Voice | Brian Dolphin | All Levels | Period 3 | Week 4 (July 27-31, 2026)
In this class we will collaboratively work on one another’s songs, be they originals or traditional ones that you’ve made your own. We will cover basic and also advanced techniques for harmonizing. By arranging these harmonies, deciding on the form, and even the instrumentation of the songs, we will prepare these songs for recording usable demos by the end of the week. We may even write some simple songs.
About the Instructor
Brian Dolphin is a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Fulbright recipient, and doctoral candidate in Ethnomusicology at the CUNY Graduate Center. He has studied and performed folk and original music all over the world, in villages and large venues alike. He leads an active life as a songwriter, performer, producer, and songleader, uniting diverse communities through the “Dolphin & You” Patreon and Community Sing, Ukrainian Village Voices, and the Philly Folk Choir.There are many ongoing collaborations, including with his wife Elizabeth LaPrelle through their album of original and traditional Lullabies. They also comprise half of the “freak folk” band Doran, who released their first album with critical acclaim from Pitchfork, NPR, The Guardian, Bandcamp, Record Crates United, and Raven Sings the Blues.