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IAP 2013 Activities by Category - Music

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Bang Your Head! - Heavy Metal 101

Jeffrey Pearlin, FL&L Systems Administrator

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Ears

Seven years strong, this crash course in all things Heavy Metal will have you Head Banging, Air Guitaring, and Devil Horn Raising in no time! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Heavy Metal, including who’s awesome, who isn’t, why louder DOES mean better, and so much more! 

New for 2013: A 4-part lecture/film series, Thursdays in January 2013 (details below).

Topics include: origins and history; iconography; why Judas Priest rules; why Metallica used to; why Ballads are, and always have been, lame; and why Lemmy IS God.

A multimedia extravaganza that covers everything you ever wanted to know about Heavy Metal!

So, if you think that Poison is Metal, that ümlaüts häve nö pläce in the Ënglish längüage, and can't tell the difference between Black Sabbath and Bon Jovi (hell, if you think Bon Jovi is listenable, for that matter), then you can't afford to miss this activity. This is guaranteed to be the most BRUTAL class ever offered at MIT!

Visit http://web.mit.edu/pearlin for more information and more metal.

WARNING: This series most definitely goes to 11!  Earplugs optional.

Sponsor(s): Foreign Languages and Literatures
Contact: Jeffrey Pearlin, 14N-329B, 617 253-9776, PEARLIN@MIT.EDU


Heavy Metal 101

Jan/10 Thu 05:30PM-07:30PM 14N-313

A two hour seminar that covers Heavy Metal¿s origins and history; iconography; why Judas Priest rules; why Metallica used to; why ballads are lame; and why Lemmy IS God. A multimedia extravaganza that covers everything you ever wanted to know about Heavy Metal!

WARNING: This seminar most definitely goes to 11!  Earplugs optional.

Jeffrey Pearlin - FL&L Systems Administrator


Film: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Jan/17 Thu 05:30PM-07:30PM 14N-313

The Film That Will Take You Into the Heart of the Beast!  This ground-breaking documentary examines the history of heavy metal stereotypes and illuminates the truth behind the music. (2005 - 96 minutes)

Discussion to follow.

Jeffrey Pearlin - FL&L Systems Administrator


Film: Iron Maiden: Flight 666

Jan/24 Thu 05:30PM-07:30PM 14N-313

A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden¿s 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band¿s front man, Bruce Dickinson. (2009 - 112 minutes)

Discussion to follow.

Jeffrey Pearlin - FL&L Systems Administrator


Film: This is Spinal Tap

Jan/31 Thu 05:30PM-07:30PM 14N-313

Spinal Tap, the world¿s loudest band, is chronicled by hack documentarian Marty DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.  A cult classic!  (1984 - 82 minutes)

Discussion to follow.

Jeffrey Pearlin - FL&L Systems Administrator


Bellringing in Towers

Dennis Wilson, Naomi Schurr

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

What we do: Ring tower bells in permutations (n!), like Paul Revere (and a bunch of English people) at Old North Church and Church of the Advent in Boston.  Learn change-ringing, the traditional British style of ringing bells. We follow mathematical patterns instead of sheet music to ring up to 8 large tower bells with each bell controlled by a single rope. 

Change ringing = Combinatorics + Music. Those changes in the order of the bells’ sounding that constitute a method are governed by 4 rules:  (a) no bell may move more than one position at each change/row; (b) each bell sounds once in each row; (c) no row is repeated; and (d) the ringing begins and ends in Rounds.

Curious?  Learn more on our group website, under the "Ring with Us" section: http://bellringers.scripts.mit.edu/www/, or just come on out and join us!

Please wear comfortable, warm clothes. No previous musical experience necessary.  IAP is a great time for first-time learners!  We often go out to eat after practice, and you are welcome to join us. The Guild of Bellringers is a secular organization. All are welcome.

Meet at Lobby 7 at the designated times (or let us know if you'll be there a little later, so we can wait for you.) T-fare to the tower is provided.

