for intermediate guitarists who have a basic grasp of the instrument (you know your basic major and minor chords and can play along to “simple” folk/country songs). You don’t have to have a lot of experience fingerpicking. We’ll start off simply with foundational techniques and basic patterns. By the end of 8 weeks, you’ll be able to fingerpick chords on multiple songs and maybe even begin playing simple melodies...
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.
Traditional Singing II
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music
We’ll learn more about the history and context of the songs, and focus on the nuances of social rather than performance-oriented singing. We’ll also look more deeply at the markers of various styles and practice harmonizing by ear. This class will build on the foundations of Traditional Singing I with a more in depth exploration of a few traditional song types, depending on the interests of the class, and additional time to workshop songs in...
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