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BUMMER! THIS MEETING IS POSTPONED DUE TO COVID
Opening set: 6:30 The Storm Chasers
A great new group you will surely enjoy
Main Presentation: Gerry Chmielewski
7pm EST
Gerry, a veteran musician, will teach concepts that are bound to improve your understanding and then your playing.
A Deep Dive into Chord Usage
A demonstration of some different ways in which chords are utilized in pop standards from the era of the American Songbook (1920’s thru 1960’s).
The program will consist of a few small sections:
It’s All Very Moving
— looking at song “forms,” recurring chord patterns, and the small chord modifications that make for big changes
“Blue Moon” (Rogers & Hart)
“This Boy” (Lennon & McCartney)
“Begin The Beguine” (Cole Porter)
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues
— where we “mess with” the chords and the song forms while keeping the “feel”
“Blues In The Night” (Arlen & Mercer)
“You Don’t Know What Love Is” (Ray & dePaul)
Playin' what I’m sayin' . . . and echoing the sound
— when chords and words intertwine in unusual ways
“Sophisticated Lady” (Ellington & Brown, Hardwick)
“April In Paris” (Harburg & Duke)
You’d Think That People Would Have Had Enough Of Silly Love Songs
— a quick look at chord motion before we bring it all home, after a fashion.
“Here, There and Everywhere” (Lennon & McCartney)
“When I Fall In Love” (Heyman & Young)
Breakout sessions
Bob Lewis: Acoustic Stones - the self-proclaimed greatest rock and roll band in the world also had an abundance of acoustic songs, too (Dick might say a plethora). We'll work on three songs, time permitting. “Sittin' on a Fence,” “No Expectations” (using E, A & D barre chords) and “Til the Next Time We Say Goodbye.”
Bruce Wood: Guitar calisthenics – warm-up exercises that will develop finger strength and independence, which in turn will facilitate effortless playing.
For more Guitar League info, go to our FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts
Stay Tuned,
D
For more Guitar League info, go to our FaceBook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts
Stay Tuned,
D
Contact info:
Dick Ward, Commissioner
Guitar League
2834 Nunnery Road
Skaneateles NY, 13153
Cell: 315-440-2484
sandgita440@gmail.com
Opening set: 6:30 The Storm Chasers
A great new group you will surely enjoy
Main Presentation: Gerry Chmielewski
7pm EST
Gerry, a veteran musician, will teach concepts that are bound to improve your understanding and then your playing.
A Deep Dive into Chord Usage
A demonstration of some different ways in which chords are utilized in pop standards from the era of the American Songbook (1920’s thru 1960’s).
The program will consist of a few small sections:
It’s All Very Moving
— looking at song “forms,” recurring chord patterns, and the small chord modifications that make for big changes
“Blue Moon” (Rogers & Hart)
“This Boy” (Lennon & McCartney)
“Begin The Beguine” (Cole Porter)
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues
— where we “mess with” the chords and the song forms while keeping the “feel”
“Blues In The Night” (Arlen & Mercer)
“You Don’t Know What Love Is” (Ray & dePaul)
Playin' what I’m sayin' . . . and echoing the sound
— when chords and words intertwine in unusual ways
“Sophisticated Lady” (Ellington & Brown, Hardwick)
“April In Paris” (Harburg & Duke)
You’d Think That People Would Have Had Enough Of Silly Love Songs
— a quick look at chord motion before we bring it all home, after a fashion.
“Here, There and Everywhere” (Lennon & McCartney)
“When I Fall In Love” (Heyman & Young)
Breakout sessions
Bob Lewis: Acoustic Stones - the self-proclaimed greatest rock and roll band in the world also had an abundance of acoustic songs, too (Dick might say a plethora). We'll work on three songs, time permitting. “Sittin' on a Fence,” “No Expectations” (using E, A & D barre chords) and “Til the Next Time We Say Goodbye.”
Bruce Wood: Guitar calisthenics – warm-up exercises that will develop finger strength and independence, which in turn will facilitate effortless playing.
For more Guitar League info, go to our FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts
Stay Tuned,
D
For more Guitar League info, go to our FaceBook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts
Stay Tuned,
D
Contact info:
Dick Ward, Commissioner
Guitar League
2834 Nunnery Road
Skaneateles NY, 13153
Cell: 315-440-2484
sandgita440@gmail.com