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Music Workshops
June, 2012
Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, and Cello/Vocal Song Writing Collaberation
New to Dillman’s
In 2012 Dillman's Creative Arts Foundation is pleased to be broadening their offerings to include not only the popular painting genre but quilting and writing classes as well. In addition please consider the following new musical offerings.
The 9 member Blue Canvas Orchestra will start the music and story telling workshops with their Concert, on Sunday June 24. The Blue Canvas Orchestra's home base is in Bayfield, Wisconsin the well known, tent venue Big Top Chautauqua.
Four members of the orchestra will be conducting the two-teaching day music workshops listed below. Included in the workshops fee is the June 24th concert, reception/dinner and finishes with departure on Wednesday.
JUNE 24-27, 2012
25 Years of Music Collaboration
Husband and wife team, Ed Willett, Music Director of the Big Top Chautauqua, and Cheryl Leah, lead singer, are offering their 25 Years of Music Collaboration class in song writing. Their specialties are guitar, cello and voice. For some writing a song is a solitary act, for others it's a process that feels best when shared with another writer. This is the case for Ed and Cheryl. Their collaborations have found their way onto film sound tracks, television shows (Northern Exposure) concert pieces for choir and orchestra and on their many recordings. They are excited to invite song writing teams interested in exploring ideas for new collaborations. We'll have a great time and you will leave with enough technique and inspiration to enhance your future song writing collaborations for years to come. Bring samples of your own completed tunes and one tune you are still working on. Bring the instruments necessary to perform your compositions.
JUNE 24-27, 2012
The History and Playing Styles of the Bango
Bruce Burnside, Bayfield, Wi, will teach The History and Playing Styles of the Bango. Bruce will start with discussions on Joel Sweeney in 1831 and show the process of evolution of the fretless banjo through the Minstrelsy, Civil War and NYC in the 1870s. He will show and discuss techniques including banjo and guitar styles of playing. There will be emphasis on research and development, mail order purchases, and commercial banjo playing.
JUNE 24-27, 2012
Birth, Death, and Anything in Between: Carrying Our Stories and Learning to Tell Them
Tom Mitchell, Washburn, Wi will be sharing his story telling techniques in his workshop entitled Birth, Death, and Anything in Between: Carrying Our Stories and Learning to Tell Them. Tom says we all have a story to tell. Our story. We carry it with us wherever we go. This workshop will attend to sharing those stories and learning to express them in a way guaranteed to engage our own ears and the ears of our listeners. We will concentrate on stories of birth: our own, our parents, children, relatives, loved ones, and Friends. We will also attempt to tackle our stories of death. These are highly charged areas inside us. We carry these stories with us at all times. They are eager to get out into the open air. We will also take time to examine the stories of "anything in between". The goal is to express ourselves, to tell our story no matter what it is. "God must love stories, that's why there are so many people". We will concentrate on content, structure, flow, delivery, projection, timing and the uses of silence. Participants should go away with a stronger confidence in their ability to "tell the story" and with a renewed appreciation for the power and importance of carrying their own stories.
CALL 715-588-3143 for more information and pricing.
Day students are welcome to attend the Welcome Reception and Farewell Reception (included in your package). You are also invited to join the class dinners (additional fee). PAL’s (Participants at large) can vacation at Dillman’s for $50 per night for accommodations. Costs for box lunches and dinners are additional.
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