Training Course: The Violin Making and Classroom Practice for Guitar and Beyond CULTURAL ASSOCIATION "ARMADILLO CLUB" and VALDIMAGRA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
with the collaboration of the Province of La Spezia present:
TRAINING COURSE: VIOLIN MAKING AND TEACHING GUITAR AND BEYOND 18-19-20-21 May 2011 at the Fortezza Firmafede Sarzana (Sp) within the Acoustic Guitar
MEETING 14th edition
Duration: 18 hours
violin course for acoustic guitar , mandolin, banjo (merc.18-giov.19-ven.20, at 9-13 and 15-17)
2 hours seminario liuteria per chitarra acustica (sab 21, ore 15-17)
Costo complessivo € 150,00 (tessera studenti € 100) 18 ore corso di didattica e tecniche per chitarra acustica, mandolino, banjo (merc.18-
giov.19-ven.20, ore 9-13 e 15-17)
Costo € 150,00 (tessera studenti € 100)
Docenti:
Liuteria per chitarra acustica, mandolino, banjo: M° JOHN MONTELEONE (Usa) chitarra
e mandolino
– M° STEVE GILCHRIST (Australia) mandolino– M° GREG DEERING
(Usa) banjo Seminario di liuteria per chitarra acustica: M° CARLOS ROBERTO MICHELUTTI
(Argentina)
Didattica e tecniche acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo: DAVID MASTRANGELO
(Ita)
guitar - Beppe Gambetta (Ita) flatpicking guitar - Mike Marshall (USA)
mandolin
- JENS KRUGER (Ch-US) banjo
Coordination, tips and Translation: MAXIMUM CATS (Ita)
organizational Coordination: ALESSIO AMBROSI
Province of La Spezia
Conduct of workshops
LIUTERIA FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR-MANDOLIN-BANJO
Pictures, demonstrations, use of multimedia materials, group practice
Wednesday, May 18 from 9 am at 11
Master Luthier John Monteleone
HISTORY, BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORIGINS Archtop Guitars A TODAY
-conceptual designs, inventions and patents, competitive markets, the musical culture and his musicians
acoustic instruments and electric
-Projection of photos of models of guitars Monteleone from 11 to 13
Master Luthier Steve Gilchrist
MANDOLIN Archtop
-HISTORY - evolution of design - oval hole, hole-in F
tonal characteristics of the A & F models
types of wood-resonance-production techniques
-original paint and animal glue
from 15 to 17
Master Luthier Greg Deering
TALES OF THE WORLD OF BANJO-
beginning of their evolution and Deering banjo-
basic concepts of construction of the banjo
-handle: What makes a handle
-quality drum-circle: the different ways it can be done
-resonator: the basics of a good resonator
Thursday, May 19 from 9 am to 11
Master Luthier John Monteleone
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND And development of the guitar archtop from past to present-
concepts and elements for a thorough critical analysis of the guitars, for personal development of ideas and skills-
encouraged to submit any such instrument of his own, both during construction, both at design or any other archtop guitar for discussion in order to learn together how to make a better tool
-carving demonstration of the soundboard from 11 to 13
Master Luthier Steve Gilchrist
Archtop Mandolin - PROCESSES
-
-component processes and masks for each component assembly order
-Resonance
-selection of wood-
tube
- carving board and fund-chains and profiles
-calibration and tuning from 15 to 17
Master Luthier Greg Deering
NIGHTMARES OF REPAIR
-setting and adjustment of the banjo-
removing the banjo-
adjustments to various parts of banjo and listening to the differences in sound depending on exchange rate-setting of the tailpiece
-tension of the skin and how it can change the sound and how
-tensioners work to adjust the string action
-Truss-rod should be placed and how to get the action low without buzzing
-complete disassembly and reassembly of the banjo with questions of the participants
Friday, May 20 from 9 am to 11
teacher Master Luthier John Monteleone Monteleone
MANDOLIN
-discussion on design drawings and construction
-projected images of mandolins
-questions and answers for students from 11 to 13
Master Luthier Steve Gilchrist Mandolin Archtop
-HANDLE and SET UP
-angle of the neck and bridge height
-neck profile and playability
FINISH
preparation-and-paint coloring
and application
DEMONSTRATION
-staining water
- "French polishing"
from 15 to 17
Master Luthier Greg Deering
"superstition BANJO"
Greg Deering and Jens Kruger will talk about the elements of the tone of the banjo, how
can play a great banjo and banjo styles.
