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Traditional Folk Music

UVMC offers lessons, classes, and workshops in traditional styles on a variety of instruments.

Our mission is to connect the local music community with the best traditional musicians for performances and workshops, bring people together for music-making events, and offer lessons at all ability levels with highly skilled faculty members.

Accordion and fiddle player at Upper Valley Music Center
Fiddle player at Upper Valley Music Center
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Classes

Monday Night Fiddle

Mondays 7:15-8:15 pm
Fall 2022: 12 weeks beginning September 26

Learn tunes and styles from Celtic, French Canadian, Cape Breton, and New England Contra Dance traditions.

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Fiddle Tune Fridays

Fridays 4-5 pm
Monthly: October 7, November 4, January 6

Bring your instruments and play fiddle tunes with friends. For ages 8-13.

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Arranging and performing traditional music for group ensemble

Fall 2022: September 15-December 15
Thursdays 6:30-8 pm
Upper Valley Music Center Elgar Room

Learn to play traditional tunes in an ensemble.

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Homeschool Family Guitar

Mondays 10-11 am
Fall 2022: September 12-January 16

Parents and children learn beginning guitar skills together.

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Fiddlers enjoying a traditional tune.

Continuing Fiddle

Fall 2022: September 20-December 13
Tuesdays 7:15-8:15 pm*

Learn tunes by ear and explore style and technique in Irish, Old Time, New England, and French Canadian traditional tunes.

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Fiddle students listening to a new tune.

Beginning Fiddle

Tuesdays 6-7 pm*
Part 1 Fall 2022: September 20-December 13
Part 2 Spring: TBA

Beginning adults start with the very basics: how to hold the fiddle and bow with clean, relaxed technique that fits your body, how to “hear” and remember a tune.

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Guitar student working with UVMC faculty

Beginning Guitar Parts 1 & 2

Tuesdays 6-7 pm OR Mondays 11 am-12 pm
Fall 2022: September 12-January 17
Spring 2023: January 10-June 5
UVMC Elgar Room

Develop your skills to confidently play through complete songs and get comfortable playing music with others.

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Guitar student working with UVMC faculty Tristan Bellerive

Intermediate Group Guitar

Fall 2022: September 12-January 18
Spring 2023: January 30-June 5
Mondays 6-7 pm or Wednesdays 11 am - 12 pm
UVMC Elgar Room

Group guitar class for intermediate players who want to strengthen improvisation skills, fretboard knowledge and more.

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Events

Slow Jam

Friday, October 7,
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm EDT
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on Friday, July 23, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, July 29, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, October 7, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, November 4, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 5:30 pm

One event on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 5:30 pm

Play along to traditional fiddle tunes at a relaxed tempo.

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Rachel Clemente Harp

Rachel Clemente, Harp | Workshops

Saturday, October 29,
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm EDT
$35
Upper Valley Music Center

Get your hands on a harp with Rachel Clemente, UVMC, and the VT Harp Center.

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Concert | Rachel Clemente, harp

Saturday, October 29,
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm EDT
$25
First Congregational Church of Lebanon

Join us for a solo concert with the New England based pedal and traditional Scottish harpist, Rachel Clemente.

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Folk Music Faculty

Tristan Bellerive

Tristan Bellerive

Guitar Amy Cann

Amy Cann

Fiddle, violin, contra/English country dance

Carol Compton

English Country Dance Ensemble Jeremiah McLane

Jeremiah McLane

Accordion, piano Ben Van Vliet

Ben Van Vliet

Violin, fiddle

Questions?

If you’d like to learn more about our traditional folk music offerings, visit our FAQ page or contact us with your questions.