Traditional Folk Music Group Classes and Ensembles
Upcoming Classes

Summer 2022 Fiddle/Guitar Intensive Week
5:30 pm intermediate or 6:30 pm beginner
Build your fiddle tune repertoire and learn to play tunes with an ensemble!
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Kids Beginner Ukulele
Alternating Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm
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
Alternating Tuesdays 6:45-7:45 pm
Learn the ukulele basics...holding the instrument, tuning, strumming, and building your knowledge of chords and basic music theory.
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Monday Night Fiddle
Spring 2022: 12 weeks beginning March 14
Learn tunes and styles from Celtic, French Canadian, Cape Breton, and New England Contra Dance traditions.
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Traditional Ensembles: Répertoire de Quebec
Thursdays 6:30-8 pm
Learn instrumental tunes of Quebec.
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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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Beginning Fiddle
Part 1 Fall 2021: October 19-January 11
Part 2 Spring: February 1-May 3
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 2021: September 14-January 18
Spring 2022: February 1-May 31
Develop your skills to confidently play through complete songs and get comfortable playing music with others.
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Slow Jams
In Person 2022: January 21, March 4, March 18, April 22, May 20
Online 2022: February 4, February 25, April 1, May 6
Play along to your favorite fiddle tunes at a gentle tempo.
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Intermediate Group Guitar
Fall 2021: September 13-January 17
Mondays 6-7 pm
Group guitar class for intermediate players who want to strengthen improvisation skills, fretboard knowledge and more.
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Continuing Fiddle
Tuesdays 7-8 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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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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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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