Jens Kruger demonstrate various types of banjo, 5 string, tenor banjo, banjo mandolin and banjo
6 strings, showing the different colors of sound, and many of the techniques possible execution.
talk about how they work together on research and development refining the tone of the banjo
.
Questions and answers for the students
Saturday 21 May
from 15 to 17
LIUTERIA SEMINAR ON ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Maestro Michelutti ROBERTO CARLOS (Argentina)
-nut in the classical guitars, acoustic and electric and choice of materials to produce
-tuning of the instrument, and keys Keyboards for the comfort and performance tool
-specific amplification and explanation KK On Board
-free subjects at the request of the participants
educational and technical acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo
(Lessons include class exercises on the instrument and delivery
anthology of songs for home study. Participants should bring their instrument) Master
DAVID MASTRANGELO: "COMPOSIZIONE E ADATTAMENTO PER CHITARRA ACUSTICA”
Il corso affronta il tema della creatività attraverso l’analisi di alcune composizioni dei Maestri Storici della
chitarra acustica ed esercizi, esempi, consigli e suggerimenti da parte del docente (tratti dal libro “Creative
Fingerstyle Guitar” ed. Carisch). Obiettivo del corso è fornire i concetti base nel campo della composizione e
dell’adattamento, per far si che lo studio della chitarra non risulti essere un mero atto tecnico-imitativo
(necessario in fase di apprendimento) ma un mezzo per esprimersi.
.
Maestro BEPPE GAMBETTA: “FLATPICKING GLOBALIZATION”: Tecnica e creatività nella chitarra
acoustic plectrum combining elements of European and American Roots Music.
The program is a fascinating journey into the world of flatpicking view from the perspective of
Beppe Gambetta, Italian in the world with nearly thirty years of experience on the road. The program will take place
passing some of the fundamental arguments of the Treaty of guitar Gambetta
Publishing House recently published by Carisch.
Beppe tells how the travel, meetings and research into music may be forgotten
a key driver for creativity, passing through some of the most interesting pages of his
repertoire and the technique has been developed.
Master MIKE MARSHALL: “ THE WORLD OF MANDOLIN” Approfondimenti sullo studio e uso dal
vivo del mandolino
Il seminario esplorerà le tecniche del mandolino, sia come strumento solista, sia come parte di una band
acustica. Basandosi sull’esperienza di 35 anni di carriera, Mike approfondirà l’uso del mandolino in vari
generi musicali, basandosi anche sui suoi libri “Great Book of Fingerbusters” e “Chord book”.
Maestro JENS KRUGER: “I FONDAMENTALI DEL BANJO”
Insieme al liutaio e titolare della Deering Banjo Company, Greg Deering, verranno esplorate le tecniche e gli
stili musicali del banjo, utilizzando e dimostrando i vari modelli esistenti.
Mercoledì 18 maggio
dalle ore 9 alle 11
docente il Maestro DAVIDE MASTRANGELO
CONCETTI BASE
-forma, melodia, armonia, ritmo: elementi fondamentali della composizione
-la scrittura polifonica come aiuto per “l’assemblaggio” delle parti
.
