Class Age: Adults
Music Theory for Adults
Description Students learn the fundamentals of Western Classical music such as form, harmony, melody and rhythm. Through guided listening and take-home resources, the class aims to give students a deeper understanding of how music works and is an excellent resource for parents and caregivers who are supporting students studying music. Students engage in small composition…
BKCM Community Klezmer Band
About the BKCM Community Klezmer Band Mondays, 7:30-9:00 PM Musicians who play strings, winds, brass, percussion and accordion explore a century’s worth of klezmer, examining how the music grew and changed with the migration of Jews from Eastern Europe to North America. Students learn how to recognize, perform and ornament the klezmer modes and discover…
Brooklyn Harmonics Twenty+
Description: Brooklyn Harmonics Twenty+ sing arrangements of pop tunes and originals, written and arranged specifically for the ensemble every season. Twenty+ perform in the spring, and in the end-of-year concert alongside Teens and Tweens. Audition Requirements To sign up for an audition please send an email to harmonics@bkcm.org. Auditions are in person, or virtual. Prepare…
BKCM Blues Band
Description Learn to play a variety of popular blues forms, scales, lyrics and performance styles connected to the blues. The repertoire follows the blues from the Fife and Drum era through Delta, Hill Country, and New Orleans to the eventual migration to places such as St Louis, Chicago and Texas. Explore the rhythms, harmony and…
Bluegrass Lab
About BKCM’s Bluegrass Lab Mondays, 7:00-8:30 PM In this dynamic class for adults, vocalists, string, guitar and mandolin players are invited to experience the historic American music of bluegrass. Taught by expert bluegrass musicians Ken Shoji and Christian Apuzzo in a fun jam-style approach, students experience the joys of leading, improvising and accompanying traditional folk…