INSTRUCTOR:
Aaron Jones
Celtic Song Arrangement
Singing is one of the most celebrated aspects of Celtic culture through the ages, and the song repertoire of the Celtic tradition is vast, varied and wonderful. In these classes, we will be adding to your repertoire of traditional and contemporary Celtic songs and looking at the arrangement of traditional songs from finding, choosing, learning and singing them to the creation of introductions and instrumentals and the addition of backing vocals. We will look at creating space and parts for all the instruments and voices in an ensemble and analyse how the lyrics of your chosen songs should guide the dynamics of your arrangements and help you to create hooklines and refrains for inclusion in the finished song.
As well as learning new songs, let the workshop loose on your own choice of songs, both traditional and self-penned! Most of all, this class will be fun for singers of all ages and experience!
- Elementary vocal technique
- Repertoire: finding it, choosing it, learning it, singing it
- Singing in groups/solo
- Performing traditional music
- Arranging
- Accompanying
- Connecting with an audience