Ambient pop music with new age elements from singer/songwriter/guitarist voted No. 1 Acoustic Act 4 times (Rhythm and News Magazine Poll). Influences from Heart to Suzanne Vega to Ralph Towner.
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Location: Dutchess County, NY
Website: helenavakian.com/
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Phone: (845) 797-6461
PO Box 1571 Pleasant Valley NY 12569
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Calendar for Helen Avakian |
![]() ![]() Saturday 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Online Guitar Beginning Improvisation Workshop with Helen Avakian Acoustic. Guitar | Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, NY See Map |
Guitar Jam Recipe, Beginning Improvisation Workshop. Learn how to "speak music" with your guitar using what you already know plus add some new skills. We will also do some group "jamming" and exercises in as much as we can on zoom.
Please Note Times are listed in central time zone. For more info and to register click on the "more info" link. More Info | ||
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![]() ![]() Saturday 3:00 pm to 4:50 pm | Guitarist's Performance Workshop with Helen Avakian Acoustic. Guitar | Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, NY See Map |
Do you spend a lot of time practicing music on your own, feeling like it is going pretty well, only to perform under your capabilities when you play in front of others?
Would you like to transform your stage fright to stage excite-ment? This workshop is an exploration of ways to work with energy of stage fright and turn it into something positive so that one can perform more effectively and enjoy it along the way. I will offer various techniques and tips from mind set, ways to prepare in practice sessions to ways to calm down before and during performance. There will be an opportunity for participants to perform and share with the group of they wish to do so. We will also do some group guitar work. For more info click on the "more info" link. Please note times listed are central time zone More Info | ||
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![]() ![]() Sunday 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Online Musicians' Beginning Improvisation Workshop with Helen Avakian Acoustic. Guitar, Vocie, All Instruments Welcome | Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, NY See Map |
"Musician's Jam Recipe" Learn how to "speak music" with your instrument or voice using what you already know plus add some new skills. We will also do some group "jamming" and exercises in as much as we can on zoom.
Please Note Times are listed in central time zone. For more info and to register click on the "more info" link. More Info | ||
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![]() ![]() Sunday 3:00 pm to 4:50 pm | Musician's Performance Workshop with Helen Avakian Acoustic. Guitar, Voice, All instruments welcome | Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, NY See Map |
Do you spend a lot of time practicing music on your own, feeling like it is going pretty well, only to perform under your capabilities when you play in front of others?
Would you like to transform your stage fright to stage excite-ment? This workshop is an exploration of ways to work with energy of stage fright and turn it into something positive so that one can perform more effectively and enjoy it along the way. I will offer various techniques and tips from mind set, ways to prepare in practice sessions to ways to calm down before and during performance. There will be an opportunity for participants to perform and share with the group of they wish to do so. We will also do some group instrumental/vocal work as well. For more info click on the "more info" link. Please note times listed are central time zone More Info | ||
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CDs by Helen Avakian
![]() | Notes from Helen 2015 Instrumental A collection of Helen's original guitar instrumentals and arrangements of some of her long time top favorite songs | |
![]() | I Love the Moon 2008 Folk/Traditional Helen's newest CD released in June 2008 | |
![]() | Musikos Peripatos 2002 Acoustic, Classical/Opera Terry Champlin and Helen perform Classical guitar duos fron Vivaldi's Concerto in D Major to Champlin's Musikos Peripatos to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. | |
![]() | Vanishing Point 2001 Singer-Songwriter, Pop/Soft Rock Helen's long-awaited CD "Vanishing Point" Appears! Voted Number 1 Favorite Recording by Rhythm and News Magazine Poll. | |
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