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Hungry Monk Music

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The Frog Consort plays The Frog Galliard

Check out the summer camps we have this summer at Hungry Monk Music!! Here's a taste of the fun you can have.....we have something for everyone!!

Looking forward to hearing the monks chant in gage hall soon

Fun workshop with Frank & Alice. Thanks!

Some new tour dates for 1st quarter, and we're working on Dallas & Houston for March 12-13, New England/NY in April, midwest in May. A new CD and book means time to hit the road and get into a few thousand homes! I'd welcome you at a show, I'd welcome your help bringing a show to your community. Here's what's confirmed so far, and a lot more in the works:
1/24 CHARLESTON SC Hungry Monk Music
1/25 NEW SMYRNA BEACH FL Concert @ Community Unitarian Universalist Church, New Smyrna Beach
3/6 PURCELLVILLE VA Franklin Park Arts Center (Release Concert)
3/14 AUSTIN TX Austin Acoustical Cafe
3/15 HUNTSVILLE TX Johnson Studio House Concert
3/19 SYKESVILLE MD Baldwin's Station (Release Concert)
4/17 HENRICO VA Henrico Theatre
4/25 POMFRET CT The Vanilla Bean Café

View the live auction items and start bidding on silent auction items NOW: https://www.biddingforgood.com/thecooperschool

We are one week away from the "Black Tie & Blue Jeans" Spring Auction on Thursday, April 25th at 6pm at the Historic Rice Mill! We are so excited for a fun evening of live music by Hungry Monk Music, cocktail hour, open bar, a plated dinner, a silent auction, a live auction led by Tom Crawford, and other fun games! Don't miss out on fun-filled evening while supporting TCS! Wear your fanciest dress, your jeans, or mix n'match.

Buy your $50 golden raffle ticket for your chance to win a two-night stay at The Sanctuary or a three-night stay in Asheville, along with dinner at Cúrate and breakfast at Grove Park Inn! Buy your ticket here: https://squareup.com/store/thecooperschool/item/golden-raffle-ticket-sale

Thank you to all of our event sponsors, underwriters, silent auction donors and wine donors.

The Cooper School's 'Black Tie & Blue Jeans' Spring Auction is nearing upon us on Thursday, April 25th at the Historic Rice Mill! We are thrilled to have Tom Crawford as our live auctioneer, live music by Hungry Monk Music, cocktail hour, open bar, a silent auction, a plated dinner, and much more fun! Here is a sneak preview for our live auction package #2...A Sports Getaway Weekend in Charlotte!

You and three friends will enjoy an exciting weekend in Charlotte and cheer on your home team, the Carolina Panthers, from your luxury Club seats as they face off to play one of several teams in a Fall 2019 home game. You will be staying right in the heart of downtown Charlotte at the South Park Hampton Inn which is in walking distance to numerous fine dining restaurants and stores. This package is guaranteed to be a touchdown!
Thank you to Hood Hargett and Associates!

For further event details, sponsorship opportunities, or to place an absentee bid, please contact Amanda Brodbeck, [email protected]

We are two weeks away from our 'Black Tie & Blue Jeans' Spring Auction at the Historic Rice Mill. We are so excited for a fun filled evening while benefiting The Cooper School! The event is on April 25th at 6pm with a cocktail hour, silent auction, live auction led by Tom Crawford, a plated dinner, and live music by Hungry Monk Music. Below is a sneak preview for live auction package #1...

Here is your chance to win the Napa Valley Backroads & Railways Package! This includes a wine train, a chauffeur, a three night stay at the Meritage Resort and Spa, and airfare for two! With your round-trip flight to San Francisco or Oakland, two of you will enjoy a three hour round-trip journey on the Napa Valley Wine Train with a gourmet lunch or dinner. You will also get six hours of chauffeured luxury sedan service. You will be staying at Tuscan-inspired resort situated on eleven acres of sun-soaked hillside vineyards. There will also be a travel agent booking all of your reservations to make it a hassle free experience!

For more information, please contact Amanda Brodbeck, [email protected]

Don't miss out on an evening of fun and fundraiser for The Cooper School! RSVP by TOMORROW to the 'Black Tie & Blue Jeans' Spring Auction on April 25th at the Historic Rice Mill!

You may purchase your ticket here: https://squareup.com/store/thecooperschool/

We are thrilled to have live music by Hungry Monk Music and to have Tom Crawford as our auctioneer! Stay tuned for live auction packages...

