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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts Location: Quality Inn, 100 Farrell Road, Syracuse, NY Directions to Quality Inn: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.115824,-76.27099,15z Time: Main Presenter 7PM, Breakouts 8PM, Pre-meeting showcase 6:30PM Meetings: First Monday of each month (holiday months may vary - July, September) Terry Vickery at Beat Street Music in Manlius is again a very welcome Guitar League sponsor in 2018. Beat Street sponsors our main presenters. Terry and his staff are eminently knowledgeable about guitars and have a selection of quality instruments second to none. Stop in to Beat Street in the metropolitan hub of Greater Manlius for all your guitar needs. |
Note from the Commish:
Please consider bringing other people to Guitar League meetings. They do not need to be guitar players. People often just come for the music. Remember, first visit is always free!
Pre-meeting performance: Ron Kadey starts about 6:30
Main Presenter: Edgy Folk
Edgy Folk’s current band members include Jon Peterson on guitar, mandolin, and vocals; Donna Dennihy on guitar and vocals; Zane Carnes on bass, and Jimmy Drancsak on fiddle. Jon and Donna are longtime members, while Jimmy and Zane have recently come on board.
Jon and Donna have been writing songs and performing together for years, starting out as the duo Peterson and Dennihy in the early days of Roasters Café, and now throughout central New York as the band Edgy Folk. Jimmy and Zane are both classically trained musicians. The four of them create musical connections that span many styles and genres. Edgy Folk captures a unique sound with inspiring harmonies and polished songwriting.
During the guitar league presentation, Donna and Jon will share stories of their approaches to songwriting, both individually and collaboratively. They will discuss how co-writing stretches a writer, opening up new avenues of creativity and exposure to different ideas. Zane and Jimmy will share their experiences playing in a folk-rock band, improvising solos and lending expressive interpretation to original songs.
Break out Sessions:
Denise Weeks: Strumming for Rookies
Denise will be teaching several different strum patterns. She says that in some breakout sessions she has noticed people having a problem with strumming. Her topics will include combinations of up and down strokes, deciding on what pattern is best to use in a song, pick or no pick, etc. The songs she will use to demonstrate will be mostly D and G keys and limited to 3 and 4 chord pieces.
Loren Barrigar: Play a song with Loren.
Loren’s breakout session will mirror sessions that he has presented several times over the 14+ years of the Syracuse Guitar League’s existence. You bring a song you are working on and Loren will listen and often play along with you. Then he may have suggestions for improvement in several areas, including arrangement, dynamics, chords and chord inversions, etc. This type of breakout has always been a favorite with Rookies, Minors, and Majors alike.
For more Guitar League info, go to our FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts
As always, any of you are free to find a quiet corner for swapping licks and jamming.
Stay Tuned,
D
Contact info:
Dick Ward, Commissioner
Guitar League
2834 Nunnery Road
Skaneateles NY, 13153
Cell: 315-440-2484
rward1@twcny.rr.com
Please consider bringing other people to Guitar League meetings. They do not need to be guitar players. People often just come for the music. Remember, first visit is always free!
Pre-meeting performance: Ron Kadey starts about 6:30
Main Presenter: Edgy Folk
Edgy Folk’s current band members include Jon Peterson on guitar, mandolin, and vocals; Donna Dennihy on guitar and vocals; Zane Carnes on bass, and Jimmy Drancsak on fiddle. Jon and Donna are longtime members, while Jimmy and Zane have recently come on board.
Jon and Donna have been writing songs and performing together for years, starting out as the duo Peterson and Dennihy in the early days of Roasters Café, and now throughout central New York as the band Edgy Folk. Jimmy and Zane are both classically trained musicians. The four of them create musical connections that span many styles and genres. Edgy Folk captures a unique sound with inspiring harmonies and polished songwriting.
During the guitar league presentation, Donna and Jon will share stories of their approaches to songwriting, both individually and collaboratively. They will discuss how co-writing stretches a writer, opening up new avenues of creativity and exposure to different ideas. Zane and Jimmy will share their experiences playing in a folk-rock band, improvising solos and lending expressive interpretation to original songs.
Break out Sessions:
Denise Weeks: Strumming for Rookies
Denise will be teaching several different strum patterns. She says that in some breakout sessions she has noticed people having a problem with strumming. Her topics will include combinations of up and down strokes, deciding on what pattern is best to use in a song, pick or no pick, etc. The songs she will use to demonstrate will be mostly D and G keys and limited to 3 and 4 chord pieces.
Loren Barrigar: Play a song with Loren.
Loren’s breakout session will mirror sessions that he has presented several times over the 14+ years of the Syracuse Guitar League’s existence. You bring a song you are working on and Loren will listen and often play along with you. Then he may have suggestions for improvement in several areas, including arrangement, dynamics, chords and chord inversions, etc. This type of breakout has always been a favorite with Rookies, Minors, and Majors alike.
For more Guitar League info, go to our FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts
As always, any of you are free to find a quiet corner for swapping licks and jamming.
Stay Tuned,
D
Contact info:
Dick Ward, Commissioner
Guitar League
2834 Nunnery Road
Skaneateles NY, 13153
Cell: 315-440-2484
rward1@twcny.rr.com