Kent Bog Singing Insects
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Kent Bog
Saturday, September 25th, 2010 from 4 pm-dusk
3rd of three 'singing insect' field trips co-lead with CMNH conservation specialist and City of Twinsburg naturalist Stanley Stine.
More information at:
www.cmnh.org/site/ClassesandPrograms/AdultFieldTrips.aspx
The Insect Percussion Ensemble
Holden Arboretum
Friday evening, September 17th, 2010 7 pm-9pm
Holden Arboretum class followed by outdoor cricket and katydid search!
More information at:
www.holdenarb.org
The Singing and Dancing Insects of the Terraces
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Grand River Terraces
Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 4 pm-7pm
2nd of three 'singing insect' field trips co-lead with CMNH conservation specialist and City of Twinsburg naturalist Stanley Stine.
More information at:
www.cmnh.org/site/ClassesandPrograms/AdultFieldTrips.aspx
Insect Orchestra: Nature's Musicians
Burton Wetlands Nature Preserve
Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 7:30-9:30 pm
Evening hike and outdoor class.
Register at the Holden Aboretum's web site: http://www.holdenarb.org/visit/fallexploringandconserving.asp
Evening Songs at the North Kingsville Sand Barrens
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, North Kingsville Sand Barrens
Saturday, August 28th, 2010 from 6 pm till dusk
1st of three 'singing insect' field trips co-lead with CMNH conservation specialist and City of Twinsburg naturalist Stanley Stine.
More information at:
www.cmnh.org/site/ClassesandPrograms/AdultFieldTrips.aspx
Field Trip
Mill Creek MetroParks, Canfield
Friday evening, August 27th, 2010
www.millcreekmetroparks.com/Home/tabid/1388/Default.aspx
Crickets and Katydids of Geauga
Geauga Park District, The West Wood Nature Center
Friday, August 13th, 2010 from 7-9 pm
This presentation will include the results of my 2009 survey of two of the Geauga Park Districts preserves and an outdoor demonstration of how I conduct my survey work.
www.geaugaparkdistrict.org
A Concert Guide to Earth's First Musicians and Their Music
Holden Arboretum
July 14th, 2010
Did you know that the Earth's first musicians were probably insects called katydids? They have been singing for around 250 million years now, and birds for probably about 150 million!
If you'd like to learn more about really "early music," Join me at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Wednesday evening, July 14th. My talk, in conjunction with the Museum's Wild Music exhibit, will explore the songs and other communications of NE Ohio birds, amphibians, and insects. I'll include many of my own field recordings and will also give you some ideas on how to identify the singers you hear.
Bird songs in the Meadow
Holden Arboretum
Saturday, June 19th, 2010:
This three-hour class will begin with an hour indoor presentation of the songs of Holden's meadow and grassland birds. We will then spend two hours in Holden's meadows to listen for these wonderful singers!
SPRING BIRD SONG IDENTIFICATION CLASSES AT THE HOLDEN ARBORETUM
( A three-class series - take one or take them all)
The basic elements of music can help us identify and remember common bird songs and give us a basis for comparison with songs that are less common. Using an approach derived from teaching music appreciation and ear training classes, Cleveland Institute of Music faculty member Lisa Rainsong, Ph.D., will develop your ability to recognize, identify, and remember the singers and their songs. The series will focus on year-round residents and migrant birds which stay in Northeast Ohio to nest. Each session will begin with an indoor audio component and conclude with a trip outside to practice recognition of bird songs. Please dress for the weather and bring binoculars.
Saturday, March 27 and April 3: 9am - 11:30am
SESSION 1: Backyard Birdsongs
Session one includes two back-to-back classes, which will concentrate on common year-round resident birds and early spring migrants that can be heard in the trees and shrubs around your home. We will add to our repertoire of bird songs each week as more birds arrive at their breeding territories This is a great session for beginners and those new to studying bird song.
Saturday, April 24th:
SESSION 2: Bird songs of the Forests and Edges #1
Sessions two and three will explore several different wooded habitats to compare the resident bird composition of each. Special attention will be paid to sorting out similar songs of the birds residing in these areas. A knowledge of basic bird song, either from the earlier spring class or from prior experience, would be helpful. After a quick review of the most common bird songs, we will learn additional songs of newly-arriving forest birds.
Saturday, May 15th:
SESSION 3: Bird songs of the Forests and Edges #2
More singers have arrived since the end of April, and we will add more singers to our woodland ensemble.
How a musical approach to birdsong can sharpen your birdsong identification skills
Greater Akron Audubon Society, Mingo Pavilion in Akron's Sand Run Metro Park
January 26th, 2010 at 7 pm
Meeting begins at 7:00 PM with a few minutes of chapter business, followed by my 45-60 minute featured presentation.
Crickets and Katydids: the Insect Percussion Ensemble
Holden Arboretum
Friday, September 18th, 2009 7 - 9 pm
The first hour will be an introductory class on the insects and their songs. We will then go outside into the Holden gardens with our flashlights to look for/listen to them.
Insect Orchestra: Meet the Musicians
Burton Wetlands
Friday, September 11th, 2009 7:30-9 pm
Singing Insects with Lisa
Liberty Park in Twinsburg
Sunday, September 6th, 2009 6pm-8pm
Cleveland Museum of Natural History field trip:
Summer Night Insect Recital
Singer Lake in southern Summit County
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 7:30-9:30 pm
Sandy soils left by glacial deposition in the southern end of Summit County have created an excellent stage for the insect percussion ensemble of late summer. Co-leading this hike with Stanley Stine, Lisa will provide interpretation of the music we hear and identify the performers responsible. Flashlights and after-dark fortitude are highly recommended.
Holden Arboretum: Bird song identification.
Two-session class on Saturday morning, March 28 and April 4th, 2009.
This class will include both indoor lecture and outdoor field practice. Watch for details on the Holden Arboretum web site.
Holden Arboretum: Composing Music Through Birdsong
Saturday, February 14, 2009 2pm - 4pm
Birds are extraordinary performers, composers and arrangers. Human composers have borrowed musical ideas from their avian counterparts throughout musical history and continue to do so. A naturalist as well as a musician, Lisa Rainsong, PhD, Cleveland Institute of Music faculty member, will integrate nature’s music and human music in this exploration of ways in which composers have used the music of birds from the Renaissance to the present. The evening will conclude with a demonstration of how she herself accomplishes this in her own music.