Description: Want to increase your fiddle skills but don’t want to commit to a whole day? This class is for you! We’ll work on some new tunes and skills as well as some movement breaks to help improve our rhythm and listening. And if you’re *very* good, maybe I will let you touch a pompom! Prerequisite: Be […]
Description: The pom-poms (and other instruments) are back with even more songs and tunes! Your preschooler or primary-aged child will enjoy a morning of music-based play. We’ll sing, we’ll dance, and we will see just how many things we can do with a pom-pom. We’ll also read some books and play outside. Prerequisite: Toilet training. Diapered children are […]
Have a bass, know the strings names and how to tune it. At this point you’re almost ready for a paying gig! Ability to read music is helpful but not required. Style: Old time jam, dance band, bluegrass, Western swing In this course you’ll learn how to be appreciated when in a jam and someone yells […]
Prerequisites: You will need a 5 string banjo, banjo strap, capo and music stand. Style: The specific genre is Scruggs and Melodic banjo, right hand technique will be taught. Most of the tunes we learn will be standard bluegrass banjo with some fiddle tunes. We will also cover different banjo tunings. We will start with […]
Pack your trumpet, flute, saxophone, bassoon, zither, hurdy gurdy, or whatever instrument you have stashed in the closet and have been afraid to play with other old time groups. We’ll talk about the logistics of transposing, the technicalities of playing with quiet string groups, and how to embellish and add color to traditional old time […]
Learn the fundamentals of piano back- up. Piano playing experience required. We will learn the chords and rhythms to back up standard fiddle tunes on the piano. We will start with common fiddle tune keys: A, D, G and C. We will learn left and right hand pattern for various rhythms, such as reels, jigs, […]
Prerequisites: You will need a 5 string banjo, banjo strap, capo and music stand. Have played for at least a year. Style: The specific genre is Scruggs and Melodic banjo, right hand technique will be taught. Most of the tunes we learn will be standard bluegrass banjo with some fiddle tunes. We will also cover […]
Prerequisites: Can play a few very beginning tunes. Description: A lot of tunes will be taught. Within these tunes we will work on what technical points we need to learn to make those tunes sound great. EVERY tune itself is a fiddle lesson. We will talk about how to look at a tune from start […]
Morning Session Only – No experience necessary ( Have never played a tune before).
Must be able to hold instrument and have experience playing on all four strings. Must know finger places and be able to read tablature