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Traditional Folk Music Group Classes and Ensembles

Upcoming Classes

Songwriter Circle

Fridays, 5:30 pm
Spring 2025: January 24, February 28, March 28, May 2
UVMC

Play music for each other in an encouraging environment.

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High School Intermediate Guitar

Fall 2024: October 9-December 18
Wednesdays 6:45-7:45 pm
UVMC Bach Room

Learn how to play the guitar with real life people!

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Guitar student working with UVMC faculty

Adult Beginner Guitar Parts 1 & 2

Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm
Spring 2025: February 5-April 23
Fall 2024: October 9-December 18

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

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Monday Night Fiddle

Mondays 7 - 8 pm
Spring 2025: March 17 - May 12

Learn tunes and styles from Irish tradition.

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Guitar student working with UVMC faculty Tristan Bellerive

Intermediate Group Guitar

Thursdays: 7:30-8:30 pm
Spring 2025: February 6-May 8
Fall 2024: September 19-December 12

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

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Multiple instruments jamming outdoors

Slow Jams

Monthly 5:30-6:30 pm
Spring 2025: February to June
Summer 2024: Tuesdays June 25, July 23, August 27
Fall 2024: Fridays September 13, October 11, November 8, December 13, January 10

Play along to your favorite fiddle tunes at a gentle tempo.

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Kids Beginner Ukulele

Wednesdays, 3:45-4:30 pm
Spring 2025: January 29-May 14
Fall 2024: September 18-December 11

Learn the basics in a supportive environment for kids ages 8-13.

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Traditional Ensemble

Wednesday 6:30-8:30 pm
Fall 2024: September 11 - November 13

Learn to play traditional tunes in an ensemble.

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Fiddle students listening to a new tune.

Beginning Fiddle

Tuesdays 6-7 pm
Spring 2025: January 28-April 29
Elgar Room

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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Harp Group Class

Monthly on Friday, 5:30-6:30 pm
Fall Dates: September 13 - October 25 - November 8 - December 13 - January 10

Explore traditional tunes and techniques on harp in a supportive setting.

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English Country Dance Music Sessions

Sundays 7-8:30 pm
Second and Fourth Sundays
Fall 2024: September 8-December 7
Winter 2024-25: December 8-March 23
Spring 2025: April 13-June 22

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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fiddlers

Fiddle Styling for Violinists


UVMC Elgar Room

If you already play the violin and have always wondered how to get the fiddle sound on your instrument, this is the class for you.

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Fiddlers enjoying a traditional tune.

Continuing Fiddle

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Learn tunes by ear and explore style and technique in traditional tunes.

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Adults playing ukulele

Adult Beginner Ukulele

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UVMC Bach Room

Learn the ukulele basics...holding the instrument, tuning, strumming, and building your knowledge of chords and basic music theory.

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