Larry Wilder Presents The Americana Trio Larry Wilder, Andy Emert & Nolan Bronson Workshops 1. Harmony and Community Singing [All three Trio members] Common Americana tunes Students encouraged to join in the singing Full voice vocalizing—sing out! Care of the voice Singing in 2-3-4 part harmony Basic harmony numbering system Arranging Part switching Questions/suggestions of participants 2. Guitar [All Trio members teach and demonstrate a variety of styles] Beginning, intermediate or advanced acoustic guitar Rhythms for flatpickers or those without picks Fluency in 2 & 3 chord songs Common time signatures Fingerpicking for use on many folk tunes Valuable right hand patterns for the student to apply Sequential instruction for advanced right hand techniques History of the guitar; its place in Americana music Some Americana guitar giants Recorded samples 3. Banjo [Larry Wilder] Beginning, intermediate or advanced 5 string banjo Basic rhythms and right hand patterns Goal: amaze the student at the simplicity Ideas that can be applied over and over with new tunes Fitting the banjo into a group Banjo tricks—including two melodies at once History of the banjo How we got to hear Southern folk and bluegrass banjo styles Banjo greats Classic tunes www.larrywildermusic.com (con’t) Larry Wilder Presents The Americana Trio Workshops 4. Fiddle [Andy Emert, Master Violin/Fiddle Instructor] Tunes and techniques demonstrated Reading and ear instruction Time signatures Starting and stopping tunes Dance tunes Ensemble playing Learning tunes Improvising, chord reading and other advanced techniques Guitar accompaniment to the fiddle 5. Yodeling [Larry Wilder and Nolan Bronson] Demonstration of beginning to fancy yodels Getting started Being comfortable breaking the voice Students will “yodel along” Tunes that include yodeling Adding more advanced techniques Yodeling tricks and care of the voice Yodeling greats – cowboy and “blue” yodelers Classic yodeling songs performed including harmony yodeling 6. Autoharp [Larry Wilder] Demonstration and instruction in Appalachian style Autoharp Simplicity stressed Melodies with accompanying rhythm at the same time Hands on familiarity and playing 7. Americana Musicology [All three Trio members as needed] Discussion of six genres/eras of Americana music Demonstrations of tunes Fusions, connections, evolution of songs Audio/visual enrichment as is feasible Old-time, bluegrass, folk, cowboy, gospel & Appalachian tunes demonstrated _____________________________________ >For all workshops, visual and audio recording are encouraged. Our goal: see and hear America singing and playing. >Engaging fun, accessibility, simplicity and participation stressed. >Many instructional materials are already in place. Curricula can be designed to fit local needs. >Larry Wilder & Andy Emert are both certified public school teachers.
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