The Steve Weiss Mallet Workshop will take place from August 1 through August 5th. It is primarily a vibraphone workshop however everything you learn hear can be moved to the marimba (except the pedaling! :-).

It will take place at the Settlement Music School, the Queen Village Branch.

Here is a map: Settlement Music Mary Louise Curtis Branch in Philadelphia.

There will be instruments and practice rooms, jam sessions, and more!

Teachers will include: David Friedman, Tony Miceli, Behn Gillece and Oliver Mayman.

I was asked to describe what a typical day would look like at the workshop:

Classes usually start at about 9:30 or ten. The school opens up at 9, so you can get in and practice early if you want.

We will do 2 classes in the morning before lunch. Most likely Oliver Mayman will kick things off and I'll do the second class.

In my class we'll talk a lot about fundamentals. The idea for me of being great is to also be able to do things great people can do on the instrument. That's playing good voicings and lines that describe the harmony. That means 'you sound good'.

Then we'll have lunch and some of you can practice if you want. We will meet probably around 2pm and have the afternoon class which will feature David Friedman, or Behn Gillece or both. David has an amazing way of making us play better on our instruments. He's also great at talking about improvising. Not to mention Dampening and Pedaling!

Behn is a great bop player. His lines are just fantastic and his chords are really well thought out. He usually brings hand outs and talks about specific topics.

At the end of each day we will play together in some way. I'll have a bass player or bass and drums (I'm sure some of you can also play drums). We'll play through tunes or play free, whatever you want when you get up and play. It's a super comfortable environment to do this.

After the jam session, you'll have time until the school closes to practice. I'm assured 5 practice rooms and there will be 10 of us. I usually can get more rooms. If need be we can divide the practice time up. It usually works out fine and I most likely will have more room.

The evening is yours. There is a great jazz club about 25 minute walk from the school, with Uber and no traffic it's 7 minutes tops. You can hang there, You can see what's happening at Verizon Hall, or the Ritz Movie Theatre which is our art theatre. It's great.

There are plenty of great places to eat. In fact there's a great coffee shop half a block from the school.

If there's anything else you need to know, please email me. There are many air BnB's in the city and Bella Vista where the school is is a great community. If you have your spot where you are staying I can help you and tell you if it's not a good neighborhood etc. Most of all the neighborhoods around the school are really nice and very safe.

Email me if you need anything else: tony@tonymiceli.com

Expect a few minor changes but this is usually how it goes!

The Neighborhood is Queen Village

There are plenty of Air BnB spots in this neighborhood.

TheThe neighborhood is called ‘Queen Village’ and it’s a great neighborhood.

And if you want a nice 20 minute walk there are hotels nearby. There is parking at the school. It’s a great city to visit and hang in, so give yourself and extra day or two if you can to site-see.

THE ADDRESS OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THE WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE

416 Queen St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

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Topics will include:

Dampening and Pedaling
Solo playing
Sight Reading
Chords and Harmony
Improvisation
Chords
Playing With A Rhythm Section
Comping
Lines

The workshop fee will be $550.00.

The schedule will be as follows:

Settlement Workshop

Monday

9:30am-10:00am - Meeting
10:00am-11:00am - Oliver Mayman Dampening
11:00am-12:30pm - Tony Miceli
12:30-1:30pm - Lunch and practice
1:30-3:00 - David Friedman
3:15-4:00pm - Q and A - Tony Miceli
4:00-5:00pm - Jam Session

Tuesday

9:00am-10:00am - Practice
10:00am-11:00am - Oliver Mayman Dampening
11:00am-12:30pm - Behn Gillece
12:30-1:30pm - Lunch and practice
1:30-3:00 - David Friedman
3:15-4:00pm - Q and A - Tony Miceli
4:00-5:15pm - Jam Session

Wednesday

9:00am-10:00am - Practice
10:00am-11:00am - Oliver Mayman Dampening
11:00am-12:30pm - Tony Miceli
12:30-1:30pm - Lunch and practice
1:30-3:00 - David Friedman
3:15-4:00pm - Q and A - Tony Miceli
4:00-5:15pm - Jam Session

Thursday

9:00am-10:00am - Practice
10:00am-11:00am - Oliver Mayman Dampening
11:00am-12:30pm - Behn Gillece
12:30-1:30pm - Lunch and practice
1:30-3:00 - - David Friedman
3:15-4:00pm - Q and A - Tony Miceli
4:00-5:15pm - Jam Session

Friday

9:00am-10:00am - Practice
10:00am-11:00am - Oliver Mayman Dampening
11:00am-12:30pm - Behn Gillece
12:30-1:30pm - Lunch and practice
1:30-3:00 - David Friedman
3:15-4:00pm - Q and A - David Friedman
4:00-5:15pm - Jam Session

Steve Weiss Mallet Workshop 2022 (Jazz)