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Antonio Spaccarotella/Danilo Di Paolonicola Master Class, Castelfidardo – Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Antonio Spaccarotella and Danilo Di Paolonicola will hold a master class for diatonic accordion on Saturday October 9th at Via Mazzini, 11 at Music & Co. area, Castelfidardo. This event is part of the 35th International Accordion Festival. There will be two sessions, from 9am to 1pm, and from 3pm to 5pm, and the course, in Italian and English, is open to musicians of diatonic accordion of basic or advanced level. There will be a maximum of 10 students and space for up to 60 listeners. The master class is open to all those who play the diatonic accordion (2, 4, 8, 12 and 18 basses), and who want to improve technical and interpretative aspects and expand their repertoire. The master class will be divided into two parts: theory and practice, though the ability to read music is not essential. The master class will use ethnic and folk music. • The first session will address the following topics: construction of harmonies, scales, harmonic functions, melody, analysis of the rhythms most used, analysis of score, notes on improvisation. • The second part will be devoted almost exclusively to the instrument: use of the bellows (dynamics, effects, etc..), harmonization of bass, the arrangements possible with the right hand (depending on the instrument used), the study of joints, effects of the instrument, as improve their technique in a short time, perfecting the songs already assimilated, Saltarello Abruzzese (studying phraseology, expression and style, use of low tones, the use of bellows, effects, introduction of melodic patterns and rhythmic figures, improvisation). For further information email: eventi@studioideazione.com |