BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_YorkBEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:389@earlymusicamerica.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250303 DTSTAMP:20250225T192117Z URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/aem-online-with-karen-cook-pa ul-poletti-wouter-verschuren-and-frances-blaker/ SUMMARY:AEM ONLINE with Karen Cook\, Paul Poletti\, Wouter Verschuren\, and Frances Blaker DESCRIPTION:Fair Firenze: Greatest Hits of Late Medieval Florence\, with Ka ren Cook\nSaturday\, March 1\, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time\nWe'll tackle works (in facsimile or modern notation\, players' pick) by some of the bi g names in the Squarcialupi Codex\, including Francesco "Landini"\, his te acher Lorenzo\, Andrea\, Donato\, and Gherardello\, all of whom are "da Fi renze" - from Florence. We'll reach out to other manuscripts to include th eir neighbor Paolo da Firenze\, whose works were supposed to be copied int o Squarcialupi too but for some reason never made it in. Madrigals\, balla te\, and cacce\, oh my! Open to: all instruments\, intermediate and up. Vo ices welcome. Pitch: A=440\nA Tale of Two Semitones with Paul Poletti\nSat urday\, March 1\, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time\nMost early music musician s are familiar with the oft-stated maxim that “sharps are low and flats are high”. But what does this mean\, exactly? How much lower or higher s hould they be than in equal temperament? And why should they be different at all? Where does this idea come from\, for how long was it considered st andard practice\, how did the early texts describe it\, and\, most importa ntly\, what practical techniques can we use today to try to incorporate in our playing? In this session\, we’ll be examining all this and more on the topic of what was once considered a hallmark of the best musicians: th e ability to distinguish between diatonic and chromatic semitones.\nThis s ession is primarily aimed at players of what were called the "perfect" ins truments: the voice\, unfretted bowed strings\, and to a lesser extent\, w oodwinds. Players of "imperfect" instruments - keyboards\, the lute\, and the harp - will of course benefit from knowing about what their colleagues are supposed to be doing. All are welcome!\nThe Story of Lerma\, with Wou ter Verschuren\, dulcian\nSunday\, March 2\, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time \nMany players of “Loud” instruments\, such as the shawm\, dulcian or sackbut\, have played “Lerma” pieces\, from the edition published by AEM and edited by Douglas Kirk\, or at the Amherst Early Music Festival... But who or what was Lerma? In the first part of this class\, learn about the intriguing history of Lerma\, and in the second half of class\, play a piece connected to Lerma  - on an instrument size of your choice.\nFor dulcian\, shawm\, and sackbut players\, as well as anyone interested in th is repertoire. Pitch= A440.\nMusic Appreciation - The Joy of Listening\, w ith Frances Blaker\nSaturday\, March 2\, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time\n"M usic Appreciation - or how to recognize and enjoy what you are hearing whe n you listen to Music"\, with Frances Blaker\, recorder\nEnjoying music ca n happen on many levels\, from the unlearned listener who just likes the m ysterious sounds floating past\, to the astute listener who can hear and p erceive all the lines of a composition at once\, savoring the harmony\, fo llowing every aspect of a piece. Most of us fall somewhere between these t wo extremes. My own experience has been that\, the more I perceive and und erstand\, the deeper my enjoyment and satisfaction become. Now I want to h elp you get a grasp of some of the various elements that make up the river of music as it flows by: melody-accompaniment\, rhythms\, imitation\, phr asing\, tone colors and recognizing various instruments and voice\, textur e from simple to complex. This is a listening class rather than a playing class. We will listen to recordings\, follow along in scores\, and discuss features of each piece. And in the process\, you can enjoy hearing many p ieces of many types – what a joy!\n\n \;\n\nJoin AEM ONLINE for new classes in each month! There is no need to create an AEM account\, registe r for any number of sessions - classes are $30 each. Music for the classes is posted in advance. Recordings of the class are available to participan ts for 7 days.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/wp-content/upl oads/2025/02/AEM-ONLINE-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR