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I hope this is an acceptable place to post information about an event I am co-organizing in Harpers Ferry, WV on November 12-13. The event itself does not have authenticity requirements, although issues concerning authenticity will likely be discussed. The following link will bring you to an event information page I recently created on Banjo Hangout, which also includes registration information: http://www.banjohangout.org/w/events...vent/id/27195/
Here's an excerpt of the total event information:
VIOLIN, BONES, AND BANJO WORKSHOP WEEKEND: 19th century techniques for 21st century players
Featuring Greg C. Adams, Rowan Corbett, and Chuck Krepley
Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13, 2011
This is the second in a series of workshops designed to bring together specialists, musicians, and interested individuals to discuss, explore, and play 19th century American popular music. The November 2011 event features three notable musical instruments in American popular culture in the 19th century—the violin/fiddle, rhythm bones (bone castanets), and 5-string banjo. Now in the 21st century, each instrument holds an iconic status in different revival and traditional music scenes, including bluegrass, old-time, Irish session music, Civil War reenacting, and living history circles. Become part of a growing community that inclusively seeks to understand how 19th century music reflects America’s diverse musical heritage and relates to our performances in the present. Workshops will include discussions about context, explorations of historical music and material culture, and tutorial sessions about period techniques and performance practice.
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FOR MUSICIANS and Interested Individuals: 19th Century Techniques for 21st Century Players: If you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced musician and have an interest in 19th century popular music, then you will enjoy learning about the music, history, and contexts that shaped America’s musical past. More importantly, you will have a chance to explore how this past relates to our musical practices now in the 21st century. If you play violin or fiddle music, percussion instruments, or the banjo (e.g., bluegrass, old-time, classic fingerstyle), then you can learn how the violin, bones, and banjo are depicted in 19th century sheet music and instructional materials, period images, and historical texts and reminiscences. Banjo scholar Greg C. Adams, bones player and multi-instrumentalist Rowan Corbett, and violinist/collector Chuck Krepley invite you to experience what makes 19th century performance practice similar to but distinct from popular 21st century playing techniques.
Thank you,
Greg C. Adams
I hope this is an acceptable place to post information about an event I am co-organizing in Harpers Ferry, WV on November 12-13. The event itself does not have authenticity requirements, although issues concerning authenticity will likely be discussed. The following link will bring you to an event information page I recently created on Banjo Hangout, which also includes registration information: http://www.banjohangout.org/w/events...vent/id/27195/
Here's an excerpt of the total event information:
VIOLIN, BONES, AND BANJO WORKSHOP WEEKEND: 19th century techniques for 21st century players
Featuring Greg C. Adams, Rowan Corbett, and Chuck Krepley
Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13, 2011
This is the second in a series of workshops designed to bring together specialists, musicians, and interested individuals to discuss, explore, and play 19th century American popular music. The November 2011 event features three notable musical instruments in American popular culture in the 19th century—the violin/fiddle, rhythm bones (bone castanets), and 5-string banjo. Now in the 21st century, each instrument holds an iconic status in different revival and traditional music scenes, including bluegrass, old-time, Irish session music, Civil War reenacting, and living history circles. Become part of a growing community that inclusively seeks to understand how 19th century music reflects America’s diverse musical heritage and relates to our performances in the present. Workshops will include discussions about context, explorations of historical music and material culture, and tutorial sessions about period techniques and performance practice.
__________________________________________________ _________
FOR MUSICIANS and Interested Individuals: 19th Century Techniques for 21st Century Players: If you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced musician and have an interest in 19th century popular music, then you will enjoy learning about the music, history, and contexts that shaped America’s musical past. More importantly, you will have a chance to explore how this past relates to our musical practices now in the 21st century. If you play violin or fiddle music, percussion instruments, or the banjo (e.g., bluegrass, old-time, classic fingerstyle), then you can learn how the violin, bones, and banjo are depicted in 19th century sheet music and instructional materials, period images, and historical texts and reminiscences. Banjo scholar Greg C. Adams, bones player and multi-instrumentalist Rowan Corbett, and violinist/collector Chuck Krepley invite you to experience what makes 19th century performance practice similar to but distinct from popular 21st century playing techniques.
Thank you,
Greg C. Adams