John Tyson
September 26, 2009RECORDER POWER!
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A workshop for Recorder Teachers -all levels of experience
A natural, Mother Tongue approach for understanding the innate flexibility and expressiveness and of this wonderfully ergonomic instrument. As in language, we will learn through Listening, Imitating, and Playing/Improvising and discover how immediately accessible (and fun) the Recorder is to students of all ages and how quickly they can experience their own artistry.
The Recorder also possesses one of the greatest repertoires of any instrument and through exploring music from the Renaissance to the present we will work on a variety of Techniques and Musicianship.
All participants are encouraged to bring Recorders and to participate in the playing sessions.
Bio:
John Tyson is a winner of the Bodky International Competition, the Noah Greenberg Award, and a former student of Frans Bruggen. He has appeared as soloist in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, England, Scotland, Chile, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia and throughout the United States as well as with major ensembles in Europe and the U.S.
A recognized expert in renaissance music and improvisation, John is director of the improvisational renaissance music and dance ensemble Renaissonics and is music director for the Historical Dance Foundation of New York. John is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music and the Corso Internazionale di Musica Antica in Urbino, Italy.