Traditional Folk Music Group Classes and Ensembles
Upcoming Classes
Monday Night Fiddle
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
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
Thursdays 6:30-8 pm
Learn to play traditional tunes in an ensemble.
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Homeschool Family Guitar
Fall 2022: September 12-January 16
Parents and children learn beginning guitar skills together.
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Continuing Fiddle
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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Beginning Fiddle
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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Beginning Guitar Parts 1 & 2
Fall 2022: September 12-January 17
Spring 2023: January 10-June 5
Develop your skills to confidently play through complete songs and get comfortable playing music with others.
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Intermediate Group Guitar
Spring 2023: January 30-June 5
Mondays 6-7 pm or Wednesdays 11 am - 12 pm
Group guitar class for intermediate players who want to strengthen improvisation skills, fretboard knowledge and more.
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Summer 2022 Monday Night Fiddle
Mondays 6:30-7:30 pm
Intermediate adults learn tunes from Celtic, French Canadian, Cape Breton, and New England Contra Dance traditions.
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Kids Beginner Ukulele
Nils Fredland will teach the ukulele basics -- holding the instrument, tuning, strumming, and learning chords and basic music theory.
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Adult Beginner Ukulele
Learn the ukulele basics...holding the instrument, tuning, strumming, and building your knowledge of chords and basic music theory.
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English Country Dance Music Sessions
Second and Fourth Sundays
UVMC English Country Dance Instrumental Music sessions provide a friendly, flexible and spontaneous small ensemble setting for beginning, intermediate to experienced players of a variety of traditional instruments.
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Slow Jams
Summer 2022: June 17, July 29, August 19, September 9
Fall 2022: October 7 November 4 December 3*, January 6
Play along to your favorite fiddle tunes at a gentle tempo.
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Black Dots Boot Camp
Gain the skills to lift a basic tune off of the page and into your voice or instrument.
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Theory and Composition for Traditional Musicians
Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm
Students will compose tunes and discuss elements of music theory that relate to the compositions.
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