April Workshop: The Heart of The Groove

Service Description

A WORKSHOP ON RHYTHMIC AWARENESS AND EXPRESSION FOR ADULTS AND MUSICIANS 16 AND UP. EXPERIENCE GROUP RHYTHMIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPLY IT TO YOUR PRIMARY INSTRUMENT AND THE MUSIC YOU MAKE IN YOUR LIFE. WE'LL EXPLORE: • TEMPO LEVELS • FINDING THE 'POCKET' IN ENSEMBLE PLAYING • MASTERING 'ODD' METERS LIKE 5, 7 AND 9 • POLYRHYTHM: PLAYING MORE THAN ONE PATTERN AT A TIME • POLYMETER: PLAYING MORE THAN ONE SPEED AT A TIME • SUBDIVISIONS AND HOW TO USE THEM • ALTERNATIVE RHYTHMIC NOTATIONS CONDUCTED BY WARREN SENDERS FROM NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY'S FACULTY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. WARREN SENDERS HAS TAUGHT MUSIC ALL OVER THE WORLD, BRINGING AN ASTONISHINGLY ECLECTIC BACKGROUND TO MUSICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING IN MULTIPLE GENRES AND IDIOMS. HE HAS TAUGHT INDIAN RAGAS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN AMERICA, AND BACH'S HARMONIES TO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN INDIA. HE HAS TAUGHT CREATIVITY TO BUSINESS MAJORS, SHOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS HOW TO COMPOSE THEIR OWN QUARTETS, AND GOTTEN WESTERN CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAlISTS TO MAKE THEIR OWN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OUT OF SCRAP AND RECYCLED MATERIALS. This workshop is held in our music studio in Reading, MA, 67 Pondmeadow Drive.