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Green Street Sound Production Class for Wesleyan Students

Shaping Sounds

 

Instructor: John Bergeron

Thursdays from 1:00-4:00pm

Location: Green Street Arts Center, 51 Green Street, Middletown CT

Fall 2013 – September 19 – December 5 (no class October 24 and November 28)

Class size: 4-6 students, 4 minimum enrollment

Class fee: $550 per student

Registration deadline: September 13^th

Class Description: Learn how to record a song from start to finish at the Green Street Arts Center Sound Studio. Our professional sound engineer, John Bergeron has recorded many albums of his own and has worked as a session player for keyboards, an arranger of strings and horns, a producer, and a recording engineer over the years. He’s recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London, and more.

This 10 week class will teach you the techniques of sound production using ProTools software and plug ins. You’ll also learn nuanced parts of the of the process like how to get the best work out of musicians in the studio.

The class will start with learning the tools and etiquette of the studio. Once students are acclimated to the equipment, John will demo the process of recording a song step by step. Students in the class will identify singer songwriters or guitarists at Wesleyan to serve as guest artists for the class. Guest artists will receive a free recording session and a copy of the final song.

Once the demo is complete, the class becomes very hands on. Each student gets to go through the process of recording a guest artist with guidance from John. You’ll get to pick the artist, set up the studio, record, edit, mix, and master the song.

If interested, please contact the Green Street Arts Center at 860-685-7871 or gsac@wesleyan.edu. Open to all majors.

 

 

 

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial arts form that brings together music, dance, and acrobatics to create community. You’ll sing, play instruments, and improve your balance and flexibility. You’ll learn to physically and mentally challenge yourself and your opponents while building self-confidence in a game-like environment. Capoeira is great activity for kids and adults alike.

Joel Mendelez is a sought after teaching artist in Connecticut.  He is an amazing instructor that is known for his acrobatic skills in the art of Capoeira.  In addition, Joel is the director of the Advanced Circus Program in the Children’s Circus of Middletown, teaches at Oddfellows Playhouse, the Footlights Center for the Performing, and the Green Street Arts Center.  Joel will connect and transport the students to a world free of inhibitions where all is possible.

Want to stay fit and build community? Come join us at Green Street for a 6-week series of Capoeira classes this fall.

(Children in grades 3-5 can register for Capoeria class on Fridays from 4-5:00 p.m. during our AfterSchool program.)

7:00 – 8:30pm – ages 12 to adult, $15 per class

6:00 – 7:00pm — ages 7-11, $10 per class

Classes will be Tuesdays September 10, September 17, September 24, October 1, October 8, and October 15.

Registration fee for 6 week class block due to Green Street up front.  Cash, Check, or Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Amex).

Uniform purchase is separate

Please call the Green Street front desk at 860-685-7871 or email us at gsac@wesleyan.edu to register today.

On Friday, August 23rd at 12:15 p.m. Green Street Arts Center will be hosting a lunch time artist talk by artist/illustrator, Jon Sideriadis.  Jon is a Connecticut artist whose exhibit, Astromythos, features compelling, and other worldly illustrations.  Please RSVP to Sandy Guze sguze@wesleyan.edu

 

On Friday, August 2nd, from 5-8:00 p.m. (in conjunction with Middletown’s Gallery Walk series) there will be an opening reception for Connecticut artist, Jon Sideriadis whose exhibit, Astromythos, featuring compelling, other worldly illustrations will be on display at Green Street from August 2nd through August 29th during regular business hours (M-TH 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m.-12 noon).

Jon Sideriadis is an accomplished freelance illustrator and writer, as well as, an adjunct faculty member at Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford.  The exhibit title, Astromythos, a Greek-like word that Sideriadis has purposefully invented, literally translates to “the star myth”– and also serves as the title for a fictional universe that is the setting for an illustrated book series that Sideriadis has been developing for the past thirteen years.  This creatively concocted term combines the words “astronomy” and “mythology”– two subjects for which he is intensely passionate.  In the tradition of the Epic poets, the fictional world of Astromythos presents an older, more sophisticated mode of storytelling to modern fans of fantasy and science fiction.  Heavily influenced by the art of the Byzantium and Illuminated Manuscripts, each of his intricately detailed paintings depicts an allegorical character or a scene from one of the fascinating myths of his magical Astromythos universe.  To visitors of this exhibit—young or old, literary scholar, or sci-fi fan, each of those alluring characters and startling frames of imagery provides a certain visual feast for the imagination.

