My New York Guitar

Saturday, May 17, 2008

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle wrote an article about us! Click on the pic to go to the online version.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Even though a lot of students couldn't make it, the performance at WFMU radio went great! Vishal and Alberto did a great job. Thanks, Woody, for having us on the show!

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2008/05/how-to-build-an.html

Thursday, May 8, 2008

The F.K. Lane kids will be performing live on WFMU radio (91.1) on Monday, May 12! The show is from 12 noon to 3pm. Thanks to dj Woody for inviting us!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Here are a couple of "butter tub" amplifiers, by Vishal and Nick.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Hey, we're "Video of the Day" on gothamist.com!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Here are a couple more clips of the FK Lane kids improvising on their microtonal guitars, plus the electric saron and a square wave oscillator. The saron is tuned to the same 7 tone equal temperament scale as the guitars. Note the butter tub amplifier the oscillator is being played through.

My New York guitar

This blog is a part of an afterschool music/instrument building/electronics My New York program at Franklin K. Lane High School and Wingate High School.

Foundation Statement:

The electric guitar has had a profound effect on the music and culture of New York. From the early, pioneering days of the instrument (Les Paul) to 60s folk (Bob Dylan, et al) to the beginnings of punk in NY's Lower East Side to guitar-based hiphop (Beastie Boys, Run DMC, et al) to reggaeton and other musical styles and forms today.
The guitar, in both its electric and acoustic forms, continues to shape the sound of NY, with new forms emerging and evolving as new groups of people come to the city and contribute from their own cultural heritage and their individual innovations.

Through listening to examples, viewing photographs, reading texts and viewing video about guitar-based music in NY, students will explore the role guitar has played in NY life. Students will explore and discuss influences that inspire their own music. Finally, students will design, build, and play their own New York guitars and create recordings and performances of their original work.

Essential Question:

What is my New York guitar?