dalle ore 11 alle 13
docente il Maestro e concertista BEPPE GAMBETTA
-tecniche di crosspicking, down-down-up e tocco appoggiato
-sviluppi e usi diversi dello sweep picking acustico nelle forme tradizionali e progressive
-esercizi ed applicazioni creative
dalle ore 15 alle 17
docente il Maestro e concertista MIKE MARSHALL
TECNICHE BASE PER MANDOLINO
-come tenere lo strumento
-posizioni right hand left and right and how to produce a good sound and still be relaxed in playing
-some simple examples of "old time fiddle tunes and bluegrass instrumentals
-how to play a good rhythm in the band, fills, and just over a melody
voice-work on the tremolo-
easy songs swing and the basics of the agreements on the construction
Thursday, May 19 from 9 am to 11
teacher Master DAVID MASTRANGELO
REVIEW OF BASIC TECHNICAL
low alternating boom-chick, bass damping , walking bass, carter family style, harmonics, harp style,
banjo rolls, grace notes, strumming melody, effect pedal steel, percussion, tapping, over-neck
-accordature alternative
dalle ore 11 alle 13
docente il Maestro e concertista BEPPE GAMBETTA
-arrangiamento di brani e canzoni
-le grandi potenzialità della chitarra come motore creativo di un arrangiamento
-ritmiche, refrain, fill inn, rhythm licks e altri elementi fondamentali nella nascita di un arrangiamento con
chitarra sola o all’interno di un gruppo
dalle ore 15 alle 17
docente il Maestro e concertista MIKE MARSHALL
STILI E APPROFONDIMENTI
-dall’improvvisazione swing e jazz al “Choro” Brasiliano, al “French Musette”, ai brani di danza Bulgara, agli
intrecci armonici di J.S. Bach
-condivisione con i corsisti practices and methods of composition
Friday, May 20 from 9 am to 11
teacher Master DAVID MASTRANGELO
creative stimulus
-l 'improvisation-composition and adaptation
-breaking style of automatic
from 11 to 13
Master teacher and performer Beppe Gambetta
-composition and transcription for guitar flatpicking
-tunings and techniques to be applied
-examples, comments and studio tracks, from the moment of inspiration to the practical techniques, the research of
'expression, with examples of key pieces from the repertoire of Beppe linked to various forms of
Roots Music.
from 15 to 17
Master teacher and performer JENS KRUGER
"superstition BANJO"
Greg Deering and Jens Kruger speak of the elements of the tone of the banjo, how it can play a big
banjo and banjo styles.
Jens Kruger demonstrate various types of banjo, 5 string, tenor banjo, banjo mandolin and banjo
6 strings, showing the different colors of sound, and many of the techniques possible execution.
talk about how they work together on research and development refining the tone of the banjo
.
questions and answers for the students
TEACHERS
JOHN MONTELEONE recognized as one of the best luthiers in the world, art is considered by many
years on archtop guitars. His
tools are the essence of his artistic expression, reflecting the subtle but challenging
marriage of form and function. For thirty years now the production of tools
innovative design, elegant and impressive tonal
expression is the mission of his life, in relentless pursuit of
harmonic sophistication. Quotatissime archtop guitars and sought after,
sounding mandolins and unique design are the result of studies and unique talent,
universally recognized and able to put it into a cult book of
recent publication, "Archtop Guitars, from Cremona to journey to New
York, "which was held together with two other major e mitici maestri
newyorkesi, John D’Angelico e Jimmy D’Acquisto. www.monteleone.net
STEVE GILCHRIST inizia a sviluppare competenze musicali di riparazione e costruzione di strumenti mentre
studiava Art & Design nella tarda adolescenza, sulla scia di un ricordo
d'infanzia: un mandolino napoletano utilizzato come un giocattolo per scavare
nel suo box di sabbia. Ispirato da un liutaio locale e con limitate informazioni
che riusciva a carpire studiando le copertine degli album e i vecchi cataloghi di
strumenti, inizia una carriera che lo porterà ad accettare un'offerta di lavoro da
George Gruhn, rinomato collezionista e conoscitore di strumenti vintage, nel
1980. Dopo un anno completamente immersed in the restoration of instruments and
contact with many talented musicians, the quality of his work
begins to grow rapidly and be widely recognized, thanks to the contribution of
clients such as David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Mike Compton.
