We are still developing this year's slate of workshops. Check back in late summer or early fall for more information.
The menu of workshops in past years have included workshops on improving instrumental skills, singing skills (choral & individual voice), performance, song writing (melodic & lyric), Chamberfilk, jamming and even morning yoga.
Phil Textor arranges popular filk songs as chamber music, and is seeking more people to play them at OVFF. If you would like to be a part of this ensemble, contact Phil before the convention at: textorpmt at yahoo dot com. Participants should plan to meet with Phil during the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, rehearse several times during the weekend, and then perform a short concert on Sunday early afternoon.
Recent workshop have included "Song Writing Theory", "Understanding Melodic Structure", "Lyric Writing", "Music Therory Tricks for Songwriters", "Anatomy of A Parody", and "Reverse Engineering a Song".
Past performance workshops have included such topics as "Using Relaxation to Improve Performance", "Gaining Confidence Performing", "Overcoming Stagefright", "How to Make an Audience Like You (Whether You Can Sing Or Not)", and Juried One-Shots,
These workshops tend to concentrate on guitar technique, though we have held workshops on other instruments such as harp, drums, mountain dulcimer, the mini moog synthesizer, and even washtub bass.
Recent workshops have covered "Cheat Chords & Tricky Fingering", "Fingerpicking Guitar", "Beginning Guitar", "How to Select the Right Guitar", "The Care and Feeding of Your Instrument", "DADGAD Guitar" and "So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N Roll Star"..
Other musical technique workshops not focused on a single instrument have included "How to Jam", "Blues", "Melodic Accompaniment", "Improvisation", and "Unobtrusive Percussion".
These workshops have included "Improvising Vocal Harmony", "Sacred Harp Harmony Circle", "Beginning Voice", and "Choral Singing".
In recent years, OVFF has hosted a yoga session each mornings to help those interested limber up and relax before a long day of dodging puns, reaching for high notes, and other strenuous activity. It is likely that this year will be no exception.
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