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Many
of these workshops fill in advance:
Please buy your tickets early to be sure of a seat.
You can come into the store, mail a check, or call us
with your credit card info. Be sure we have your phone
number in case of a cancellation!
Emergency WorkShop Warning
System (EWWS)
We've revived our system to notify Gryphonites of upcoming
workshops about one week before they take place. If
you haven't received an email from us about workshops
in the last month or so, it means we probably lost your
address or failed to update it. (We had more than a
few techno disasters with our bulk email program.) To
sign up for EWWS, please send your current email address
to: info@gryphonstrings.com
. We will NOT sell, loan, or trade our email list to
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Upcoming Workshops |
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Hiram Bell: Two Workshops
Hawaiian Uke Workshop
Sat, May 3 11:00am to 1:00pm, $40
Since it's introduction to Hawaii the ukulele has made a huge impact on the people and music of the islands. It redefined the Hawaiian folk music genre with a distinctive voice that continues to intrigue people worldwide. Learn to play traditional songs in the styles of some of the artist of the past and present.
Rock School Uke Workshop
Sat, May 3 2:00 to 4:00pm, $40
Learn to play chord progressions and scales for songs like Stairway to Heaven, Free Bird, Little Wing, Wake Me Up When Sept. Ends, Smoke On the Water, Light My Fire, and many other great classics. This fast paced workshop is open to all levels and ages and will examine how the major, minor and pentatonic blues scale are used to improvise.
Born and raised in Hawaii, Hiram Bell grew up in an environment rich in music and art. He studied independently at the famous and historic Kawaihao Church on Oahu. He is a well known and respected ukulele teacher and performer in the Hawaiian community.
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Steve Smith
Sat, May 10th, 11:00am - 2:00pm, $40
Mandolin Workshop
We'll start this workshop with right hand development, a most important part of mandolin playing for time, tone and speed and will be emphasizing this from the beginning. Developing tools for practicing rhythm and soloing are always at the forefront of musical growth and we'll learn to use scales, double stops and chord voicing to expand tunes and develop solos based on standard tunes. Handouts of chords, scales, and tunes will be included in standard notation and tab and used during the workshop. Recorders and cameras are encouraged.
For more information about Steve Smith, visit: www.desertnight.com |
Orpheus Valley Guitars Roberto Corrias
Flamenco, Jazz and the Classical Guitar
Sat, May 17 1:00pm – 2:30pm, $5
Join us for an in-store interactive concert with renowned Italian classical/flamenco guitarist Roberto Corrias. With a focus on the traditional guitar and its modern stylistic uses, Roberto will play some of his original compositions, evocative of many traditions. An interactive discussion of various rhythms and techniques will ensue. Welcome to fans of ethnic music and guitarists of all levels and backgrounds. Presented in part by Kremona USA & Orpheus Valley Guitars.
www.robertocorrias.com
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Orrin Star
Sat, May 24th, 12:00 – 2:15pm, $50
Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Workshop
Some of the coolest rhythm moves of any guitar style have come from bluegrass players.
This workshop takes a hands-on, detailed and entertaining look at them. Topics covered
include G and other bass runs, rest strokes, playing in 3/4 time and backing up simple
country songs. If you like to strum bluegrass, folk or country music on an acoustic guitar,
this workshop is for you. |
Gary Lee Joyner
Atomic Fingerpicking Power Plant
Saturday, July 19 12:30-2:30pm, $40*
Gary is known for his unique ideas and inspirational teaching style. Now he brings his systematic guitar approach to Gryphon workshop participants and offers the chance to go “nuclear” without hurting anyone or raising the ire of world governments. You’ll learn how to reduce any picking pattern to its essential atomic particles and rebuild them in almost limitless ways, revealing untapped energy in even the simplest pattern. As usual, Gary will start with simple and playable ideas and then show you how to develop them into original and effective new patterns that can be used in the style of your choice. You’ll bring fresh excitement to your playing for use in accompaniment, motifs and variations, and even as chord-based solo breaks in bands. You can apply the ideas you take from this workshop to songwriting, performance, practice sessions, and to things you learn in any other workshop, class, or lesson.
Gary Lee Joyner
The “This-Is-Not-Your-Father’s-Capo!” Workshop
Saturday, July 19 3:00-5:00pm, $40*
Exploration, idea, creativity—these are some of Gary’s favorite words. Ideas in this workshop can help you to develop an awareness of the amazing creative potential lurking in your capo. If you’ve ever been confused by the capo’s reputation as a “cheater”, your misunderstanding will dissolve as you examine its actual effect on what you play. Gary guides you in a comprehensive overview of the way a capo works on the fingerboard’s matrix. You’ll explore uses of the capo for timbral effects, transposition, and in conjunction with other musicians. The exciting and constantly developing world of partial capoing will also be carefully explored and explained. Gary recommends that you come equipped with a standard Kyser capo suited to your guitar, as well as either a Kyser Short-Cut or a Shubb Partial Capo.
* If you attend both workshops the fee is $75.00
For more info, visit www.garyleejoyner.com |
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