Many thanks to our event sponsors and underwriters: Bourne Group, Baird, Carolina Sound Communications, The Naik-Patel Family, Supporting Strategies | South Carolina, United Community Bank, Acquisitions, Adam Cantrell - State Farm Agent, Coastal Skin Solutions, Butler Derrick with Carriage Properties, LLC, Karl P. Finkelstein with Valbridge Property Advisors, Gardner Orthodontics, The Green Bloom, Arden Inabinette, Monarch Wine Merchants, The Woodward Family, Starr W. Snead, Advancement Connections, Bloom Children's Therapy, BoomTownROI, Charleston Security Systems, Cobble Hill, Cole Grant Global, Inc. The Donnelley Berry Family, Hungry Monk Music, The Koniver Family, Terri Lozier, The Parker Family, Pearlman & Pearlman, Pinckney-Carter Co., Leila Davenport Ross, Stash Storage, Zm-Medical Equipment Ug, Allen Law Firm, David Avrutick, Vic and Sarah Dandridge, The French-Cantrell Family, Pauling and Kirk Meekins, Pardee Service Experts, Louise D. Ruch, Cynthia Jo Schroeder, Simons Young & Associates, Terri Burnette Psycho-Educational Evaluations, Tom and Peggy Thome, Kent and Laura Trowbridge, The Wright Family!

Support The Cooper School, and buy your ticket now to the 'Black Tie & Blue Jeans' Spring Auction on Thursday, April 25th at the Historic Rice Mill. There will be live music by Hungry Monk Music, a live auction led by Tom Crawford, open bar, and a seated dinner. Tickets are $95. Come dressed up, dressed down or mix n' match!

Click here to purchase your ticket or to sponsor a teacher's ticket: https://squareup.com/store/thecooperschool/ OR email [email protected]. The RSVP date is April 1!

A big thank you to our sponsors and underwriters:
Bourne Group, Baird, Carolina Sound Communications, The Naik-Patel Family, Supporting Strategies | South Carolina, United Community Bank, Acquisitions Interiors, Adam Cantrell - State Farm Agent, Coastal Skin Solutions, Butler Derrick with Carriage Properties, LLC, Gardner Orthodontics, Karl P. Finkelstein with Valbridge Property Advisors, The Green Bloom, Arden Inabinette, Monarch Wine Merchants, The Woodward Family, Advancement Connections, Bloom Children's Therapy, BoomTownROI, Charleston Security Systems, Cobble Hill, Hungry Monk Music, The Koniver Family, The Parker Family, Pearlman and Pearlman, Stash Storage, ZM Medical, Starr W. Snead, Allen Law Firm, Vic and Sarah Dandridge, The French-Cantrell Family, Pauline and Kirk Meekins, Cynthia Jo Schroeder, Simons Young & Associates, Terri Burnette Psycho-Educational Evaluations, Tom and Peggy Thome, and The Wright Family.

Buy your ticket now to the 'Black Tie & Blue Jeans' Spring Auction on Thursday, April 25th at 6pm at the Historic Rice Mill! There will be a cocktail hour with open bar, a plated dinner, both a silent and live auction, and live music by Hungry Monk Music!

To purchase your ticket, to sponsor a teacher's ticket, or to sponsor the event, click here: https://squareup.com/store/thecooperschool/ OR contact Amanda Brodbeck, [email protected]

Thank you to ALL of our sponsors and underwriters for making this event possible: Bourne Group, BAIRD, Carolina Sound Communications, The Naik-Patel Family, Supporting Strategies | South Carolina, United Community Bank, Acquisitions Interiors, Adam Cantrell Statefarm, Coastal Skin Solutions, Butler Derrick with Carriage Properties, LLC, Karl P. Finkelstein with Valbridge Property Advisors, Gardner Orthodontics, The Green Bloom, Arden Inabinette, Monarch Wine Merchants, The Woodward Family, Starr W. Snead, Advancement Connections, Bloom Children's Therapy, BoomTownROI, Charleston Security Systems, Cobble Hill, Hungry Monk Music, The Koniver Family, The Parker Family, Pearlman and Pearlman, Stash Storage, ZM Medical, Allen Law Firm, Vic and Sarah Dandridge, The French-Cantrell Family, Pardee Service Experts, Cynthia Jo Schroeder, Simons Young & Associates, Terri Burnette Psycho-Educational Evaluations, Tom and Peggy Thome, and The Wright Family.

Support TCS and join us for an evening of fun at our Spring Auction on Thursday, April 25th at the Historic Rice Mill. There will be a cocktail hour, silent auction, plated dinner, live auction, and live music by Hungry Monk Music!

