Day with Orrin Star
Saturday June 21, 2008
at Alpha Music
3234 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Workshop 1 - Noon-2:00pm
RHYTHM MANDOLIN
Rhythm is a vital yet seldom focused-on aspect of mandolin playing. In this workshop we explore five different rhythm styles, from folk to bluegrass, Celtic to country swing, and reggae. You'll come away with some new strums and chords forms that you can immediately apply to your music-making.
Workshop 2 - 2:30-4:30pm
'MAKING YOUR MANDO SING': A Lead Workshop
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
Alpha Music, 3234 VA Beach Blvd, VA Beach
Workshop Details
--Limited to 10 participants each.
--Geared to novice through intermediate players.
--Bring your instrument
--Includes tablature hand-outs.
--non-video recording devices welcome.
--$45 fee for each workshop.
To Register
--by email: send a PayPal payment to orhay@aol.com
(and mention which workshops you plan to attend).
--by regular mail: send check (to 'Orrin Star') to
Orrin Star
6318 Jason St.,
Cheverly, MD 20785
Prepayment required—both to guarantee your slot
and to ensure that the workshops run.
Questions?
Email orhay@aol.com or call 301-773-6149.
(Please do not contact Alpha Music; they're generously
providing us the space but not otherwise involved in the
administration of workshops.)
Last-minute sign-ups will not be turned away if space is
available—but pre-registration is much more helpful to us.