Sponsor(s): Guild of Bellringers
Contact: John Danaher, (917) 312-8253, jsd@alum.mit.edu


Ringing at Church of the Advent

Jan/09 Wed 06:30PM-09:00PM Meet 6:30pm Lobby 7, Ringing begins 7pm, Church of the Advent, Boston
Jan/16 Wed 06:30PM-09:00PM Meet 6:30pm Lobby 7, Ringing begins 7pm, Church of the Advent, Boston
Jan/23 Wed 06:30PM-09:00PM Meet 6:30pm Lobby 7, Ringing begins 7pm, Church of the Advent, Boston
Jan/30 Wed 06:30PM-09:00PM Meet 6:30pm Lobby 7, Ringing begins 7pm, Church of the Advent, Boston

contact John Danaher, jsd@alum.mit.edu

John Danaher


Ringing at Old North Church

Jan/13 Sun 01:30PM-04:00PM Meet 1:30pm Lobby 7, Ringing begins 2pm Old North Church, Boston
Jan/19 Sat 10:30AM-01:00PM Meet 10:30am Lobby 7, Ringing begins 11am Old North Church, Boston
Jan/27 Sun 01:30PM-04:00PM Meet 1:30pm Lobby 7, Ringing begins 2pm Old North Church, Boston

contact Richard Morse, pukku@mac.com

Richard Morse


Boston Chamber Music Society Winter Festival

Marcus Thompson, Professor of Music

Jan/19 Sat 01:30PM-06:00PM W16Kresge Auditorium

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: Tickets

Boston Chamber Music Society Winter Festival.   Marcus Thompson, Artistic Director. Musical Helios: Music of the Sun. 1:30pm Forum; 4pm Concert, Kresge Auditorium.

The 2013 Winter Forum examines the image and use of the Sun in music, from Haydn’s “Sunrise” Quartet, viewed by many as the finest of his eighty-three quartets, to Debussy’s famous symphonic sketches of the sea and Hartke’s renaissance dances.
 
Haydn, String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III:78, Sunrise; Debussy, La Mer (arr. for Piano Four Hands); Hartke, King of the Sun (1988): Tableaux for Piano Quartet; Respighi. Il Tramonto (The Sunset) for Voice and String Quartet, P. 101. Karyl Ryczek, soprano; Ida Levin, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano; Mihae Lee, piano. Admission: General: $35; WGBH members & senior citizens: $32; Non-MIT students: $10; MIT students with MIT student ID at the door: free; MIT faculty and staff: 20% off of general admission. For tickets and information, please visit: http://www.bostonchambermusic.org/

Sponsor(s): Music and Theater Arts
Contact: Vanessa Gardner, 4-243, 617-253-2826, vgardner@mit.edu


Change Ringing on Handbells

Dennis Wilson, Naomi Schurr, Elaine Hansen, Cally Perry

Jan/07 Mon 07:00PM-10:00PM 5-232, Come for part or all of the session.
Jan/14 Mon 07:00PM-10:00PM 5-232, Come for part or all of the session.
Jan/21 Mon 07:00PM-10:00PM 36-144, Come for part or all of the session.
Jan/28 Mon 07:00PM-10:00PM 36-144, Come for part or all of the session.

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

An introduction to the traditional British way of ringing bells called change ringing. Because of the way the bells are hung in a church tower, we do not ring tunes on the bells. Instead, we ring permutations of the bell orders by following particular mathematical patterns. It's music! It's a realtime multiplayer orientation game! It's the most fun you'll ever have counting to eight!  Come give it a try. No previous musical experience necessary. All are welcome.

Sponsor(s): Guild of Bellringers
Contact: Naomi Schurr, (310) 561-0286, NSCHURR@MIT.EDU


Ellipsis Piano Trio

Clarise Snyder, Director, MTA Concerts Office

Jan/18 Fri 06:00PM-08:00PM 14W-111, Killian Hal

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: None

MIT alumna Amanda Wang' 03 will perform as part of the Elllipsis Piano Trio (Amanda Wang, violin; Patrick Owen, cello; and Tae Kim, piano) in a concert at 6pm on Friday, January 18 in Killian Hall.  The program will feature the Arensky's Piano Trio in D minor and Shostakovich's Piano Trio No. 2.  The event is sponsored by MIT Music and Theater Arts (web.mit.edu/mta).  While at MIT, Amanda studied with violinist Lynn Chang as an MIT Emerson Music Fellow.  She is currently completing a doctoral degree in music at Boston University.