Working with leading names in the music scene,
provides great inspiration to improve the power, tone and versatility of its
mandolins, which today are played by professional musicians from around the world and venerated as jewelry
high violin. www.gilchristmandolins.com
Greg Deering has her training and love for the woods to his father, who at the age of two years
taught him how to build un modellino di aeroplano. I
primi passi nel mondo del lavoro li muove presso l'American Dream Shop a
Lemon Grove dove, intorno al 1969, costruisce il suo primo banjo proprio per
una classe di falegnameria. La sua passione per il banjo lo porta ad esibirsi in
molte chiese intorno alla zona di San Diego, dove riceve considerevoli
apprezzamenti sul suo strumento. Le continue richieste da parte di molte
persone che vogliono acquistare un banjo come il suo, lo convincono a fare
della costruzione dei banjo la sua vita. La Deering Banjo Company nasce
quindi nel 1975, nella casa di famiglia Deering, ed è così cresciuta da essere
oggi la più grande azienda produttrice di banjo nel mondo. Dalla sua nascita
ha prodotto più di 50.000 banjo e annovera tra i suoi clienti, moltissimi tra i
più grandi musicisti contemporanei: Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka, Jens Kruger,
John Hartford, Doc Watson e molti altri sono i virtuosi che si esibiscono con il
banjo Deering.
Greg e sua moglie Janet, insieme ad un team di 33 specialisti nella
costruzione del banjo, continuano, nella loro azienda di Spring Valley in
California, a scrivere la storia di uno dei più importanti strumenti musicali nella tradizione degli Stati Uniti
d’America. www.deeringbanjos.com
CARLOS ROBERTO MICHELUTTI nasce in Argentina ed inizia a studiare chitarra classica a 7 anni,
avvicinandosi già da giovanissimo and also taught himself the violin and the study of tools, materials and construction techniques
. Through his studies and his early work in the musical notes of Cordoba, where
begins to make repairs on any type of stringed instrument, especially at the Conservatory Felix T.
Garzon, that builds and restores instruments dedicated to the performance of the Suzuki method.
At 19 he began to frequently visit the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and met the maker Alfredo
Jersey where he learns the secrets of several classical violin. He moved to Italy, he studied classical violin under the instruction of Master
Spataffi and in 1990 opened the Cordoba Guitars in his workshop in Gubbio. Since 2007
teaches in the experimental school "Arts and crafts of Ariano Irpino and moved to a new laboratory
violin making in Cremona, where plucked instruments and produces the kind of classic and modern arc.
Davide Mastrangelo and considered one of the main references
teaching guitar acoustic fingerstyle
in Italy. He has held workshops and concerts with
most important names in international
acoustic guitar. In 2006 he founded the
CentroStudiFingerstyle first Italian center for processing
acoustic guitar-based central
Arezzo.
E 'Author of the following publications for acoustic guitar
:
Creative Fingerstyle Guitar " (libro con CD allegato)
ed. Carisch.
I volume “Standards for fingerstyle guitar” (libro con
CD allegato) ed. Carisch
II volume “Standards for fingerstyle guitar” (libro con
CD allegato) ed. Carisch
I volume “Scuola di chitarra acustica” (libro con CD
allegato) ed. Universal
II volume “Scuola di chitarra acustica” (libro con CD allegato) ed. Universal
Ha insegnato per 12 anni presso la Lizard di Fiesole ed ha aperto e diretto la sede piemontese Lizard dal
1996 al 2005.
Consulente editoriale per la chitarra acustica per la casa editrice Carisch, ha collaborato e collabora con le
riviste specializzate del settore "Axe" and "Guitars" and the portal fingerpicking.net.
Since 2005 he is coordinator of educational 'Acoustic Guitar Meeting of Sarzana. www.centrostudifingerstyle.com
Beppe Gambetta is the most acclaimed Italian acoustic guitarist
abroad and most with roots
American musical. Master of the flatpicking technique,
has explored deeply the world of bluegrass and folk
, then placing at the service of these techniques to a genre of his own composition, original and modern.
In this sense, and with eye-catching arrangements, he also reworked tracks of traditional Italian and Liguria in particular providing a new look and making appreciated throughout the world.
Both in performance, which led him to constantly move
in different continents, both in educational seminars
is acclaimed as the undisputed master of contemporary acoustic guitar.
