31 tone singing camp NYC!

THIRTY-ONE TONE SINGING CAMP 2nd Edition: NYC! (Upper East Side)

Learn to sing in 31 equal tones per octave, a tuning system that is close to
meantone tunings used centuries ago and also capable of stunning new harmonies. Why,
you ask? It's something you don't know how to do! Nor hardly anyone - come and be
among the first!

JULY 15-19, 2008 with the following breakdown:

Tuesday July 15, 8-10 PM: Experiential introduction to the 31-tone system and
notation.

Wednesday July 16, 8-10 PM: Learn a movement from "Songs of Fruits and
Vegetables" by Paul Rapoport, for 31-tone choir.

Thursday July 17, 8-10 PM: FIELD TRIP to Queens College to learn and sing with
the Terpstra Generalized Keyboard. Short theory and composition assignments.

Friday July 18, 8-10 PM: Read through Gesualdo madrigals and original
compositions.

Saturday July 19, *1-5 PM*: Bring an instrument(!), show and tell, jam session,
discussion.

Free; limited space. All ages & voices welcome. Can be attended in part or
in full. Knowledge of common music notation required for Tues., Thurs., Fri. sessions.
RSVP for further info, to:

Jacob Barton
udderbot at gmail dot com
(two eight one) seven five five - two two six zero

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NOTA BENE: If you are not in the NYC area and yet interested in this sort of thing, please
consider my standing invitation to begin a microtonal pedagogy network. Record
yourselves trying our exercises! Send us exercises and we'll try them maybe!