Sponsor(s): Music and Theater Arts
Contact: Clarise Snyder, 4-243, 617 253-2906, csnyder@mit.edu


ESG Concert

Graham Ramsay, Program Coordinator, ESG

Jan/25 Fri 12:00PM-01:00PM 24-6th floor commons

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none

The Experimental Study Group will present an informal concert featuring performances by various community members.  The concert runs under an hour, and is followed by an informal lunch in the ESG commons area.  All are welcome!

Sponsor(s): Experimental Study Group
Contact: Graham Ramsay, 24-610, 617 258-0481, RAMSAY@MIT.EDU


Explore the MIT Chapel Organ

Leonardo Ciampa, Organist

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Before computers, pipe organs were the most complex machines in the world. Learn how they work, and hear the amazing sounds that the "King of Instruments" can make. Join organist Leonardo Ciampa for a series of lectures on the workings of the organ, culminating with a lecture demonstration on the Kresge Organ (Friday February 1, 7pm) and a special organ concert in Kresge (Friday February 1, 8pm) featuring the world premiere of Ciampa's Kresge Organ Symphony.

Contact: Christina English, W11-007, 617 253-7707, CENGLISH@MIT.EDU


Jan/10 Thu 01:00PM-02:00PM W15 MIT Chapel
Jan/17 Thu 01:00PM-02:00PM W15 MIT Chapel
Jan/24 Thu 01:00PM-02:00PM W15 MIT Chapel
Jan/31 Thu 01:00PM-02:00PM W15 MIT Chapel

Before computers, pipe organs were the most complex machines in the world. Learn how they work, and hear the amazing sounds that the "King of Instruments" can make.

Leonardo Ciampa - Organist


Facing Love & Relationships

Gabriella Jordan, Lauren Zander

Jan/28 Mon 01:30PM-04:30PM E51-151
Jan/30 Wed 01:30PM-04:30PM E51-151
Feb/01 Fri 01:30PM-04:30PM E51-151

Enrollment: Advance Sign-up required
Limited to 35 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Designing Your Life or Facing Love and Relationships classes

Are you willing to face your history in order to design a new future in the arena of relationships? Come prepared to learn and understand why we do and chose what we do. If you are willing to look deeply at yourself, face your past relationships for the opportunity to have your deepest dreams in the arena of relationships realized, come join us in this program where you will have the opportunity to take stock of the past as well as create a future design for a deep connections with people. These connections yield spectacular results in many areas of your life (both professional and personal).

Be prepared to do assignments, exercises and have fun looking at your life.

This class is lead by Executives of the Handel Group who have been teaching at MIT since 2006 (in a course now called Designing Your Life). The Handel Group is an international coaching and training company which has trained thousands of people to identify where they are holding themselves back and then free themselves to fulfill their lives' missions.  

Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Contact: Glenna Bedoya, glenna@mit.edu


Guitar Delay Pedal Building

Nathan Monroe, Brian Djaja

Jan/09 Wed 08:00PM-10:00PM PDR3 (W20-303)
Jan/16 Wed 08:00PM-10:00PM PDR3 (W20-303)
Jan/23 Wed 08:00PM-10:00PM PDR3 (W20-303)
Jan/30 Wed 08:00PM-10:00PM PDR3 (W20-303)

Enrollment: First come, first served (email coordinators)
Sign-up by 12/19
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $60.00 for pedal materials

Learn how to build a delay pedal! No previous music or electronics experience necessary, but some soldering experience would definitely come in handy. We will be teaching you how to build a delay pedal, including machining and designing the enclosure, working from the schematics, as well as assembling and soldering components onto a printed circuit board, and fastening everything to the case. We will also teach you the basic principles behind the design of the pedal, and what exactly it is doing to the instrument's tone.

Sponsor(s): Live Music Connection
Contact: Nathan Monroe, lmc-opensource@mit.edu


Is This On? (Become A Member of WMBR Radio, 88.1FM)

Generoso Fierro

Jan/14 Mon 06:00PM-07:00PM 50-030, Event starts promptly at 6:00PM

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA), have a tour of the station.  EVENT STARTS PROMPTLY AT 6PM.  LATE ATTENDEES WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.OPEN ONLY TO WMBR Current MIT Students, Staff and Faculty.

