MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2014



World Music Jam Session, in odd time signatures

Kristi Beck, Ariel Weinberg

Jan/27 Mon 08:00PM-09:30PM 66-144

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Learn to play in time signatures you've never heard of!

An open jam session featuring traditional folk dance music from a variety of countries, led by Skorosmrtnica, a local folk dance band with its roots at MIT.

Tunes will be from the Balkans (Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Greek, and others) and a variety of other genres (klezmer, Romanian, Armenian, Israeli, Breton (the Celtic part of France), Russian, German, Scottish, Swedish, Quebecois, English, and American old time).

Sheet music will be provided. Bring an instrument, or come to listen. No folk music experience necessary!

Sponsor(s): Folk Dance Club
Contact: Kristi Beck, kbeck@mit.edu