A good point! I'll be emailing Melissa about final details, and I'll clear that with her.
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu < [email protected]> wrote: > A question that is on my mind and might be on most other people's... > > Melissa plays the tekerö. Will what she intends to teach apply for regular > (french/spanish style) HGs? Buzzing technique is quite different, and I > guess many of the maintenance skills may also differ significantly. > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:26 PM, David Gillett <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> It's only a month away! September 16th - 18th at Greenwood Furnace State >> Park in Central Pennsylvania (near State College). >> >> And we have an instructor for the weekend! >> >> Melissa Kacalanos ("Melissa the Loud") will be leading our all-day >> workshop on Saturday. For the morning, after a short concert, she will begin >> by answering individual questions, mostly about making all those small >> adjustments to a hurdy gurdy so it stays playable. After that, we will work >> on playing techniques like buzzing in different rhythms, share some tunes, >> and learn a bit about transposing and arranging tunes. >> >> There will be plenty of time during the rest of the weekend to join in >> some of the other classes during the day, (there's a Sunday workshop, "Tunes >> that are Cooler than They are Hard" that has some great HG-friendly tunes), >> jamming in the evenings and playing in the contradance band. >> >> You can check the details at www.folkgathering.com. You'll find the >> schedule for the other workshops and concerts, how to register, and how to >> book a campsite for the weekend. >> >> You can email me directly if you have any other questions. >> >> Let's have a great turnout! This is our chance to show that we have the >> support for regular workshops in the Eastern US. >> >> David >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> >> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at >> http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from >> new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
