Victor & Penny
Workshop | Arranging: What's in Your Toolbox? | Presented by Swallow Hill Music
Swallow Hill Music
71 E. Yale Avenue
Denver, CO 80210
Dec 9, 2017
11:00 AM UTC
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ARRANGING: What’s in Your Toolbox? So you found the chords to that great song you want to learn. Now what? Jeff Freling and Erin McGrane of Victor & Penny show you helpful, hands-on tips and techniques to take that song you love and make it your own. We’ll talk about what makes a great song great as we explore key elements of arranging such as intros and tags, interesting chord substitutions (including beefing up with jazz chords), strumming styles, finding the right key for you, dynamics and more. Show your style and mix it up with panache and confidence to sound your best and make a song your own. This is interactive, so bring your instrument and let's have some fun! There will be Q&A time at the end of the workshop. BONUS: We’ll be arranging a few tunes together in class as a group, so bring in a song you’re working on. We’ll work on as many tunes as time allows. | LEVEL: All are welcome; best suited for guitar and ukulele players intermediate and above. Basic knowledge and proficiency on your instrument preferred. INSTRUCTORS: Jeff Freling and Erin McGrane of Victor & Penny Victor & Penny are Jeff Freling (Blue Man Group, Chicago) and Erin McGrane (George Clooney's, "Up in the Air" and cabaret troupe Alacartoona). Formally trained at Berklee School of Music (Boston) and the Conservatory of Music (Kansas City), Mr. Freling participated in the international program, The Acoustic Guitar Project in 2014 and is an accomplished composer, arranger, an outstanding instrumentalist. Ms. McGrane is an ArtsKC Fund Inspiration Grant recipient and a Mid-America Arts Alliance Professional Development Grant recipient as well as a fellow of the ArtistINC program for which she currently serves as a peer facilitator and a workshop presenter. Victor & Penny are 3-time official showcase artists of the prestigious Folk Alliance International Conference. The duo was 2013 Escape-To-Create artists-in-residence in Seaside, FL. The group regularly tours the USA, having made 1,000 personal appearances and traveled 200,000 miles in the last five years. In 2016, the group released their original music album, 'Electricity,' which joyfully captures the energy, humor and soaring musical improvisation of their live show.
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Love Danielle Ate The Sandwich! She is funny. Love her songs and beautiful voice!
V and P are such talents! Always enjoy their shows! Great musicians and Jeff on his guitar…just wow! Loose Change guys really rock too!
Have seen many of their shows and hope they continue playing together as V and P and the Loose Change Orchestra!
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Victor & Penny Biography
Victor & Penny and their Loose Change Orchestra deliver swing-infused folk-jazz in the band’s signature high-energy style with joy, humor, and soaring musical improvisation. Victor & Penny were named “Best Folk Ensemble 2015” by the PITCH; “Standout Concert of the Year” by the Joplin Globe; and are five-time Folk Alliance International (FAI) official showcase artists, including a recent appearance at the FAI Exchange in Sweden. V&P and the LCO feature tight vocal harmonies, dazzling guitar work, red-hot horns and a fiery ukulele. This corset-tight quintet brings a modern Kansas City voice to their original tunes and prohibition era jazz with sterling musicianship. V&P and the LCO impress and delight with charm and hot licks and they are an "absolute rollicking blast."
The group released a full-length CD, “Electricity” which debuted on the Folk Radio DJ charts at #12 with the #3 song. "Electricity" crackles and sparks with joy and regret; truths and dares; love and love gone wrong all set to a score of vibrant, rhythmic swing and virtuosic musicianship. Electricity is the culmination of 250,000 miles, 7 years and over 1,000 personal appearances and is a testament to the incomparable vivacity of Victor & Penny’s live show, with newly added sophistication and rich instrumentation.
Victor & Penny are Jeff Freling (Blue Man Group, Chicago) and Erin McGrane (George Clooney's, "Up in the Air" and cabaret troupe Alacartoona). Ms. McGrane is an ArtsKC Fund Inspiration Grant recipient and a Mid-America Arts Alliance Professional Development Grant recipient as well as a fellow of the ArtistINC program for which she currently serves as a peer facilitator and a workshop presenter. Formally trained at Berklee School of Music (Boston) and the Conservatory of Music (Kansas City), Mr. Freling participated in the international program, The Acoustic Guitar Project in 2014 and is an accomplished composer, arranger, and outstanding instrumentalist. Classically trained reeds virtuoso James Isaac fronts his own highly respected jazz quartet, The James Isaac Group and is a member of the People’s Liberation Big Band. Bassist Rick Willoughby attended the UMKC Conservatory of Music and is a member of Quixotic, The Snow Globes and the Barclay Martin Ensemble. Multi-instrumentalists Kyle Dahlquist rounds out the lineup with trombone, accordion and vocals. Their 4th album, 'Electricity,' joyfully captures the energy, humor, and soaring musical improvisation of their live show. For more information, please visit: http://www.victorandpenny.com
Read MoreThe group released a full-length CD, “Electricity” which debuted on the Folk Radio DJ charts at #12 with the #3 song. "Electricity" crackles and sparks with joy and regret; truths and dares; love and love gone wrong all set to a score of vibrant, rhythmic swing and virtuosic musicianship. Electricity is the culmination of 250,000 miles, 7 years and over 1,000 personal appearances and is a testament to the incomparable vivacity of Victor & Penny’s live show, with newly added sophistication and rich instrumentation.
Victor & Penny are Jeff Freling (Blue Man Group, Chicago) and Erin McGrane (George Clooney's, "Up in the Air" and cabaret troupe Alacartoona). Ms. McGrane is an ArtsKC Fund Inspiration Grant recipient and a Mid-America Arts Alliance Professional Development Grant recipient as well as a fellow of the ArtistINC program for which she currently serves as a peer facilitator and a workshop presenter. Formally trained at Berklee School of Music (Boston) and the Conservatory of Music (Kansas City), Mr. Freling participated in the international program, The Acoustic Guitar Project in 2014 and is an accomplished composer, arranger, and outstanding instrumentalist. Classically trained reeds virtuoso James Isaac fronts his own highly respected jazz quartet, The James Isaac Group and is a member of the People’s Liberation Big Band. Bassist Rick Willoughby attended the UMKC Conservatory of Music and is a member of Quixotic, The Snow Globes and the Barclay Martin Ensemble. Multi-instrumentalists Kyle Dahlquist rounds out the lineup with trombone, accordion and vocals. Their 4th album, 'Electricity,' joyfully captures the energy, humor, and soaring musical improvisation of their live show. For more information, please visit: http://www.victorandpenny.com
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