There's a world of gorgeous sounds out there beyond traditional instruments for making music. Slapping thighs, foot stomping, hand clapping, harmonic “doot, doots”, harmonic hums for strings, simple sung tone clusters, a spoon on a teacup, even wind whistling. These instruments are available to all of us.
Working together in a recording studio atmosphere beginning with Peter's catchy, foundational musical demo, students will re-create original orchestration tracks, then, session by session, invent their own parts until the music becomes a new work--leaving the demo behind and creating their own live orchestra.
Along the way, you’ll learn the basics of rhythm, melody, harmonies, backup and lead vocals, reach a deeper understanding of just how music is created and produced in today’s world and become a creative part of that production.
This is a totally involving set of creative sessions that keeps each class member creating, imagining, learning and participating at every turn. It’s simple to do and great fun for all!
Meet your Instructor
Peter Link
Peter Link (composer/record producer) won the NY Drama Desk Award for his musical, Salvation, out of which came his first Gold Record, which sold over two million records. He is a two-time Tony Award Nominee for his musical scores of Joseph Papp’s Much Ado About Nothing and Neil Simon’s The Good Doctor. His Broadway credits include Ulysses In Nighttown (Zero Mostel), Lysistrata (Melina Mercouri), The Mighty Gents (Morgan Freeman), Trelawney Of The Wells at Lincoln Center (Meryl Streep, Michael Tucker, Mandy Patinkin, John Lithgow) and King Of Hearts.
He served as Composer-In-Residence at the NY Shakespeare Festival’s Public Theater writing a myriad of styles of music for over 40 dramatic productions. Also, Creative Director of Watchfire Music and Record Producer of the Julia Wade and Jenny Burton Catalogues. Over the years he has produced close to 200 albums for a myriad of singers and styles.
He is CEO and Creative Director of Watchfire Music and his podcast, Scattershot Symphony, reaches over 140 countries around the world. His Podcast Musical, Rosemary And Thyme, his most recent project, already has over 13,000 downloads.