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Discover a world of musical possibilities with a wide range of classes in New York City. From beginner guitar lessons to advanced vocal training, you'll learn from industry professionals and gain the skills to excel in the performing arts.

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Intermediate Mixing (M 202)

Scratch DJ Academy @ 32 Cooper Square , New York, NY

Now that you have the fundamentals down from Level 1, it’s time to put those skills to work. Learn to mix seamlessly between all genres of music and gain a better understanding of when and how to utilize transitions.  At the end of the course, you will perform a 10-minute set that will showcase what you have learned. Construct and perform a 10-minute mix with correct phrasing and solid manual beat matching Understand Key Mixing and the...

(11) Intermediate 18 and older
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$549

6 sessions

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Jazz in Concert

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Jazz and Ragtime, with their syncopated rhythms and blues inflected harmony, were the first American musical styles to capture the imagination of Europe. Once Gershwin exploded on the concert scene in the 1920s with Rhapsody in Blue, this unique musical language was being utilized and transformed by the most prominent American and European classical composers, as well as American jazz composers, in the creation of works that rank among the most...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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$130

9 sessions

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Variations on Classical Music: Interactive History

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Variations on Classical Music: Interactive History and Performance Sound its depths with us on a brilliantly curated guided tour through several essential works and concepts with award-winning master Croatian pianist Javor Bracic—a dynamic rising star and brilliant teacher praised by New York Concert Review for his “deep genuine musicianship and an outstanding technique.” Presented as a unique combination of live performance and...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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$120

3 sessions

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Songs from The American Anthology of Folk Music Vol 1-A

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

In this workshop, open to singers and guitarists (or other strumming instruments), we will learn songs from Volume 1, Disc 1 of Harry Smith's famous Anthology of American Folk Music, the collection of blues, country and folk music recordings from the 1920s and 30s that was an integral part of the folk revival of the 50s and 60s, and has inspired generations of musicians. Students can expect to learn a collection of songs that will enable them to...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Traditional Singing

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

The workshop starts with brief introduction to this genre and style of singing, then participants will learn a few songs. Fun and easy - absolutely no formal music training or experience necessary.   American traditional music is influenced by Appalachian tunes and songs, gospel songs, early country music, work-songs and sea chanties, and music from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. The songs are usually very simple or tell a story, and...

(41) Beginner 15 and older
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Sing the Lyrics & Lyricists Songbook

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Love Broadway? Ready to belt the showstoppers and croon the ballads? Then you belong in this all-new vocal course built around 92Y’s beloved Lyrics & Lyricists concert series.

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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$95

3 sessions

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Lyric Writing Workshop: Fairytales & Folklore As Tools

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

Do your lyrics need a jumpstart? Do you want a collection of new writing exercises and tricks to tuck into your toolbox? As every writer knows, there is nothing more daunting than the dreaded blank page. But what if you didn’t have to start from nothing? What if the strange, beloved stories you’ve known all your life could act as your guide?  In this hands-on workshop for lyricists and poets, alike, we’ll be doing a series of generative...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Mountain Dulcimer Workshop

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

Jonah Giuliano will teach beginner/intermediate mountain dulcimer. This one hour workshop will focus on using rhythmic strumming patterns to add variety and groove to one's playing. Students will apply these techniques by learning an old time tune and will get individualized feedback on their playing. After this workshop students should expect to be familiar with a basic set of rhythms that can be applied to many tunes. Jonah is an expert player...

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Grandfather Fire Celebration

Shamanic Fire Reiki @ 15652 Rte 22, Stephentown, NY

Come join us in celebration as we dance, drum, rattle and sing, enjoy sharing stories and prayer with a Sacred Grandfather Fire Ceremony, as we call in new intentions and let go of all that no longer serves us.  We call in Our Ancestors to join us in remembering the medicine way of our elders. Share and rejoice with great gratitude of life and the abundance within all that is around us. Bring your drums or rattle if you have them. Some...

(5) All levels 18 and older
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Basics & Fundamentals for Flamenco & Spanish Guitar

New York Guitar Academy @ 39 W 19th St, New York, NY

Absolute Beginner to Guitar: Basics & Fundamentals for Flamenco & Spanish Guitar Learn the basic fundamentals of guitar through the beautiful styles of Flamenco and Spanish Classical Guitar. At the end of this class, you will know how to play 5 right hand techniques: rasgueo, picado, arpeggio, pulgar and golpe through full solo guitar songs. Learn to play Spanish Classical Guitar Etudes and Songs by NYGA's own curriculum specially designed...