Buy your tickets online now: https://squareup.com/store/thecooperschool or contact [email protected].

Hungry Monk Music was established to provide quality music instruction to students of all ages and a

Hungry Monk Music was established in 1993 to provide quality music instruction to students of all ages and abilities. We are home to some of the finest and most experiences music instructors in the Southeast! Faculty members hold degree in Music Performance and/or Music Faculty members hold degrees in Music Performance and/or Music Education.

Operating as usual

06/23/2023

🎟 Porto Seguro featuring Alva Anderson | 7:00pm-9:00pm at Forte Jazz Lounge

🎟 Porto Seguro featuring Alva Anderson | 7:00pm-9:00pm at Forte Jazz Lounge Click here to get your tickets

05/15/2023

Hungry Monk Music is happy to announce some Summer Piano Camps. These Camps will be taught by our friend Eszter Ablonczy.
June 12 - 15: Beginner Camp - no previous experience
June 19 - 22: Intermediate Camp - 2 to 4 years of piano study
July 10 - 13: Advanced Camp - 4 or more years of piano study

You can register here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EL1KzcSfOXUWG4DhdQsdErHAdK2QaepN48dUSSgyCnw/viewform?edit_requested=true

04/20/2023

Porto Seguro plays at Forte Jazz Lounge on Saturday April 29th. Two shows - 7 to 9pm and 9:30 to 11:30pm

Music of Brazil featuring Alva Anderson on vocals, Tom Noren on guitar, Susan Conant on flutes, John Holenko on mandolins, John Kennedy on bass, and Bryce Noren on drums.

04/20/2023

02/27/2023

Porto Seguro featuring Alva Anderson - February 24, 2023

So happy to be playing at Charleston's premier listening room, Forte jazz Lounge. Porto Seguro plays Brazilian music, from chord to bossa to samba and beyond. We're playing every other month at Forte. Stay tuned for upcoming gigs.

Porto Seguro featuring Alva Anderson - February 24, 2023 Porto Seguro:Alva Anderson – Vocals/ViolaSusan Conant – FluteThomas Noren – GuitarJohn Holenko – MandolinJohn Kennedy – BassBryce Noren - Drums

02/22/2023

Porto Seguro is thrilled to be returning to Forte Jazz Lounge for two shows this Friday!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/porto-seguro-featuring-alva-anderson-700pm-900pm-tickets-504902174997

01/18/2023

Tickets | Forte Jazz Lounge | Charleston

Tickets | Forte Jazz Lounge | Charleston Locally renowned jazz musicians all under one roof. We offer an authentic jazz club experience with only the most talented jazz musicians playing live in an intamite lounge venue. Best live music near me in Charleston.

01/13/2023

Wernick Method Bluegrass Jam Camp
February 17, 18 & 19
Join John Holenko for a weekend of Bluegrass jamming. An instructional weekend on how to successfully jam in a Bluegrass setting. All instruments welcome. All levels of ability welcome.
Sign up at:
LetsPick.org

10/27/2022

Student Open Mic Night
Friday October 28, at 7pm
Fox Music House - 4248 Dorchester Rd.

Come out and play a tune or two, or just come see your fellow students doing their thing.

10/18/2022

Amazing music industry clinic this past weekend with Jake Sommers and Mathew Maxwell from the Luke Combs Band. A couple hours of playing and talking about their experience as music professionals.

10/11/2022

11AM this Saturday!!! FREE!!!

09/29/2022

Needless to say, the Open Mic Night scheduled for this Friday - September 30, - will be cancelled due to our weather situation. Stay safe. Stay dry. See you next month.

09/20/2022

Hungry Monk Music updated their address.

09/20/2022

Our first Open Mic Night of the new school year is happening on Friday September 30, 7pm at Fox Music House. Young students, old(er) students, pianists, guitarists, singers, maybe even some gymnastics.

06/07/2022

Our last Open Mic Night of the school year. Next Open Mic will be in September.

05/21/2022

This Week: Forslund

This Week: Forslund A tune I heard Roger Tallroth and Mike Marshall play on a video on the Northfield Mandolin website while shopping for a new Octave Mandolin. Roger Tallroth ...

04/24/2022

We had a great Open Mic Night at Hungry Monk Music. Pam Wiley brought a bunch of string players from Angel Oak Elementary, we had pianists, we had guitarists, our old friend Bob Meehan showed up to play some harmonica, and a new friend Gregg Miller showed up to play some mandolin.

