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SUMMARY:Penny Whistle Workshop with Dane Donato
DESCRIPTION:This 2-hour\, hands-on workshop will give participants a solid 
 musical and practical grounding for the penny whistle. Of ancient origins\
 , the penny or tin whistle as we know it today was mass produced in Englan
 d as far back as 1840\, and was a cheap\, easily obtained musical instrume
 nt popular not only in Ireland\, England and Continental Europe\, but in t
 he early United States\, where it remains today a viable and easily played
  folk instrument\n\nDane Donato is a musician with years of experience on 
 the penny whistle and other folk musical instruments. He has played the wh
 istle since the 1980s. A trained oboist\, he is an alumni of Berklee Colle
 ge of Music in Boston\, and is currently penny whistler and instrumental a
 ccompanist for the Old Sturbridge Village Singers\, in Sturbridge\, Massac
 husetts.\n\nThis workshop is open to the public and is free of charge\; do
 nations will be accepted. Please register in advance by contacting Dane: d
 anemitchell@comcast.net\, 413-773-9032 (home)\, or 413-522-5969 (cell).\n\
 nIt is NOT a requirement to have a whistle to take the workshop. If you wa
 nt a whistle\, Dane will bring a limited number of Irish-made\, Walton bra
 ss whistles in the key of D\, available first come\, first serve\, at a co
 st of $10. Workshop participants can purchase a whistle locally (Downtown 
 Sounds or Replay)\, or online through a music retailer or Amazon. Brands t
 o look for include Generation\, Feadog\, Clarke and Walton\, for between $
 10 and $15.\n\nTopics covered in the workshop will include:\n\n 	A brief h
 istory of the whistle.\n 	Discussion of whistle keys (D\, C\, G\, E flat\,
  A\, F).\n 	Modern instruments\, costs\, materials (brass\, nickel\, plast
 ic\, aluminum\, wood) and availability\, from beginner to professional mod
 els to purchase as you grow as a whistler.\n 	Appropriate tunes from Ameri
 can\, English\, and Irish traditions as well as Kwela music of South Afric
 a.\n 	Techniques to enhance performance\, including rolls\, taps\, cuts\, 
 slides\, trills and vibrato.\n 	Playing by ear vs. reading music\, and sim
 ple tablature.\n 	For further growth and study: recommended tutorials and 
 method books\, online resources\, etc.\n
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LOCATION:324 Main Street\, Greenfield\, MA\, 324 Main Street\, Greenfield\,
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