His experience is also present in many publications, which provide methods of study relevant to new generations of guitarists. www.beppegambetta.com
Mike Marshall is a mandolin player and multi-instrumentalist
has characterized the American acoustic music scene over the past 30 years,
by hand, since the 80s, the group of musicians who founded the
"New Acoustic Music ". He has recorded and performed with David Grisman, Tony Rice
, Mark O'Connor, Stephane Grappelli, Darol Anger, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush
, Bela Fleck, Barbara Higbie, in a variety of styles that have crossed
bluegrass, jazz, Brazilian music, world music and classical music
.
Virtuoso mandolin, guitar and violin sounds perfectly, providing
, teaching, basic concepts for the technique and styles of
stringed instruments and also sharing methods to modern composition. Operating in concert
other times in our country, port for the first time in Italy
in a seminar organized and very well maintained, its huge
experience in acoustic music, giving an opportunity to study unique
lovers of stringed instruments in general.
www.mikemarshall.net
JENS KRUGER joined the "Deering Research and Development
in 2003, when he emigrated to the United States from Switzerland and has worked closely with Greg Deering
in advancing the design and tone
Deering banjos, creating some of the finest banjos that
ever produced by the company since 1975. But
Jens Kruger is primarily one of the greatest virtuosos
banjo players in the world, a musician who was introduced to the world of bluegrass, described as the largest European banjista by none other than the great Bill Monroe, father of bluegrass, and that in the long career he has played with Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, John McEwen, Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs. A true master of the banjo, capable of amazing virtuosity
and master a technique that will provide meeting planning. Together with his brother Uwe
guitarist and bassist Joel Landsberg
gave birth to the trio The Kruger Brothers, one of the most active and most formations estimated
of contemporary bluegrass. www.krugerbrothers.com
Massimo Gatti is considered one of the best mandolin players in Europe and founded a bluegrass band of the first Italian "Bluegrass Stuff, still active, and with whom he has performed on stages around the world. Deep knowledge of the techniques of the mandolin in the New Acoustic Music, is estimated by all the greatest performers of this instrument.
The seminars will coordinate the activities of Steve Gilchrist in violin making and support
Mike Marshall in the analysis of playing techniques on the instrument,
talking with him and also offering moments of great spectacle.
www.mandolin.it
Organization Coordinator
ALESSIO Ambrose is the President of the Cultural Club Armadillo "Sarzana, from several years working in the organization of musical quality. With years of experience as a guitarist and as a promoter of events featuring the acoustic guitar, he continues to work for the growth of knowledge of this instrument both in the field of musical composition is in the field of his art construction.
E 'the creator and artistic director of the Acoustic Guitar Meeting of Sarzana, in which is held the training course. The course presented over the years many international master luthiers guitar teachers and artists among the most recognized in the world, becoming a reference point for providing education and training and development of high quality. www.armadilloclub.org
Course location: FORTRESS Firmafede - Sarzana (SP) in the 'ACOUSTIC GUITAR
MEETING "14th edition.
Whole Meeting will be held May 18 to 22 and will include, in addition to the training course, other events such as the Exhibition of Violin Making, Import Accessories, Acoustic Guitar and concerts with top international performers.
Beppe Gambetta, MIKE MARSHALL, JENS KRUGER will be in concert on the main stage on the evening of Friday, May 20, in a concert dedicated to contemporary bluegrass.
INPUTS PREFERRED TO ALL THE CONCERTS FOR MEETING OF MEMBERS TO THE TRAINING COURSE Reservations: The secretariat of the Val di Magra Training is available for participants at preferential rates for hotel reservations at hotels and B & B in Sarzana area.
Payment: Payment of the fee by bank transfer to be made su Banca CARISPE,
Agenzia n°1 di Sarzana, IBAN: IT03Z0603049849000021 734C00 intestato Associazione Val di Magra
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INFO :
Armadillo Club - tel/fax: 0187 626993 acguitar@armadilloclub.org
www.acousticguitarmeeting.net www.armadilloclub.org
Associazione Val di Magra Formazione – tel: 0187 603167 rollando74@inwind.it
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