Roberto Dalla Vecchia
Acoustic Guitar Workshop 4
Il seminario ha lo scopo di raccogliere chitarristi di tutti i livelli e da ogni
parte del mondo con uno scopo comune: imparare, suonare e mangiare musica!
Il nostro intento è quello di aiutarti, in una atmosfera non competitiva, a crescere
musicalmente e a trovare nuove idee e modi per suonare la chitarra nello stile
flatpicking.
Sia che tu suoni la chitarra da un anno e voglia essere indirizzato verso la giusta
direzione, sia che tu suoni da parecchi anni e voglia sviluppare alteriormente la tua
arte, troverai quello che stai cercando all'Acoustic Guitar Workshop.
Vogliamo aiutarti a realizzare il chitarrista che è in te!
Il tutto sarà "condito" da piatti tipici tradizionali vicentini dell'Albergo Recoaro 1000.
Quando:
30 Maggio - 2 Giugno 2008
Dove:
Albergo Recoaro 1000
36076 Recoaro Terme (Vicenza) ITALY
Chi:
Tutti gli appassionati della chitarra acustica:
livello principianti, medio e avanzato.
Assistente:
Paride Fioretti, chitarrista acustico ed elettrico di lunga esperienza.
Programma:
Nei giorni del workshop sono previste lezioni di gruppo il mattino e il pomeriggio.
Ogni sera sarà diversamente organizzata: venerdì Song Circle Night, sabato Musical Bingo,
domenica Concerto Finale con partecipanti workshop e
amici musicisti che si vorranno unire per l'occasione.
La mattina di Venerdì e il pomeriggio di Lunedì saranno dedicati ai Benvenuti e agli
Arrrivederci.
Tutto i diversi temi trattati nel workshop saranno contenuti in una dispensa e
registrati in un CD per il successivo studio personale a casa.
I "pochi" momenti liberi potranno essere trascorsi come meglio si crede: studiando il materiale,
suonando jam sessions, facendo escursioni, rilassandosi, assaggiando le specialità del posto, ecc.
Costi:
Opzione A: Workshop (con dispensa e CD) + Vitto e alloggio (3 notti - pensione completa, incluse bevande)
- € 295,00
Opzione B: Vitto e alloggio (3 notti - pensione completa,
incluse bevande) - € 140,00
Partners e familiari sono i benvenuti (agevolazioni per i bambini).
Iscrizioni Online:
Iscriviti il prima possibile, i posti sono solamente 14 e noi potremo
organizzare il workshop nel migliore dei modi.
La registrazione è definitiva solamente dopo il ricevimento di una caparra.
Puoi iscriverti online, telefonando o inviando un fax.
Per contatti:
Roberto Dalla Vecchia
Phone / Fax +39 0444 505 183
Email: scrivi un messaggio
Download:
Per saperne di più scarica in formato PDF la
brochure con tutti i dettagli e il modulo d'iscrizione.
Grazie mille a tutti i partecipanti del 2007!
Fotografie 2006
Fotografie 2007
Acoustic Guitar Workshop with Italian Gusto
By Marco Cavina, with Jeannette Law
For a great Italian recipe, mix together: the green hills of Northern Italy,
creamy mushroom risotto and fresh faraona, ten talented guys with acoustic guitars,
a dash of humor, and maestro flatpicker, Roberto Dalla Vecchia. Simmer for four days at the
Laita Agriturismo in Altissimo, Italy, and you will have a taste of musical heaven.
Roberto Dalla Vecchia’s first "Acoustic Guitar Workshop," held this past June (
2nd through 5th) near Vicenza, Italy, was a musically delicious, well-organized event from
start to finish. A gracious host and experienced teacher, Roberto was ready to help all of
us participants with our musical questions. Since the seminar was in Italy, I thought it
would draw an all-Italian crowd, but in fact, there were a couple from Slovenia and a doctor
from Germany who "spiced up" this international seminar.
Upon arrival, all of us received a "goodies bag" with a booklet written by Roberto
especially for the seminar, including lead sheets, technical exercises, and a CD with Roberto's
arrangements of all the tunes. Even better, we all got a free issue of Flatpicking Guitar
Magazine (after that day, I became a faithful subscriber!), plus a variety of guitar picks and
a First Quality catalogue. For me, just the "goodies bag" and three tasty meals a day with
guitarist friends in the foothills of Veneto was worth the money before the seminar even started!
The seminar concentrated on flatpicking technique, but we played different types of
tunes-from fiddle tunes to Carter family style, from open tunings to swing, and of course,
there were many handy speed drills! For the next four mornings and afternoons, we attended
two classes a day with five students each, in beginning or advanced levels. In the advanced
class, we started playing from the get-go. Roberto called a tune, and each of us took a swing
at our own rendition. I thought for a moment that I had been teleported to Nashville, the
Station Inn! Roberto stressed the importance of playing by ear before seeing the tablature,
and one of the lessons focused on using a metronome in 2 and 4 to get the feeling of a fiddle
player. A special treat was a lesson about guitar set-up live on site, and a free "guitar
check-up" by local Italian luthier Manne.
So during the day, it was play, eat, study, play, eat, study, and in the evenings, we had
special after-dinner activities. On the first night, Roberto organized a song circle around
a campfire, so we could all get acquainted musically. As we took turns playing and singing
traditional bluegrass tunes,
others in the circle joined in, embellishing with second-voice harmonies or mandolin.
The singing and playing went on, with folks grabbing sweaters and jackets to keep playing
in the crisp mountain air. Next morning at breakfast, enjoying fresh-baked bread and fruit
jellies, my wife asked the guitarist from Slovenia if he had tried the homemade jam.
His reply: "Oh, yes, it was great-we played into the wee hours of the morning!" I guess when
it comes to flatpicking guitarists, there's only one type of jam!
The second night, we played "Musical Bingo." In Roberto's creative variation of this familiar
game, musical notes were called instead of numbers. To get "Bingo!," players had to form
correctly spelled major or minor triads, seventh chords, and even the scary dimished 7th chord.
To make the game completely musical, each group of players had a mandolinist who had to signal
"Bingo!" by playing a G-run as fast as his fingers would go! I'm proud to say that my love for
music theory finally paid off-I got the diminished 7th chord right and won a green D'Addario
baseball cap!
For the final evening's concert, affectionately called the "Never-Ending Concert," Roberto
arranged a two-part harmony and accompaniment of "Cynthia's Dance," by Curtis Jones, to be
played by all seminar participants. After this group opening, Roberto and special guests
entertained us with beautiful music.
As we flatpickers know, it's easy to make friends while playing guitar, so it was difficult
to say good-bye on the last day of the seminar. Roberto demonstrated to all of us what it
means to be a professional musician with a down-to-earth approach. At Roberto Dalla Vecchia's
Acoustic Guitar Workshop 2005, I learned one important thing in the end: to become a great
guitar player, you must study, listen and play. There's just no other way.