Klezmer Harmony Workshop with Josh Horowitz (mini-course): Monday 1:45 – 3:00 PM (EST): Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24
Klezmer Harmony Workshop with Josh Horowitz (Mini-course)
Monday 1:45 – 3:00 PM (EST): Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24
Join Josh in this first-time-ever intensive 5-session workshop on the many techniques of harmonizing klezmer tunes. Rather than simply dealing with “correct” chords, our approach will be to apply several harmonizing strategies to each phrase. We’ll first try out and observe what effect various harmonies have on the melody, the feel, and the pacing of a phrase on a purely musical level, then we’ll observe the cultural and stylistic significance each variant implies. We’ll compare various styles of the masters and analyze why they made their choices. Here are some of the topics:
1. The rule of the octave
2. Static harmony
3. When to avoid harmony
4. Using incomplete harmony
5. What to do with non-harmonic melodies
6. Regulating pace through harmonic rhythm
7. Feminine and masculine endings
8. Line clichés
9. When to use and avoid triads and 7ths
10. Secondary dominants
11. Chromatic harmony and extended dominants
12. Diminished 7ths
13. The IV chord and its significance
14. “Military band” effects
15. “Baroque” effects
16. Major-Minor Mixes
17. The 6-5 problem
18. Modern developments
19. Cultural signifiers
20. The styles of the masters
For intermediate to advanced students. No previous klezmer experience is required though helpful, but knowledge of instrument and intermediate music reading ability is required for reading simple lead sheets. Basic theory knowledge of scales, triads and intervals is also required, and knowledge of the basics of 7th and diminished chords is helpful but not necessary (I will explain them in class).
Klezmer Harmony Workshop with Josh Horowitz (Mini-course)
Monday 1:45 – 3:00 PM (EST): Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24
Join Josh in this first-time-ever intensive 5-session workshop on the many techniques of harmonizing klezmer tunes. Rather than simply dealing with “correct” chords, our approach will be to apply several harmonizing strategies to each phrase. We’ll first try out and observe what effect various harmonies have on the melody, the feel, and the pacing of a phrase on a purely musical level, then we’ll observe the cultural and stylistic significance each variant implies. We’ll compare various styles of the masters and analyze why they made their choices. Here are some of the topics:
1. The rule of the octave
2. Static harmony
3. When to avoid harmony
4. Using incomplete harmony
5. What to do with non-harmonic melodies
6. Regulating pace through harmonic rhythm
7. Feminine and masculine endings
8. Line clichés
9. When to use and avoid triads and 7ths
10. Secondary dominants
11. Chromatic harmony and extended dominants
12. Diminished 7ths
13. The IV chord and its significance
14. “Military band” effects
15. “Baroque” effects
16. Major-Minor Mixes
17. The 6-5 problem
18. Modern developments
19. Cultural signifiers
20. The styles of the masters
For intermediate to advanced students. No previous klezmer experience is required though helpful, but knowledge of instrument and intermediate music reading ability is required for reading simple lead sheets. Basic theory knowledge of scales, triads and intervals is also required, and knowledge of the basics of 7th and diminished chords is helpful but not necessary (I will explain them in class).
Klezmer Harmony Workshop with Josh Horowitz (Mini-course)
Monday 1:45 – 3:00 PM (EST): Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24
Join Josh in this first-time-ever intensive 5-session workshop on the many techniques of harmonizing klezmer tunes. Rather than simply dealing with “correct” chords, our approach will be to apply several harmonizing strategies to each phrase. We’ll first try out and observe what effect various harmonies have on the melody, the feel, and the pacing of a phrase on a purely musical level, then we’ll observe the cultural and stylistic significance each variant implies. We’ll compare various styles of the masters and analyze why they made their choices. Here are some of the topics:
1. The rule of the octave
2. Static harmony
3. When to avoid harmony
4. Using incomplete harmony
5. What to do with non-harmonic melodies
6. Regulating pace through harmonic rhythm
7. Feminine and masculine endings
8. Line clichés
9. When to use and avoid triads and 7ths
10. Secondary dominants
11. Chromatic harmony and extended dominants
12. Diminished 7ths
13. The IV chord and its significance
14. “Military band” effects
15. “Baroque” effects
16. Major-Minor Mixes
17. The 6-5 problem
18. Modern developments
19. Cultural signifiers
20. The styles of the masters
For intermediate to advanced students. No previous klezmer experience is required though helpful, but knowledge of instrument and intermediate music reading ability is required for reading simple lead sheets. Basic theory knowledge of scales, triads and intervals is also required, and knowledge of the basics of 7th and diminished chords is helpful but not necessary (I will explain them in class).