We are a collection of local, regional and national artists coming together to
perform and teach music. We aspire to be a gathering spot for musicians and welcome all levels and styles.
About Us We are a Vermont nonprofit dedicated to promoting education and training in the art of music and musicianship
for all levels of accomplishment in a comfortable encouraging setting.
Music is a continuum of tradition and experimentation.
Historically, it has evolved and been passed along through the mentor to student relationship. Teachers were once
students and students have the power to teach. Ideas are shared and expanded. Although each of us must find our
unique musical voice, that voice will always show influence from those who have come before.
Come to the Open Music
Collective and find your musicial voice. We offer mentoring programs in private lessons, master classes, workshops, and
performances. Learn how to listen, how to interpret and manipulate rhythm, how to experiment within form, the importance
of dynamics, the nuance of articulation, the power of role models, and the meaning of trust.
With this school we
hope that all who participate, novice to master, are inspired and enlightened.
2010 Spring Semester Classes Starting week of Feb. 7
Registration Starts Feb 1st
Harmonic Analysis As Applied To Jazz Tunes - Kate Parsons
This class will focus on
developing your ability to recognize common chord progressions found in the jazz idiom. You will learn the function of chords
in different contexts and explore scale possibilities for improvisation. Emphasis will be on aural recognition and developing
your ability to "hear the changes."By concentrating first on the bass and melody lines, you can learn to identify
key centers and
modulations. Learning to hear the sounds of chords and their relationship within a harmonic phrase
will not only expand your ability to improvise, but it will also aide you in memorization and transposition. Prior knowledge
of key signatures and chord construction useful
Fridays 3pm
Guitar Ensemble - Draa Hobbs
This class will focus on
jazz and modern classical repertoire for up to five guitars. Jazz arrangements written by such notable jazz guitarists as
Peter Leitch will focus on group performance as well as improvisation. A rhythm section will be added for live performance.
For classical guitar literature our focus will be on listening and dynamics within the context of ensemble arrangements by
Hindemith, Bartok, Ravel, and contemporary literature written by Andrew York for the L.A. Guitar Quartet. A basic knowledge
of the guitar and the notes on the neck, as well as some ability to read music will be necessary.
Scheduled for Participants
Jazz
Ensemble - Jamie MacDonald
Hands on class where you will learn about jazz and its different genres, sometimes
talking about the history of certain composers/players or listening to classic recordings. Material chosen for the specific
class. All Levels and instruments, ensembles grouped with like abilities.
Scheduled for Participants
Jazz
Vocal Repertoire Class -Jamie MacDonald
Work with a rhythm section on bebop lines, great standards and tunes you always wanted
to work on. Some experience preferred.
Monday 5pm
Americana Hot House Group – Phil
Bloch
This class is geared towards string instruments - violins, guitars, bass, mandolins,
and banjos with repertoire chosen from Hot House Swing and Americana standards with focus on learning tunes and improvising.
"In a typical class we'll do a little bit of listening and talking and a whole lot of picking and singing".
Wednesdays 7:00 pm
Open Ensemble –
Vernon David
This class is designed for musicians of all levels and disciplines
interested in exploring ensemble playing in various genres from classical to contemporary. All instruments are most welcome.
The opportunity to play music outside of the tradition of your instrument is encouraged. Players will be grouped with like
abilities in mixed ensembles. Emphasis will be on expanding your musical concepts and learning from each other. In addition
to working with arrangements, improvisation and composition will be encouraged.
Scheduled
for Participants
Excerpts from Sheila Jordan/Cameron Brown Duo:
Excerpts from Cameron Brown Vocal Masterclass:
Excerpts from our Benefit Concert/Open House:
What our name means:
Open-
Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
Affording unobstructed passage
Accessible
to all; unrestricted as to participants
Free from limitations,
boundaries, or restrictions
Ready to transact business:
The store is open.
Not
Muted
Music-
The science or art of
ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity
and continuity
Vocal,
instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony
An agreeable sound
A musical accompaniment
The score of a musical composition set down on
paper
A
distinctive type or category of music
Collective-
Denoting
a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole
Formed by collecting
Of,
relating to, or being a group of individuals
Involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals
Marked by similarity among or with the members of a
group
Shared or assumed by all members of the group <collective
responsibility>
Contribution Information
Open Music Collective, LTD. is an all volunteer organization, Federal
ID# 90-0494786. Your tax deductible contribution helps us pay operating expenses, sponsor workshops with musicians
of distinction, and provide scholarship funds for students of merit. Thank you. No contribution is too small or
too large.
We will gratefully accept contributions via checks payable to Open Music Collective and
mailed to: Open Music Collective 74
Cotton Mill Hill studio A-335
Brattleboro,
VT 05301
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