Korey Ireland, Berlin, Germany

Harmonic structures for Tango Dancers.

Acknowledging the Inevitable and Explaining the Unusual : A different lens for appreciating and reacting to the music.

5:00pm EDT Sunday, April 19

Functional Harmony is the gravity of tango’s musical universe. Understanding the role it plays in the music helps us to connect more intuitively to the danceable features of tango music. This talk presents a bit of music theory, in a light, animated format to shed light on the inner workings of tango music and how we can utilize that as dancers.

Korey Ireland is a professional composer turned tango-addict. He  brings a lifetime of musical experience and an unquenchable thirst for  tango to his teaching. Currently based in Berlin, Germany, Korey has spent the better part of the last 19 years traveling and teaching tango in the U.S., England, Holland, Spain, Germany, Russia and Argentina, sharing his passion for tango, music, expression, and connection.  In recent years, this mission has grown to include work with aspiring tango musicians at festivals throughout North America and Europe to create live music for dancers. In November 2009 he led the "Monster Orchestra" of Tango de los Muertos resulting in a live CD of his arrangements and transcriptions released later that year.  This project led to the birth of the Community Tango Orchestra project, which in its 9th year now includes about a dozen ensembles throughout the US and Europe dedicated to nurturing the tradition of golden age tango for dancers and musicians. (www.communitytangoorchestra.org)