$150.00
This four-week workshop is the fast track to accompanying yourself on piano. Learn quick hacks to singing and playing your favorite songs.
Schedule: Tuesdays, November 17, 24, December 1, 8, 2020, 1 pm -2:30 pm
8 spots remaining
This workshop is the fast track to accompanying yourself on piano. From organizing notes into chords, harmony, accompaniment patterns and musical cohesiveness, each session provides you with quick hacks to singing and playing your favorite songs.
Athena Reich is an award-winning singer-songwriter, actress and Lady Gaga impersonator. Chatelaine calls her the “World’s Top Lady Gaga Impersonator.” Her original music videos charted #1 on MTV LOGO and her song “Love is Love” won Best Pop Song at the Outmusic Awards. Nominations include Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Humanitarian Songwriter of the Year. She has toured across North America and Europe and shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan, Jim Carrey and Janeane Garofalo. Athena has 5 albums and 3 dance EPs under her belt, and her lyrics are on display at the International Museum for Peace and Solidarity in Uzbekistan. She was commissioned to write poetry for the New York Aquarium by the Wildlife Conservation Society, and her music has also been accepted into the New York Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Centre. She holds a BFA in Music from Concordia University, and deepened her craft through master classes at the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York.
See athenareich.com
Beginner through advanced are welcome to participate. Workshop will be adjusted according to students’ levels, needs and interests.
You will need access to a keyboard or piano in order to practice during these workshops.
Week 1: Fast & furious intro to music harmony. What are all these notes, and how do I organize them into chords?
Week 2: Major & minor chords; 7ths, diminished and more.
Week 3: Rhythm, arpeggios and accompaniment patterns.
Week 4: Putting it all together: Playing our favorite songs!
Sensational Songwriting: The Art and Craft of Song
Find Your Voice: A Technical Singing Workshop
“Athena was friendly, encouraging, perceptive—obviously a seasoned professional with valuable insight to bear on song structure, etc.”
Session 1: November 17, 2020
Session 2: November 24, 2020
Session 3: December 01, 2020
Session 4: December 08, 2020
Start time: 13:00 EDT
End time: 14:30 EDT
Venue: Zoom conference
