Traditional Folk Music Group Classes and Ensembles
Upcoming Classes
Summer 2020 Monday Night Fiddle
Mondays 7:15-8:15 pm
Intermediate level adults learn tunes and styles from Celtic, French Canadian, Cape Breton, and New England Contra Dance traditions.
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Revels Kids at Upper Valley Music Center
Monday-Friday 9 am - 3 pm
UVMC and Revels North immerse children in the process of creating a performance that weaves music, dance, and folk traditions together with a narrative thread.
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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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Intermediate Group Guitar
Fall: September 9-December 16
Spring: January 27-May 11
Group guitar class for intermediate players who want to strengthen improvisation skills, fretboard knowledge and more.
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Monday Night Fiddle
Spring: January 27-June 1 (12 weeks)
Fall: September 9-January 13 (12 weeks)
Intermediate level adults learn tunes and styles from Celtic, French Canadian, Cape Breton, and New England Contra Dance traditions.
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Kids Beginner Ukulele
March 10-May 19
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
March 10-May 19
Learn the ukulele basics...holding the instrument, tuning, strumming, and building your knowledge of chords and basic music theory.
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Beginning Fiddle Parts 1 & 2
Part 1 Fall: September 10-December 3
Part 2 Spring: January 28-Aptil 28
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
Fall: September 10-December 17
Spring: January 28-May 12
Participants 16 and up develop their skills to confidently play through complete songs and get comfortable playing music with others.
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Continuing Fiddle
Spring January 28-April 28 - Extended to June 2
Fall: September 10-December 3
For both advanced beginner adult fiddlers who want to expand their repertoire/upgrade their chops and classical violinists who want to try out traditional vocabulary and improvisation.
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Trad Music Ensembles
Spring: April 23-May 28
Adult ensemble class exploring group performance and musicianship featuring traditional tunes from North America, the British Isles, and Northern Europe.
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Fiddle Friends
Beginners: 11-11:45 am
Intermediate: 12-12:45 pm
Learn traditional fiddle tunes with friends and Upper Valley fiddle teachers!
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Summer 2019 Fiddle Workshops
Monday-Thursday, 5;30-6:30 or 6:45-7:45
For both advanced beginner adult fiddlers who want to expand their repertoire/upgrade their chops and classical violinists who want to try out traditional vocabulary and improvisation.
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