Workshop #4: March 25, 2023

From Folksong Arrangements to Jazz and Pop Tunes

Clinician: László Cser

Registration:    9:00 am-9:25 am 

Workshop:       9:30 am-1:00 pm Pacific Time

IN PERSON or online via Zoom

We ask everyone to be responsible for their own health and safety in making the decision to mask, vaccinate and test. We wish to keep our workshops as safe as possible.

​About the workshop:

Get ready to freshen up your solfa skills, with Professor Cser.  The melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements of music of the Common Practice Period (1600-1900) and beyond will be illustrated through the use of "solfege".  The workshop will include jazz and pop developments of the 20th century.  Mr. Cser is a professional pianist with extensive experience teaching and playing a wide range of styles.  His enthusiastic teaching often employs older and newer materials to illustrate his points. Here are some comments from his students:  “László Cser is as playful as he is talented. His unique humor and gifts are a delight to be around." KASC  proudly presents our longtime associate for this master class.

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About the Clinician:

László Cser is Professor Emeritus of Music of Los Angeles City College, where he worked from 1975 to 2005, teaching harmony, musicianship, counterpoint, 20th-century compositional techniques, piano, and jazz subjects.  His textbook, Harmony and Musicianship with Solfege (1997) in its new enlarged form (2016), co-authored with Dan Wanner, is now the music theory textbook of the Music Department of LACC.  Mr. Cser has been part of KASC’s Summer Certification Program for over 35 years.

Location

Location has moved across the street to:

Wagner Hall,  St. Paul's First Lutheran School

11330 McCormick St., North Hollywood, CA 91601

Parking:

You may use street parking, meter parking, or the lot of the elementary school behind Wagner Hall. The parking lot behind Wagner Hall is off of McCormick St. and Bakman Ave. Look for the KASC banner! 

Zoom Options:

NOTE: This workshop is designed for in-person participants. However, if you cannot attend in person, you are welcome to view the Zoom Livestream. You must attend live on Zoom during the workshop hours from 9:30am-1:00pm Pacific Time. There will be no recording available after the workshop. We will do our best to accomodate the needs of Zoom attendees but because of the unpredictable nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee perfect audio/visuals. Zoom participants will be unable to participate in the full workshop experience with circle games, etc, but will view all in-person activities, receive the handout, and will be given the opportunity to ask questions.

Pricing:

$25 In Person or Online KASC Members (Members will get a coupon code for $10 off!)

$35 In Person or Online Non-Members

Handouts:

If you would like a hard copy, please print the handout for yourself. Handout link will be available prior to the workshop.

FREE Full-time students:

If you are a full-time student and want to attend our workshop for free, then become a FREE member of OAKE with KASC as your chapter! Be sure to select "full-time student" as your membership type.

https://www.oake.org/become-a-member/

(Current student members will receive a coupon code for free admission via email. If you become a full-time student and haven't received the coupon code, email us at kascmail@gmail.com and we will provide it!)

*NOTE* The email containing the Zoom Link will be sent to EVERYONE on Friday, March 24 at 9:00am.  Our email automations are sent from "notifications@wixevents.com" and the subject will be "Workshop #4 Tomorrow!". Please check your junk mail if it seems you did not receive this email! You may register all the way up until 9:30am on the day of the event. If you register for the in person ticket but are unable to attend, you are welcome to attend the Zoom livestream but no refunds will be given.