TRACK 1: Tuesday evenings
7:30pm – 9:00pm Eastern Time (except for first class, which will be 7:30- 9:30 Eastern)
Feb 21, 28; Mar 7, 14, 21, 28; Apr 4, 11
TRACK 2: Wednesday afternoons
3:00pm – 4:30pm Eastern Time (except for first class, which will be 3:00- 5:00 Eastern)
Feb 22; Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Apr 5, 12
Mystery of Modes gives you a deeper understanding of modes in music. Explore characteristic sounds and basic chord progressions of six modes. Get lots of hands-on playing after instruction in using basic improvisation within each mode, changing a tune from one mode to another, and more.
The purchase price includes attendance to all eight sessions, music and charts used in the course, weekly audio recordings by Karen, and a Zoom recording of the completed series. Also included is the pre-webinar on Music Terminology on February 12th from 4-5:15 pm. EASTERN.*
Open to everyone. $360.
Completing the evaluation form and the assignments prior to each week’s session earns 20 continuing education units (CEUs) for CMPs. Graduates of other therapeutic music training programs can earn 12-20 CEUs.
*In order to provide each attendee with the best experience during the webinar, if you don’t know, or have forgotten, the answers to any of the questions below, you are required to attend or view the Music Terminology Review, 75-minute workshop, prior to the Mystery of Modes webinar on February 12th from 4-5:15 pm EASTERN. If you cannot attend this scheduled time, you may view the recording. If you need a more in-depth theory review, please join the Basic Music Theory workshop on January 22nd and 29th.
Music Terminology Review Webinar:
Date: Sunday, February 12, 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. Eastern
Questions:
What is "diatonic" vs "chromatic"?
What is a chord "progression," a "ground" or "bassline"?
Do you know the difference between a major and minor triad?
Between whole steps and half steps?
What is the Circle of Fifths?
Everyone who registers for the Mystery of Modes course will receive the recording link to the Music Terminology Review webinar.
**Note that attending live you will be able to ask questions.
Prerequisites: Students must be intermediate or above players. Instruments must be able to change keys without having to retune to fully participate in class.
Each week’s session lasts 90 minutes (note: Week 1 is a 2–hour session.). Weekly prep assignments, a booklet of the music for the course and audio and video files for all the music, and a Wakelet page with additional resources will be given at the start of the course.
Week 1 : Introductions, Pentatonic scales for Major/Ionian, Dorian, Native American flute scale (minor pentatonic), the Indian raga Hamsadhwani, and the Japanese Hirajoshi minor pentatonic scales.
Week 2: What is a mode? What are the 7 modes in music? Major/Ionian scale and basic chord progressions; simple improvising ideas based on chords.
Week 3: Mixolydian scale and basic chord progression; how to change a tune from Major to Mixolydian.
Week 4: Dorian scale and two basic chord progressions. How are the Dorian and Mixolydian modes related? What is the difference between Dorian and Aeolian?
Week 5: Aeolian/natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales and basic chord progressions.
Week 6: How does switching modes change the melody and chord progression? Lydian scale and basic chord progressions.
Week 7: Phrygian and Dominant Phrygian basic scales and chord progressions.
Week 8: How to tell what mode a tune is in. Overview and review of the entire course.
This is an integrated experience, with each week’s session building on those that came before. Workshops are not offered separately. Get more details on the weekly class syllabus and assignments➚ on Karen Ashbrook’s website.
“This is the best workshop I've ever attended. ... Essential concepts and building blocks were presented in a variety of learning styles, providing a wealth of ideas and inspiration to carry forward!” - Bill F. See more testimonials➚ on Karen Ashbrook’s website.
A PDF booklet of the course music and charts will be emailed for download in advance. You will receive the Zoom recording of the complete series of the webinars, the weekly audio recordings sent by the instructor, and videos to illustrate hammering for dulcimer players.
Your instructor is Karen Ashbrook, CMP. Karen brings over 40 years of experience playing the dulcimer around the world in many styles to her therapeutic music. Currently, she works as an Artist in Residence as part of the Arts & Humanities Program➚ at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and in the Stages of Healing at Walter Reed Medical Center at the Bethesda Naval Base. Learn more about Karen➚ on her website.
Important notices you agree to:
The webinar registration form and payment must be received by 5:00pm EST Feb 17
I must participate in playing/singing at least one example.
I will set up a free Zoom account for the webinar (facilitator will send instructions).
I must complete the class evaluation form at the end of the webinar to receive the take-home information.
When you register, you will be asked if you are flexible in your choice of time track. If you are able to attend either track’s dates and times, you might be contacted close to the first week’s class to specify which of the tracks is more beneficial for the class balance of attendance. For intermediate and advanced musicians on any instrument that can change keys without retuning. We will be in keys ranging from F (one flat) to A (3 sharps). This is a mixed instrument class, geared to harps and hammered dulcimers, but other instruments and vocalists are welcome. If you have questions, contact Karen.
•Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of major and minor scales and chords and the note names on your instrument. Reading music is helpful, but the melodies are simple so it is possible to work by ear.
Cancellation: If MHTP cancels this webinar because of too few participants or any other reason, all participants will be notified via email and will receive a full refund. If a participant must cancel, that participant should immediately notify MHTP. If a participant cancels more than one week in advance of the first workshop, a full refund will be given. If a participant cancels less than one week in advance (after 7:30pm EST Feb 14 for Track 1, after 3:00pm Feb 15 for Track 2), no refund will be given, because last-minute cancellations could make the number of participants too small for a webinar to be viable.
Last call: Registrations will close at 5:00pm EST Feb 17.