DJing 101
Daniel Lee, Nate Costello, Michael Broxton, Marcos Ojeda
Mon, Wed, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 06-08:00pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2003
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Need to purchase or obtain cartridges, headphones, slipmat
The basics of djing will be taught in four weeks. Turntables and mixers will be provided, but we are expecting those who participate to purchase/bring cartridges, slipmats, headphones, and vinyl (to be discussed at the first class). There will be office hours TBA for more hands-on learning. Please email the contact below for a detailed syllabus.
Contact: Daniel Lee, bearlee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Dance Mix Coalition
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ESG Musical Concert
Holly Sweet, Graham Ramsay
Fri Jan 17, 02-03:00pm, 24-612
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
ESG will be hosting a musical concert for the entire MIT community. Staff, students, and alumni from ESG will perform a range of styles of music on different instruments, with refreshments served after the concert.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/IAP
Contact: Holly Sweet, 24-612, x3-7786, hbsweet@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Flute Ensemble
Ruth Levitsky
Fri Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 05:30-06:30pm, 3-442, All are welcome!
All flute players in the MIT community are invited to participate in this flute ensemble.
Please bring a music stand.
Note new location: 3-442!
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
Sponsor: Ruth Levitsky, E52-280, 617 253-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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How to Blow a Shofar
Asher Siebert, Shoshana Gourdin
Thu Jan 9, 07:30-08:30pm, W11
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A shofar (ram's horn), one of the oldest instruments, has been used by Jews on special occasions since Biblical days. Hear about the horn's interesting history. Learn how to produce different sounds on the shofar, including the notes tekiah, teruah, and shevarim, used on the Jewish new year of Rosh Hashanah.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11-040, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Introduction to Change Ringing in the Tower
John Danaher, James Whiting, Oliver Kosut
Thu Jan 9, 06:30-09:00pm, Lobby 7
Sat Jan 11, 10:30am-01:00pm, Lobby 7
Thu Jan 16, 06:30-09:00pm, Lobby 7
Sat Jan 18, 10:30am-01:00pm, Lobby 7
Thu Jan 23, 06:30-09:00pm, Lobby 7
Sat Jan 25, 10:30am-01:00pm, Lobby 7
Thu Jan 30, 06:30-09:00pm, Lobby 7
Sat Feb 1, 10:30am-01:00pm, Lobby 7
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Come learn change ringing on the tower bells! Change ringing is the traditional British method of ringing bells, using mathematical permutations-as well as large bells controlled by one rope! No musical ability required. We will meet in Lobby 7 and catch the T to one of the towers in Boston.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/bellringers/www
Contact: John Danaher, 225-9689, jsd@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Guild of Bellringers
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Introduction to Change Ringing on Handbells
John Danaher, James Whiting, Cally Perry, Elaine Hansen
Mon Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 07-09:00pm, 5-234
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
An introduction to the traditional British way of ringing bells - change ringing. Because of the way the bells are hung in a church tower, we do not ring tunes, instead, we ring permutations in mathematical patterns. Come and try on handbells!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/bellringers/www
Contact: John Danaher, 225-9689, jsd@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Guild of Bellringers
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MIT Guest Artist Series - The Arditti String Quartet
Clarise Snyder
Fri Jan 24, 08-10:00pm, Kresge Auditorium
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Arditti Quartet enjoys a worldwide reputation for their spirited and technically refined interpretations of contemporary and early 20th century music. Several hundred string quartets have been written for the ensemble since its foundation by first violinist Irvine Arditti in 1974. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Musical Association. Free
Contact: Clarise Snyder, 4-243, x3-2906, csnyder@mit.edu
Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts
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Mathematics Department Music Recital
Brad Friedman
Tue Jan 28, 03-05:00pm, Killian Recital Hall, Reception Following
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This annual concert gives those in the mathematics community, together with family and friends, a chance to perform for each other. Come to play or listen. New this year: The MONSTER Piece.
Contact: Brad Friedman, 2-342, x3-7578, baf@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Middle Eastern Drumming Rhythms
George Kirby
Sun Jan 12, 03-05:00pm, W11-MDR
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Spend an evening learning Middle Eastern rhythms on the dara bukka/dumbeg, an hourglass-shaped drum. We will be learning and practicing a variety of rhythms and techniques, especially as used for folk dancing. Bring your own drum if you have one.
Contact: Miriam Rosenblum, W11-039, x3-2982, miriamr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Senegalese Drumming
Melissa Edoh
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 31, 04-06:00pm, World Music Center, Performance in Killian at 8pm.
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Dec-2002
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This is an unusual opportunity for students to work with Melissa Edoh '02, List Foundation Fellowship Program recipient and members of MIT Rambax to learn and perform complex Senegalese rhythms. No prior drumming experience is required, just attendance at all sessions. Melissa has been studying under master drummer Lamine Toure in Cambridge, and also spent last summer in Senegal for intenstive study. Spaces limited--depending on the number of drums available, so sign up early. On Friday, January 31st, participants will perform in Killian Hall at 8pm.
Contact: Melissa Edoh, medoh@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of the Arts
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Software for Musicians: ProTools for Recording and Editing Music
Shannon Rutherford
Mon Jan 27, 12-01:30pm, 26-139
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Interested in recording and editing your music digitally? ProTools lets you do that and more.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/amps/iap
Contact: Shannon Rutherford, 9-268, x2-2169, shannonr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Media Production Services
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