Introduction to Irish Song: The Vocal Tradition Workshop

Sunday, February 12, 2012

from 2-5PM

with instructor

Melanie O'Reilly

– Celtic Jazz Vocalist –

ADMISSION PRICES:

$30/person – Workshop Only
[Payable by cash or check at the door the day of the workshop.]

*$45/person – House Concert & Workshop!
Attend both the Saturday Night House Concert AND this Sunday afternoon workshop and get a $5 Discount!
[Payable by cash or check at the door the night of the concert.]

ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED;
please reserve your spot by February 10th.

For reservations, call 818-760-8322 or e-mail us.

When leaving a reservation, please provide your full name, how many in your party, and a call-back phone number. Directions will be provided through either an e-mail response or a call-back confirmation of your reservation.

Prerequisites: NONE. All are welcome!
Please note that students are taught how to sing in Gaelic phonetically.

* For those who attended Melanie's last vocal workshop in 2010, there will also be new material.

Introduction to Irish Song: The Vocal Tradition

Dublin born singer Melanie O'Reilly gives an introductory workshop on the tradition of Irish song and singing. Songs of celebration, laments, lullabies, "lilting" (mouth music), and sean-nós ("old-style") will be demonstrated. Students will have the opportunity to sing some examples of the Irish tradition, and will be encouraged to sing in Gaelic (to be learned phonetically), as well as English. Some songs will be unaccompanied, as in the Irish tradition. This is a workshop that will be fun as well as informative!

Melanie O'Reilly a native of Dublin, is an internationally known Celtic jazz performer/singer, song writer and music educator from Ireland. She was a multi-award winner of Feis Ceol competitions (vocals) and she is accredited by both the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Goldsmiths College in London. Her rendition of the traditional Irish tune "Bríd Óg Ni Mháile", recorded on her album, House Of The Dolphins, was chosen for the Irish state education school curriculum. She has recorded five albums for the label Mistletoe Music.

Melanie has extensive experience in teaching the singing of Irish music as well as in jazz, along with vocal technique and performance. She has taught at the Oakland School of the Arts, the New College of California in San Francisco, and UC Berkeley's CAL Extension amongst others. She is currently a faculty member of the Starland Music Center, the New World Music Academy, and also teaches Irish song at the Jazz School Berkeley as part of their World Music program. She was a Visiting Scholar & Musician-in-Residence at UC Berkeley's Celtic Studies from 2003-2009.

www.melanieoreilly.com