Traditional Ensemble
Fall 2024: September 11 - November 13
This fall’s class will be a combination of repertoire building and arranging, using French Canadian repertoire as a jumping off point. There will be a special emphasis on what is known as ‘airs tordues’ – what we would call twisted or crooked tunes. A crooked tune might have a typical 32 bar AABB form, but have some measures where the number of beats are uneven, or the time signature changes. Conversely, a crooked tune might have no unusual measures in terms of rhythm but have an extra bar making it 33 instead of 32, or it might have an atypical form such as AABAC. We’ll look at how these tunes might have come to be and explore why they persist today.
Class Dates:
- September 11, 18, 25
- October 2, 9, 16
- November 6, 13
- Make-up: November 20
Prerequisite: Intermediate or above; ability to play by ear
Length: 8 weeks, 120 minute classes
Cost: $280
Minimum/Maximum Enrollment: 8/15
Faculty: Jeremiah McLane
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