Sponsor(s): WMBR Radio
Contact: Generoso Fierro, 26-147, 617 253-5038, generoso@mit.edu


Learn to Square Dance

Dennis Wilson

Jan/29 Tue 08:00PM-10:00PM Lobdell

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Come to the Tech Squares Beginner's Night and get a taste of Modern Western Square Dancing. At Tech Squares, the square and round dancing club at MIT, we dance fast, we dance smart, and we have lots of fun! No previous dance experience or knowledge necessary.

Sponsor(s): Tech Squares
Contact: Dennis Wilson, 812-345-4534, dennisw@mit.edu


Mathematics Department Music Recital

Rosalie Belanger-Rioux

Feb/01 Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM Killian Recital Hall, Rehearsal: Wed. Jan. 30, 2-4pm

Enrollment: Contact Rosalie Belanger-Rioux (robr@math.mit.edu)

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.

Sponsor(s): Mathematics
Contact: Rosalie Belanger-Rioux, 2-331, 3-5029, robr@math.mit.edu


Middle Eastern Drumming

Guest teacher George Kirby class of '79, Ethan Sokol

Jan/27 Sun 07:00PM-09:00PM MIT Chapel

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Spend an evening learning Middle Eastern rhythms on the darabukka/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. If you have any interest in learning more about Middle Eastern culture this program is for you! We have a few extras drums to use for practice, feel free to come with other instruments.

Sponsor(s): Hillel
Contact: Ethan Sokol, esokol@mit.edu


Musical Mechanical Engineers

Barbara Hughey

Jan/28 Mon 03:30PM-05:30PM Killian Hall 14W-111

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Participate in the fourth annual IAP Course 2 concert!  Anyone affiliated with the ME Dept is invited to perform in a concert to be held in Killian Hall on Monday, Jan 28 at 3:30 pm. The hall will be available at 1 pm on the 28th for run-throughs, and the concert will be later in the afternoon. You may form your own group, or simply sign up and ask to be placed in a group. More information will be posted on the Wiki:

https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/2IAPCONCERT/Home

Please email Barbara Hughey (bhughey@mit.edu) with any questions. 

 

Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Barbara Hughey, 3-038, x2-1812, bhughey@mit.edu


Trash Can Drumming

Kevin Rustagi, Rupak Chakraborty, Nick Uhlenhuth

Jan/07 Mon 08:05PM-10:05PM W20-027 (Stud. Ctr.)
Jan/10 Thu 08:05PM-10:05PM W20-027 (Stud. Ctr.)
Jan/14 Mon 08:05PM-10:05PM W20-027 (Stud. Ctr.)
Jan/17 Thu 08:05PM-10:05PM W20-027 (Stud. Ctr.)
Jan/21 Mon 08:05PM-10:05PM W20-027 (Stud. Ctr.)
Jan/24 Thu 08:05PM-10:05PM W20-027 (Stud. Ctr.)
Jan/28 Mon 08:05PM-10:05PM W20-027 (Stud. Ctr.)
Jan/31 Thu 08:05PM-10:05PM W20-027 (Stud. Ctr.)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $20.00 for purchasing drumsticks, cans.

Learn how to drum on trash cans from the MIT Live Music Connection!  We are so excited for the 2nd rendition of TCD, where you will fast become a stick twirling, long-haired, face-melting, solo-crushing, jam-exploding, drumming phenomenon.  Well, most likely.  What we can guarantee is that, if you have a basic musical background (and even if you don't) you will get a solid primer on drumming technique, rhythm, jamming, and even collaborative writing - all on authentic steel 31 gallon trash cans.  Genres will include inspirations from: jazz, rock, funk, hip hop, r&b, and music of the Senegalese persuasion.  Have no fear, we've done this before: http://bit.ly/LMC-TCD2012-Show

Join us - we've got some sick new instructors that have signed on as well to help make you groove like you're ulna is on fire!

There will be a wait-list when more than 16 people sign up.

Sign up here: http://bit.ly/Lmc-TCD-2013

Sponsor(s): Live Music Connection
Contact: Kevin Rustagi, lmc-opensource@mit.edu