 

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial arts form that brings together music, dance, and acrobatics to create community. You’ll sing, play instruments, and improve your balance and flexibility. You’ll learn to physically and mentally challenge yourself and your opponents while building self-confidence in a game-like environment. Capoeira is great activity for kids and adults alike.

Joel Mendelez is a sought after teaching artist in Connecticut.  He is an amazing instructor that is known for his acrobatic skills in the art of Capoeira.  In addition, Joel is the director of the Advanced Circus Program in the Children’s Circus of Middletown, teaches at Oddfellows Playhouse, the Footlights Center for the Performing, and the Green Street Arts Center.  Joel will connect and transport the students to a world free of inhibitions where all is possible.

Want to stay fit and build community this summer? Come join us at Green Street for a 4-week series of Capoeira classes.

(Children in grades 3-5 can register for Capoeria class on Fridays from 4-5:00 p.m. during our AfterSchool program.  We also hope to run a Tuesday evening capoeira class for kids sometime in the near future.”)

7:30-9:00pm — ages 12 to adult, $15 per class

Classes will be Tuesdays July 23, July 30,  August 6, and August 13.

Registration fee for 4 week class block due to Green Street up front.  Cash, Check, or Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Amex).

Uniform purchase is separate

Please call the Green Street front desk at 860-685-7871 or email us at gsac@wesleyan.edu to register today.

On Friday, July 12th, from 5-8:00 p.m. (in conjunction with Middletown’s Gallery Walk series) there will be an opening reception for  Connecticut artist, Christine Webster whose photography, pastels, and mosaics will be on display at Green Street  from July 8th through July 31st during regular business hours (M-TH 9a.m.-5p.m. and Fridays 9a.m.-12noon).

Chris Webster is a retired art educator who taught art in Meriden, CT for 35 years and is now a teaching artist with the State of CT and president of Gallery 53 in Meriden, one of the oldest arts and crafts associations in the state.  Through her artwork, Chris attempts to capture fleeting moments of time— often referring the viewer to the wonder and beauty of the natural world.

by Christine Webster, Boys’ Escape, pastel drawing

 

 

 

Currently exhibiting artist (and cancer survivor), Roslyn Carrier-Brault will give an artist’s talk about her emotive and aesthetically powerful show of manipulated photographs, Count Your Blessings:  Visions of Hope  on Tuesday, at noon at the Green Street Arts Center, 51 Green St., Middletown, CT .

 

Saturday, June 29 from 7-10pm–Green Street Arts Center’s musical artists will be performing at US RESTAURNT on Main Street, right here in Middletown!

The Lady Elizabeth acoustic trio:  Elizibeth Dellinger, Jocelyn Pleasant, and Tony Dioguardi.  This will be an improvisational experiment rooted in soul and jazz.  Come out and enjoy some sweet music!

Green Street’s community computer class is up and running. The goal is to give people a better understanding of Microsoft Office basics. The class is split into three sections of two weeks each, one for each Office program – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Our first two classes focus on Microsoft Word, the word processing program. Word provides a foundation for the other Office programs. “I’m excited to go to work now, this is going to save me so much time,” was the response of one of our students after learning some of the features of Word.

If you are interested in learning the basics of Excel, the spreadsheet, those two classes will be June 24 and July 1 from 6-8pm. The classes build on each other so you should attend both.

The two classes for PowerPoint, the presentation program, will be July 15 and July 22 from 6-8pm.

 Call us today to sign up 860-685-7871. Classes are $10 each, due up front.

Saturday, June 8, 4-6pm–Green Street’s own seasoned Teaching Artist musicians will perform in our garden!  Come support these very talented artists and see if you might be interested in signing up for private lessons. 

Featured musicians are:

Elizabeth Dellinger–vocals

Joseph Getter–Flute and Sax

Kevin O’Neil–guitar

Jocelyn Pleasant–drums