at the 5th String with Orrin Star
Wednesday May 21
BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR 7:30-9:45pm
Bluegrass guitarists have developed some of the most potent and interesting rhythm moves ever heard—but they are seldom taught in an organized way. This workshop takes a hands-on, detailed and entertaining look at them. Learn the cool bass runs and strums and how to apply them. If you strum folk, bluegrass or country music
on an acoustic guitar this workshop is for you.
3/08 update: I have tweaked this workshop, with the addition of some new material on chord forms as well a slightly different order of presenting things;
if you were thinking of taking it again it will be somewhat different.
Thursday May 22
MANDOLIN WORKSHOP 6:30-8pm, followed
by an In-Store CONCERT at 8:30pm
Making Your Mando Sing: A lead workshop
One of the hurdles facing mandolinists on the road from memorizing solos to making music is learning to incorporate rhythm moves into their leads. Using the classic song New River Train, this workshop will give you a tool-kit of strums and double-stops that can be used to transform a simple vocal melody into a full-sounding mandolin solo.
Location
The 5th String, 3051 Adeline, Berkeley
Workshop Details
-- Limited to 12 participants each.
--Geared to novice through intermediate players.
--Bring your instrument
--Includes tablature hand-outs.
--non-video recording devices welcome.
--$50 for the guitar workshop, $35 for the mandolin.
To Register
Call the 5th String at 510-548-8282 or
email fifthstringmusic@gmail.com
(Please register promptly to help us plan as well
as to guarantee yourself a slot; we need at least
5 particpants to run the workshop.)
Other
Concert admission is $15.
($5 discount to anyone who also takes a workshop.)
Questions?
On anything re workshop content you can email Orrin
via orhay(at)aol.com
On anything re registration or the concert contact the 5th String.
FYI Orrin will be doing a Lead Flatpicking workshop that
Tuesday night in Burlingame; see schedule page on the
mainwebsite for details.
