What's Happening with Guitars at Messiah College?
Some General Highlights:
Workshop for the Christian Guitarist at Messiah: Saturday March 13, 2010
With clinicians:
Dr. Dwight Thomas - Director of Christian Music Studies at Messiah College
See: http://www.messiah.edu/acdept/depthome/music/FacultyBios/ThomasBio.htm
Randall Zwally - Director of Guitar Studies at Messiah College
See: http://www.messiah.edu/acdept/depthome/music/FacultyBios/ZwallyBio.htm
For More information contact Randall Zwally at:
rzwally@messiah.edu
717-766-2511 ext. 2400
Please visit this site again soon for more updates about the Workshop!
Messiah College Guitar Program Adds MIDI Guitar Studies
- MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a system that can allow one performer to control several sound modules (such as synthesizers) from one instrument through the use of a computer. This is a system that is commonly associated with piano-style keyboards.
- Messiah College now offers the study of this technology using the MIDI Guitar. This sytem can make the guitar sound like almost any instrument (in performance and recording) and can be used to send pitch signals to a computer in order to print music notation (sheet music).
- Offering the study of this modern technology as part of the Guitar Program is one more advantage of studying guitar at Messiah College.
Prof. Zwally Invited to Speak at PA Music Educators Conference
Prof. Zwally will team up with Mechanicsburg Middle School music teacher Robin Setcavage to make a presentation at the annual PA Music Educator's Conference for District 11 at the Montgomery County Community College in November 2009. The topic of the presentation is how to use the guitar as an effective teaching tool in the public school music classroom.
Semester Highlights:
Fall 2009
- Trip to Tour Martin Guitar Factory w/ Prof. Zwally
- Messiah Guitar Students Playing in Jam Session w/Prof. Zwally At Fort Hunter.
See: http://www.sfmsfolk.org/events/jams.html
- Messiah Guitar Students Attending Concerts w/ Prof. Zwally
See: http://www.sfmsfolk.org/concerts/concerts.html
- Various Coffeehouse Performing Opportunities & Concerts Sponsored by the Student Activities Board
See: http://www.messiah.edu/org/sab/
- Messiah Guitar Ensemble Performing In:
- Combined Concert w/ Mechanicsburg Middle School Guitar Ensemble Sunday Dec. 13, 2:30 P.M. Hostetter Chapel. Free
- Small Ensembles Concert Wed. Dec. 10, 8:00 P.M., Poorman Recital Hall Free
- Providing Music for various worship services on and off campus
- Campus-Wide Christmas Chapel. Date TBA
Spring 2010
- Messiah Guitar Ensemble Performing In:
Spring Small Ensembles Concert. Date TBA
- Trip to Concert of classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco w/ Prof. Zwally
Sponsored by: Baltimore Classical Guitar Society
See: http://www.bcgs.org
- Various Coffeehouse Performing Opportunities & Concerts
Sponsored by the Student Activities Board
See: http://www.messiah.edu/org/sab/
3-WEEK CROSS-CULTURAL COURSE TO SOUTHERN SPAIN!
(DURING MAY TERM 2010)
- Professor Zwally and Dr. Yunez will co-lead this trip to:
- Observe artisans building fine Spanish guitars and hear Spanish guitarists in concert with performances by some of the very best flamenco dancers and singers!
- Spend a week with a Spanish family.
- Explore important historical sites (like the Moorish citadel -- the Alhambra!)
- Enjoy some time off between excursions on Spain's world renowned beaches.
- Visit Madrid, Granada, Cadiz, Cordoba, Sevilla, Toledo and more.
- For more details about this trip and application information, please click on the Studies in Spain link on the Guitar Studies home page.
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