Thursday, August 21, 2014
Morning Workshops
| 9:00 – 9:50 |
Gordon Kohl
Voicing Dance Band Music
Selecting the acoustic & digital sounds to make your dance band selections sound fantastic!
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Stas Venglevski
The art of bellowing including bellow shakes
A discussion on bellow technique including effective bellow shake techniques.
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Liz Finch
Updates on notation software and apps and how to use them
An overview of some of the newer innovations with notation software programs and “apps” for music.
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| 10:00 – 10:50 |
Gina Brannelli
Easy Ways of Understanding Chords and Scales
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Joey Miskulin
Articulation – Making Musical Magic!
A study in the "touch" of playing the notes on your accordion - and making magic happen in the way you articulate and join the notes together!
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Alicia Baker with Michael Bridge
Alicia & Michael Present Sounds of the Roland V Accordion
Two national champion Roland accordion players, Alicia Baker and Michael Bridge, present the sounds of the Roland FR8x.
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| 11:00 – 11:50 |
Shelia Lee
Accomplishing the "COMP"
Learn the techniques, styles, and methods of accompanying any soloist instrumentist or vocalist.
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Mary Tokarski
Ready at a Moment's Notice!
Not how to prepare, but how to always BE prepared and STAY prepared for a performance . . . how to be ready on short notice and lots more!
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Ron Borelli
Improvisation Master Class
Calming the nerves when improvising, focus on building the solo to create interest and climax.
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12:00 – Lunch
- Beverages – Fresh Coffee, Ice Tea & Water
- Breads – Bakery Fresh Dinner Rolls & Butter
- Main Entrée - Chef's Salad with Mixed Greens and Deli Meats & Cheeses
- Vegetarian Entrée – Chef’s Salad with no meats, extra cheese
- Dessert – Black Forest Cake
Today's Lunch concert features Elena & Gregory Fainshtein followed by our friend Pete Barbutti!
Afternoon Workshops
| 2:00 – 2:50 |
Joey Miskulin
Master Class
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Mary Tokarski
Master Class
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Ron Borelli
Improvisation Master Class
Calming the nerves when improvising, focus on building the solo to create interest and climax.
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| 3:00 – 3:50 |
Peter Soave & Paul
Introduces the Concerto
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Joan Sommers
Accordion Orchestra Rehearsal
Meet in Ballroom!
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| 4:00 – 4:50 |
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Joan Sommers
Accordion Orchestra Rehearsal
Meet in Ballroom!
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Dinner
- Beverages – Fresh Coffee, Ice Tea & Water
- Breads – Bakery Fresh Dinner Rolls & Butter
- Salad – Mixed Green Salad with assorted dressings
- Main Entrée – Roast Prime Rib of Beef with au jus & horseradish cream sauce
- Vegetarian Entrée – Vegetables Wellington
- Potato – Baked Potato with sour cream & whipped butter
- Vegetables – Green Beans Provencal
- Dessert – White Chocolate Cheese Cake with Raspberry Sauce
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Dinner begins at 7:00 PM
Tonight's concert features Michael Bridge, and the Las Vegas International Accordion Orchestra conducted by Joan Cochran Sommers, and will begin at approximately 8:00 PM.