Weekend with Orrin Star
May 17-18th, 2008
The Furlong Residence
145 Thomas Avenue
--revised & reconfigured as of 4/13.
Saturday May 17
BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR 3:30-5:30pm
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.
HOUSE CONCERT at 7:30pm.
Come experience the music and fellowship of an Orrin concert evening up close and personal.
Sunday May 18
MANDO WORKSHOP DAY
WALTZ-TIME, TREMOLO & COOL CHORDS:
Ashokan Farewell, 10:30am-12:30pm
Ashokan Farewell is sublime waltz whose haunting melody is a perfect tremolo vehicle and whose exotic yet accessible chord structure is very gratifying to play. We'll focus on both of these.
'MAKING YOUR MANDO SING' 2:00-4:00pm
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
Furlong's Place, 145 Thomas Avenue, Reno
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 fee for the guitar workshop; $45 for the mandolin ones.
Other Details
-- Complimentary dinner for Saturday workshop
participants who stay for the concert.
-- Complimentary lunch Sunday for people attending
both workshops.
--post-workshop jamming opportunities
--Concert admission is $15.
--A couple private lesson slots are also available
To Register
Contact Joyce via juice421@sbcglobal.net
or 775-722-9877.
(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.)
