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LOCATION |
PERIOD 1 |
PERIOD 2 |
PERIOD 3 |
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HUTCHINS |
FIDDLE FROM SCRATCH |
HARMONICA |
BEGINNING |
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ADIRONDACK |
VOCAL HARMONIES |
SHAPE NOTE SINGING |
A CAPELLA |
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LIBRARY #123 |
ADVANCED FLUTE |
MANDOLIN |
BEGINNING BANJO |
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LIBRARY #124 |
BEGINNING |
INTRO. |
FINGERSTYLE |
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BOBCAT CAFE |
FOLK HARP |
INTERMEDIATE |
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PINE ROOM |
DANCE FIDDLING |
NEW ENGLAND FIDDLE |
ADVANCED |
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LIBRARY |
INTERMEDIATE |
BEGINNING FIDDLE REPERTOIRE |
INTERMEDIATE |
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2011 Mountain Arts Gathering Classes |
| Fiddle From Scratch - John A supportive, non-threatening introductory workshop starting from \"this is a fiddle.\" Covers tuning, noting, bowing, simple tunes, sessions and a sense of humor; You’ve got to have that to get past beginning fiddling. |
| DADGAD Guitar - Bethany This workshop will be an introduction to Irish-style DADGAD tuning. We’ll learn basic chord shapes with an emphasis on backing fiddle tunes. Building on the basic chords, we’ll explore alternate voicings, right hand technique, and chord theory. We'll learn to flat-pick several tunes, work out a number of chord possibilities for each, and talk about arrangements. Previous experience in DADGAD is not necessary (ie. we'll start by learning how to tune from standard to DADGAD). Please bring a capo.
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| Beginning Tin Whistle - Grey If you have never played a tin whistle (aka pennywhistle) before, here is your chance to get started off on the correct foot and totally avoid the pitfalls of bad habits. Bring a small whistle in D (or low D if you prefer and can handle the big stretch), or purchase one of the D whistles I will bring along to camp. Feel free to bring a recording device as well. We'll learn how to relax and stay relaxed while holding, blowing and fingering the whistle and will learn some very simple tunes. If things progress well, we'll begin to learn the rudiments of traditional Irish ornamentation and phrasing as well. You don't need to know how to read music, though handouts will be available.
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New England Fiddle - Lissa |
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Beginning Guitar - Trish
Isn't it time that you added the guitar to your list of instruments that you enjoy playing? Or dusted off that poor, abandoned guitar in your closet? We can get you up and running -- or back up to speed. We'll start in standard tuning, examining picking vs. strumming styles, bass runs, why capo?, barre chords by cheating (shhh!) and for real, and deciphering guitar notation. Time permitting, we'll check out some scales for lead playing and / or improv, and some alternate tunings -- and requests from class members. Oh, yeah -- you'll also learn a song or two! |
Dance Fiddling - Lissa This workshop is open to all melody instruments at an intermediate/advanced level. We will spend our time focusing on aspects of rhythm, style, arranging, and what makes a good dance musician. We will learn a number of dance tunes by ear throughout the week. All participants are required to bring a tape recorder or recording equivalent. |
| Mandolin - John This is an instrument that is so much fun to play, but don't tell anyone: we must keep our secret safe! This class will cover chords galore, rhythm in the right hand, tremolo technique, samples of music composed for mandolin by notable classical composers, and care and feeding of your mandolin habit. |
| Harmonica - Chris For beginners, an introduction to basic harmonica techniques with emphasis on breathing, rhythm, and group playing. You'll be amazed at what you find yourself doing! For int/advanced players, techniques for rhythmic, multi-genre playing from a master mouth-harpist. |
| Vocal Harmonies - Cindy Vocal Harmonies: If you love to sing, invent harmonies and want to feel generally more confident with both melody and harmony, come join this class! We'll mix a bit of theory in with a lot of practice, and do a bunch of improvising as well as learning already-set arrangements. No music-reading ability necessary. |
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Beginning Old-Time banjo - Trish |
| Inter/Adv Fiddle Repetoire - Rachel An intermediate to advanced-level workshop that strengthens your fiddle repertoire with tunes from a broad array of genres, including old-time, Celtic, & other traditions. |
| Finger Style Guitar - Cindy This class is for intermediate/advanced players. We'll pay close attention to both our right and left hands, shepherding them both to confident and creative ways of approaching accompaniment. Arpeggio, "calypso beat," "Thumb Something Thumb Something" and "tasting" strums will all be covered, as well as some left-hand variations to standard chords. |
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Int/Adv Clawhammer /Banjo - Pete
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| Guitar repertoire/Flatpicking - Bethany More repertoire class than the “mechanics of flatpicking”, I’ll pick a sub-set of tunes each day and we’ll aim to get through 2-3 tunes within that style. Regions of tunes to be included: Irish, French Canadian, Scandinavian, French, and New England. We’ll learn the tunes by ear, but I'll hand out sheet music at the end (for memory sake) and include chords. This class is not necessarily guitar specific, so come if you just want to pick up some new tunes. |
| Shape Note Singing - Pete
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| Intermediate/Advanced Irish Flute and Tin Whistle - Grey This workshop is for intermediate and advanced players of both Irish (wooden) flute and modern (metal) flute, and tin whistle players are welcome, too. Whistle players need to bring a D whistle. You should be able to play at least a handful of Irish traditional tunes up to a moderate speed. We will delve very deeply into traditional Irish ornamentation and phrasing techniques, as well as breathing strategies that enhance the phrasing and clarity of the music. No music reading is necessary, though handouts will be available. The emphasis will be much more on learning traditional techniques than on learning repertoire, though we will learn a few tunes. Please feel free to bring a recording device. There will be some wooden flutes on hand that you can try out, and some will be available for purchase. We will use material from the book "The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle", and copies will be available.
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| Folk Harp - Sue |
| A Capellas- Chris |
MOUNTAIN ARTS GATHERING 2011 4TH PERIOD WORKSHOPS
4TH PERIOD Workshops will be partially based on requests we receive from people registering for Mountain Arts Gathering. Please let us know what you would like to see added to our schedule. Our Instructors are a very diverse of talented musicians and teachers who are dedicated to making your workshop experiences meaningful and somewhat personalized. Give us your opinions!!!!!!!!
TENTATIVE 4TH PERIOD WORKSHOPS ARE
ANGLO CONCERTINA
ACCORDION
MUSIC THEORY
KEYBOARDS
MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
MORE BANJO
MORE FIDDLE
MORE HARMONICA