NDCF 2012 Schedule of Events

--Corbin Keep
Blurring the lines between improvisation and composition.

-- Chris White.  Listen to your inner improviser to develop a sensibility around creating improvisations that make sense to you. Start with a note or a little motif and grow it into an improv that flows and works.

--Bryan Wilson
Based on the book, Cello Chords, we'll explore basic to advanced chord qualities and techniques for playing them.


--Matt Turner
Jazz Ballads offer great ways to get inside the changes.  We'll slow it down to focus on theory, ear training, and jazz stylings appropriate for ballad performance. 

CELLO BIG BAND rehearsal #1 - Nabenhauer Room- Joel Cohen conductor


--Ashia Grzesik
We'll be exploring songwriting with the cello and various ways to approach self-accompanying cello techniques. We'll talk about finding your own voice/writing style, text-coloring, setting the musical style/feel, and cover arranging. I encourage any cellist/singers to bring an original song or cover they would like to possibly work on in the workshop (sort of a loose masterclassish session).

-- Ashia Grzesik
We'll be exploring how to sing simple songs over simple chords, just like a guitarist or pianist would. Then we'll take individual chord notes and harmonize/sing over them, as well as talk about how to keep practicing singing and playing the cello.

-- Corbin Keep
Alternative techniques that won’t hurt your cello, but your fingers will never be the same!

-- Matt Haimovitz and his group
Based on the Led Zepplin Rock tune, we will work on this song arranged by Matt Haimovitz in four parts, then bring it all together at the end of the hour.  

Food

The meals available on campus are at a Food Court in the student union. Meals can be purchased at the food court with a meal card (see above) or as you go (cash, credit and debit cards are accepted). There is a sandwich station, a grill, a salad bar and grab and go items.

There is one medium priced restaurant (Sunset Grill), an Italian Carry out and a convenience store, all about a 10 minute walk from campus.

Public Transportation from Ithaca College to downtown Ithaca: There are city buses going downtown and back once an hour for $1.50.

--Jacob Szekely
Unlock the creative possibilities of the instrument using style specific concepts. Master your fingerboard while minimizing thinking.  Learn a new approach to chord scale mastery.

-- Chris White
Create an improvised soundtrack to a classic, German avante garde silent movie with Chris White and members of the “Cloud Chamber Orchestra”.


Play a scale 100 times in one hour in many different ways using a tried and true “scale meditation system” with Ithaca College Cello Majors.

-- Marei Seuthe and Krischa Weber.  ...Discovering new possibilities of playing the cello.
We will make astonishing sounds with all parts of our instrument and find out how to make an experimental and atmospheric music beyond the classical cello techniques. Some means for preparing the cellos and also our own voice will be integrated. In the end there will be a buffet of delicious sound finger food for cellists, even nice sounding forks and spoons won’t be missing….

-- Chris White
Listen to your inner improviser to develop a sensibility around creating improvisations that make sense to you. Start with a note or a little motif and grow it into an improv that flows and works.

Food

The meals available on campus are at a Food Court in the student union. Meals can be purchased at the food court with a meal card (see above) or as you go (cash, credit and debit cards are accepted). There is a sandwich station, a grill, a salad bar and grab and go items.

There is one medium priced restaurant (Sunset Grill), an Italian Carry out and a convenience store, all about a 10 minute walk from campus.

Public Transportation from Ithaca College to downtown Ithaca: There are city buses going downtown and back once an hour for $1.50.