Stickist.com is a site for the Stick® community and dedicated to
Stickists and aficionados of the Chapman Stick® .
Emmett
Chapman's unique Free Hands parallel two-handed tapping method
connects the musician more powerfully and more intimately to a
stringed instrument than ever before. With both hands as equal
partners on the fretboard, each hand can play independent lines, or
the two hands can work in concert to form interlaced arrangements. The
Free Hands method enables live execution of complete musical concepts,
from the bass on through chords and melody, to the effects, ambients
and sweeteners, greatly enlarging the musical scope. Welcome and enjoy
the site!
~Manny, #1991 Padauk, 10-string, standard tuning.
Greg Howard
demonstrates the method and the instrument in these video clips.
9-9-08:
Santa Cruz Stick and NS/Stick Seminar with
Don Schiff and Tom Griesgraber. Santa Cruz California, Oct
9-12
The
first annual Santa Cruz Chapman Stick and NS/Stick Seminar is taking
place October 9th through the 12th. Hosted by drummer/Stickist Neil
Bettencourt, featuring Tom Griesgraber and Don Schiff as teachers. The
seminar begins with performances by Tom and Don on October 9th at
Neil's house and also the debut of Neil and Don's new duo. Lessons
will be at the Santa Cruz University Inn and Conference center on the
10th 11th and 12th, and the seminar concludes with a performance by
all participants at Santa Cruz's famous Kuumbwa jazz center on the
evening of October 12th. No doubt with Don there, plenty of donuts
will be on hand!!
8-20-08:
You are invited to the Fredericksburg Tap
Guitar Event in historic downtown Fredericksburg Virginia,
on November 8th 2008. Fredericksburg is somewhat centrally located
between Richmond, Washington D.C. and Charlottesville (and not too far
from Baltimore). For more details, visit
Fredtap.com.
8-17-08:
The 2008 Midwest Stick Seminar will take place in
Ann Arbor, MI, with instruction from Steve Adelson and additional
workshops by Glenn Poorman and Steve Osburn the weekend of October 18
and 19th, 2008. For more details, visit the
official seminar page.
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Mar 08:
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The
first annual Santa Cruz Chapman Stick and NS/Stick Seminar is taking
place October 9th through the 12th. Hosted by drummer/Stickist Neil
Bettencourt, featuring Tom Griesgraber and Don Schiff as teachers. The
seminar begins with performances by Tom and Don on October 9th at
Neil's house and also the debut of Neil and Don's new duo. Lessons
will be at the Santa Cruz University Inn and Conference center on the
10th 11th and 12th, and the seminar concludes with a performance by
all participants at Santa Cruz's famous Kuumbwa jazz center on the
evening of October 12th. No doubt with Don there, plenty of donuts
will be on hand!!
8-20-08:
You are invited to the Fredericksburg Tap
Guitar Event in historic downtown Fredericksburg Virginia,
on November 8th 2008. Fredericksburg is somewhat centrally located
between Richmond, Washington D.C. and Charlottesville (and not too far
from Baltimore). For more details, visit
RSS feed for the Forums is now available. You can obtain the URL by
clicking on the RSS Feed link in the top right corner of the forum
pages.