(16) Beginner 18 and older
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$295

8 sessions

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Analyzing Bach and The Beatles: Part II

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

This semester we continue and deepen our exploration of harmony and song structures through selected Bach chorales and songs from The Beatles catalog.

(1061) Advanced 18 and older
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$90

3 sessions

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Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Op. 120

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

When Anton Diabelli published Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations in June 1823, he included an introductory note that read in part:  “We present here to the world Variations of no ordinary type, but a great and important masterpiece worthy to be ranked with the imperishable creations of the old Classics—such a work as only Beethoven, the greatest living representative of true art—can produce. The most original structures and ideas, the...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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S. Sondheim: Songs That Didn’t Make It to Opening Night

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Full Course Name Stephen Sondheim: Songs That Didn’t Make It to Opening Night Songs from Sondheim musicals that didn’t make it to opening night finally began to see the light of day with the 1973 Carnegie Hall tribute to the composer; more emerged with the moving 1981 theater piece, Marry Me a Little; and over time these once-orphaned songs from musicals such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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Basic Fundamentals of CINEMA 4D

Manhattan Edit Workshop @ 119 W 23rd St, New York, NY

Learn how to create realistic 3D images and objects for film, television, and video game design with the Basic Fundamentals of CINEMA 4D course at Manhattan Edit Workshop. Discover the user-friendly and powerful features of Cinema 4D, including working with primitives, polygons, splines, textures, lights, cameras, and dynamic animation. This course is perfect for VFX artists and editors looking to incorporate 3D modeling into their video work.

(95) Beginner 16 and older
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$1,095

2 sessions

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Classical Guitar II: Near Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 West 30th St, New York, NY

Learn to play classical guitar with confidence and competence. This class will begin with a thorough review of fundamental classical guitar technique and notes on the fretboard from 1st to 4th strings and proceed from there. Topics will include reading music, arpeggio patterns, scales, melodies, and chords. A copy of the course text, Aaron Shearer: Classic Guitar Technique, Volume 1 is included in the tuition fee. All materials provided. Guitars...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
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$349

10 sessions

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Classical Guitar I: Absolute Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 West 30th St, New York, NY

Learn to play classical guitar with confidence and competence. The class will introduce the rudiments of classical guitar technique while emphasizing its application to practical musical situations. Topics will include reading music, arpeggio patterns, scales, melodies, and chords. A copy of the course text, Aaron Shearer: Classic Guitar Technique, Volume 1 is included in the tuition fee. Note: All materials provided. Guitars available for use...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
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$349

9 sessions

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Learn to Play Congas

New York Jazz Academy @ 625 W 55th St, New York, NY

Students will learn the essence of Afro-Cuban drumming. No experience necessary. Beginner to advanced musicians will play in an ensemble setting, learning Bolero, Tumbao, Mambo, Salsa, Guaguanco and many more. Get your groove on, and learn conga drums today.

(2) All levels 13 and older
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$320

8 sessions

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After Mahler: Music of the 1910's

92nd Street Y @ Broadway & W. 116th St., New York, NY

The decade of the 1910’s was the most excitingly explosive musical decade of the 20th century. Modernism fully emerges in the work of a new generation of composers—Ravel, Stravinsky, Ives, Debussy, Vaughn-Williams, Bartok, Schoenberg, Satie, Milhaud—and then concludes in the shocked aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution with a new found return and embrace by the same artists of the classical forms of the 18th Century.  ...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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Ella Fitzgerald: Duets

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Will Friedwald’s Clip Joint: Scenes from the American Songbook Ella Fitzgerald: Duets Will Friedwald, feature writer for The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair and the author of nine books on popular music, presents curated video clips from his extensive vintage collection to illustrate the great artistry of the performers and composers of the American Songbook. The presentations will be driven both by a profundity of rare and fascinating video...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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Jazz it Up

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Pianist, Chris Coogan and singer/musicologist, Carla Innerfeld trace a broad history of America's own classical music — jazz — from Louis Armstrong and Dixieland through the big band era, boogie woogie, Bebop and beyond. We will explore various standards like “Hello Dolly” and “Bye Bye Blackbird” and demonstrate how each song can be played in various styles. Learn about the elements of each style and how one 'jazzes up' a standard.

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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