Location: Thwing Center at CWRU
Rhythm Sticks
GLIA (Girl Leaders In Action)
1pm • Room 218
Join girl volunteers from GLIA “Girl Leaders in Action” to create repeated patterns of movement and sound (rhythms) through fun movement and songs. This is a very kid friendly activity.
Pennywhistle
Sheela Das
1pm • Room 301
Come One, Come Pennywhistle Learn the basics and ornamentation on the D whistle, and 3-4 songs.
Sheela is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who performs regularly with SATO, a high energy 1960’s-90s rock band. As an Ohio Arts Council roster teaching artist, she has led thousands of music workshops over the years. Her artistic music programming receives top scores in the State of Ohio. Come join the fun and learn with this unique presenter.
Songwriting for All
Afi Scruggs
1pm • Room 302
In this workshop, participants will write a simple blues songs using classic Verse-Chorus song structure. Attendees will vote on a song topic, and form groups to write the verses and a chorus. The leader will provide a backing track, so the song can be performed at the end of the session.
Afi Scruggs is a multi-instrumentalist whose primary instruments are bass and keyboards. She’s been a teaching artist since 2004, and has led songwriting workshops in schools throughout the Cleveland area. You can find her at afiplaysmusic on Instagram; and hear her music at https://afiplaysmusic.bandcamp.com
Learn A Traditional Ohio Tune (Beg/Int)
Henry Barnes
2pm • Room 218
This workshop we will plan on learning Putner’s Run from Estil Adams. Estil lived in my parents’ home town of Washington Court House. The tune is relatively simple but is also a good
introduction to crooked tunes.
Coole’s Cool Banjo Tunings
Chris Coole
2pm • Room 301
Chris Coole of the Lonesome Ace String Band
Community Sing
Joanne Laessig and Folknet
2pm • Room 302
Blues Harmonica
Bob Frank
3pm • Room 218
Explore the only musical instrument you can carry in your pocket. The lowly 10 hole diatonic harmonica has been an important contributor to blues, country, & old-time music since it’s earliest days.
Traditional Irish Guitar
David Howley
3pm • Room 301
Ukulele
Sheela Das
3pm • Room 302
Ukulele, Medium-Well Quick review, and learn 3 to 5-chord songs. Bring a ukulele or borrow one of Sheela’s.
Sheela is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who performs regularly with SATO, a high energy 1960’s-90s rock band. As an Ohio Arts Council roster teaching artist, she has led thousands of music workshops over the years. Her artistic music programming receives top scores in the State of Ohio. Come join the fun and learn with this unique presenter.
Cell Phone Orchestra
Stephan Haluska
4pm • Room 218
Unlike other forms of music making, electronic music doesn’t require years of mastering an instrument or even require knowing how to read music. This accessibility has fostered a new DIY, folk music culture in the digital age. Anyone can make electronic music with tools they most likely already have. Taking the idea of a laptop orchestra, a chamber music ensemble consisting of musicians performing from laptops, we bring it to the smartphone. We will workshop multiple group compositions using various browser-based music tools, accessed and played entirely from our cell phones. Each score will consist of simple musical instructions, projected for the workshop attendees to see. All you will need is a smart phone with access to the internet and to turn the volume all the way up.
Musical Experimentation
Liam Maliner
4pm • Room 301
Cello – explore the value of musical experimentalism as a place of intersection for Jazz, Folk, and Classical genres. As seen at the Cleveland Cello Society, this workshop includes cello performance, discussion, and Q and A.
Youth Storytelling
Lake Erie Ink
4pm • Room 302
Cynthia Larsen, Teaching Artist
Our Mission: Lake Erie Ink: a writing space for youth provides creative expression opportunities and academic support for youth in the Greater Cleveland Community.
Our Vision: We envision a community where youth discover their voices, share ideas and inspire each other as valued participants.
Our Values
We believe in the transformative power of creative expression.
The voices of youth are at the center of what we do.
We are committed to openness, collaboration and accountability to the youth and communities we serve.
Mandolin and creating your own melody
Bill Lestock
5pm • Room 218
Blues Guitar
Bob Frank
5pm • Room 301
Since the earliest recordings by Blind Lemon Jefferson & Blind Blake through the most modern recordings by Joe Bonamassa and others, the guitar has been the primary instrument of the Blues. We’ll study the finger-stylings of Blake, Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller & Bo Carter, as well as the slide styles of Son House, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters & more.
Band Dynamics
Dave Kennard and friends
5pm • Room 302
Brand New Hat demonstrates how to arrange and play original and cover songs, avoid annoying fist fights, and sing and live in harmony. Don’t miss this dynamic presentation!
Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Association