04/12/2022

This Week: Angeline The Baker

This Week: Angeline The Baker This Week I'm sharing a video of an arrangement I've been doing of the traditional fiddle tune "Angeline The Baker". Solo fingerstyle guitar with a drop D tu...

03/24/2022

Learn the Piano!

Check out our online beginning piano course!

03/22/2022

This Week: Pour quoy Quant je voi yver

What I'm up to this week with music. A new instrument has made it's way to me. This is a brand new Northfield octave Mandolin.

This Week: Pour quoy Quant je voi yver What I'm up to this week: Just got a new Northfield Octave Mandolin and taking it for a test spin. Thought I would play a couple of Medieval tunes.

03/09/2022

This Week: Cold Frosty Morn

Here’s what I’ve been up to this week.

This Week: Cold Frosty Morn Another in my (mostly) weekly videos documenting what I'm working on at the time. This is an Irish reel called "Cold Frosty Morn" played on guitar.

02/22/2022

We had another great Student Coffee House last week. We had guitar players, piano players, and even some acrobatics. Our good friend Noodle stopped by to play some ukulele for us as well. See you next month.

01/21/2022

Despite the intense drizzle, we WILL be hosting our January Student Coffee House tonight at Fox Music. 7pm. Come out and play a tune or two.

01/10/2022

Our January Student Coffee House is scheduled for:
Friday January 21, at 7pm
Come out and play a tune or listen to Hungry Monk Music students play their music. A great way to meet our community. Masks should be worn.

12/20/2021

Scale Patterns #1

11/13/2021

Last Sunday Hungry Monk Music hosted the Second Annual (we're tossing out 2020 completely) Fiddle Competition at The Coastal Caroloina Fair. Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone who competed.

10/27/2021

Forte Jazz Lounge | Charleston, South Carolina

This Thursday - October 28th. We will have the always amazing Alva Anderson with us.

Forte Jazz Lounge | Charleston, South Carolina Experience Charleston's finest live jazz music venue located in the heart of the King St. nightlife district. Forte Jazz Lounge is patterned after famed New York-style clubs, providing a big city sound paired with southern hospitality.

09/28/2021

Another of our Hungry Monk Music teaching faculty sprouting her new wings. This is Cindy Kearney and she teaches piano. She can help you earn your musical wings.

09/21/2021

Here is another Hungry Monk Music teacher. Asako Kremer plays violin in The Charleston Symphony and has been teaching violin at Hungry Monk Music for many years now.

Wings by Kris Manning

09/20/2021

We have successfully made the move from our Belgrade Ave location to our new home at:

Fox Music House
4248 Dorchester Road
North Charleston, SC 29405

All our teachers are in their new studios and we are enjoying being part of the musical culture of Fox Music. Thought we would show off our faculty a little bit.
Wings by Kris Manning

This is our drums/percussion teacher Matt Masie. Come study drum kit, hand percussion, Irish drum, bones, and orchestral percussion.

08/27/2021

The Big Move is happening next week. Hungry Monk Music will be moving to our new location next week. After 16 years at our current location we are downsizing and joining forces with Fox Music. Our new location:

Fox Music House
4248 Dorchester Rd
North Charleston, SC 29405

Great new things will be happening. Stay tuned.

07/25/2021

Porto Seguro featuring Alva Anderson | 7:00pm

Porto Seguro featuring Alva Anderson | 7:00pm Porto Seguro plays Brazilian choro and bossa nova on flute, mandolin, guitar and bass. Great Jazz Vocalist and violist, Alva Anderson joins.

07/23/2021

Rhythm Bones

This is a great course taught by Matt Masie!! Who wouldn't want to learn to play the rhythm bones?! Full and unlimited access to this whole course for only $25 per month!!

Rhythm Bones Learn how to play the rhythm bones! This course will teach you the basic techniques for one and two hand bone playing. Several play along songs are included to get you jamming right away!

07/22/2021

Beginning Mandolin

Ever wanted to learn to play the mandolin? Sign up for this great beginning course taught by John Holenko, a GREAT value at only $25 per month. Learn at your own pace, and email John if you have any questions!

Beginning Mandolin The very first lessons you need to get familiar with the mandolin and it's basic techniques. Learn about the physical instrument and how music is made on the mandolin. Simple chords, simple songs, and simple melodies. This is the place to start.

05/26/2021

More Courses available at Hungry Monk Music Online!

Always adding material to the website. The latest Course added: Tune Pack for Mandolin. Five easy mandolin tunes to learn for beginners. Just click on the link:
www.hungrymonkmusiconline.thinkific.com

05/18/2021