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BEGINNING IN 2010 THE STONE WILL HOST A SPECIAL SERIES OF SEMINARS DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PRACTICE.
JANUARY: Stone Seminars 1–4
Seating limits and admission prices may vary each week. Please check details and arrive early! STUDENT DISCOUNTS DO NOT APPLY TO SEMINARS.
In the interest of updating and supplementing contemporary music education, The Stone initiates a special series of workshops, lectures, seminars and Q&As on a variety of fascinating subjects by some of the world's most unique, cutting edge musical thinkers. Made available to musicians, students, critical thinkers and the general public at affordable prices, all curricula will be decided by the musicians themselves and presented at the Stone at 7pm every Monday night.

MONDAY JANUARY 4—STONE SEMINAR 1
MARC RIBOT: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Marc Ribot (but were afraid to ask)
8PM to 10PM—TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS: Open to all. May bring instrument, MUST bring question!
An intimate solo performance followed by a Q&A/ discussion period.

MONDAY JANUARY 11—STONE SEMINAR 2
URI CAINE
7PM to 9PM—TWENTY DOLLARS: Open to all. Musicians may bring their instruments.
Uri will perform a piano trio concert with John Hébert and Ben Perowsky, and then speak about several of his musical projects. There will be a Q&A period and time for pianists and musicians to perform and discuss their own work with Uri and his group.

MONDAY JANUARY 18—STONE SEMINAR 3
CYRO BAPTISTA—Rhythm Awareness Workshop
7PM to 9PM—THIRTY DOLLARS: Open to all musicians
Not just for percussionists but open to all musicians, Cyro will work with the participants using their hands, feet and voice, clapping, stomping and singing with the objective of acquiring polyrhythmic awareness. Starting with basic rhythms and getting into more complex patterns, the students will develop their perception and musical intuition both individually and as an ensemble. For more info: http://www.myspace.com/cyroworkshops

MONDAY JANUARY 25—STONE SEMINAR 4
DUCK BAKER—Approaches and strategies for modern composition, arranging, and improvisation, for fingerstyle guitar.
7PM to 11PM—FIFTY DOLLARS for personalized instruction, restricted to 15 students with their guitars—TWENTY DOLLARS to simply sit and observe.
A lecture/demonstration in which Duck Baker will share some of his arranging ideas, especially regarding the music of Herbie Nichols and Thelonious Monk. Ways in which these arranging tools can be used for other jazz tunes, traditional tunes, and original composition will be discussed, as will how one can expand on arrangements by improvising, both with and without independent bass lines. Free jazz and free improvisation will be touched upon as well, and students are encouraged to bring any and all questions about musical problems encountered working in these areas. A few arrangements will be illustrated in detail, and students should expect a very hands-on teaching approach.