Improvisation Workshop

Dan Hartington will work with participants to explore a basic approach to start improvising using melodies from pieces and songs you already know.  It will include a quick warmup session to get your fingers moving to start off the weekend. Bring your questions and most importantly, your guitars! Open to all participants. Fully registered participants will be able to participate actively in the workshop.

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Technique and Color: Exploring Music through Visual Art

In this lecture Jaclyn Jones will explore how to achieve different colors through guitar and painting techniques, the process of applying colors to your music, and shared musical and artistic influences throughout history. After the lecture there will be a short workshop in which participants can try out the demonstrated techniques on their guitars. Open to all participants. Fully registered participants will be able to actively participate in the workshop.

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Master Class

Master class participants will each have 25 minutes to perform a piece and work with Christopher Ladd. Space in the master class is limited to the first ten students who sign up. (Due to popular demand, there are five new spots in the master class!) Participation is open to intermediate and advanced students who have registered for the Master Class. Everyone is welcome to watch.

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Alexander Technique Workshop

Elizabeth Huebner will lead a workshop in the basics of the Alexander Technique, a method for developing supportive posture, reducing tension, and moving in an efficient and balanced manner. Musicians, athletes, and anyone who has a body will benefit from studying the technique. Elizabeth Huebner will give a brief history of the Alexander Technique, demonstrate the basic principles, and guide participants through some movements. Open to all participants.

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Luthier Demonstration

Take a tour of the Chapman and Fisher workshop in Amherst, MA. Gef Fisher will walk through the guitar building process and demonstrate some of the techniques that he and Alan Chapman use to build custom-made guitars. Open to all participants.

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Panel Discussion

First there will be a performance by Duo Alterity, after which the duo performers and will join the other panelists to discuss their experiences in the professional music world. They will talk about what it's like to go to music school, what it's like to compete, and what it's like to build a career in teaching, performing, and gigging. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions. Open to all participants.

Panelists: Allison Hughes and Joseph Van Doran from Duo Alterity, Sarah Badlissi, Dan Hartington, and Mandy Sullivan