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Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
Evening Events
6:45 pm +
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Bluegrass Jam & Bluegrass Slow Jam
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Here's where you get a chance to use the skills you have learned in class, and just have fun with Bluegrass staff.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Celtic Session
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Join in a Celtic session in a supportive and non-judgemental atmosphere. Come play, sing, listen!
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Introduction to Swing Music with Brennen Ernst
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
An introduction to the history, recordings and basic harmonic & rhythms of swing
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Juke Joint Blues
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn and share blues repertoire
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Klezmer Music w B Mitterhoff & J Selly
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
Learn the modes and dance tunes of the celebratory, secular Jewish music known as klezmer.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Latin American Music for Harp and More w Nicolas Carter
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
Learn the techniques, patterns, rhythms and melodies of Latin American music. This will take your playing to a new level!
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Music Theory for Bluegrass and Old-Time
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Gain a better understanding of the rudiments of music theory as it pertains to traditional music, focusing on the underlying rhythmic, harmonic and melodic structures of bluegrass and old-time.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Old-Time Jam
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Take the skills you have worked on all day and put them into practice in this welcoming atmosphere.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Practice Lab: Research-Based Strategies for Getting Better Results with Wayne Fugate
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
All musicians, regardless of level or instrument, can learn to get the most from your practice time with these research-based strategies.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Rags and Stomps w B Mitterhoff and J Selly
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
All instruments are welcome to learn the string ragtime of the 20s and 30s.
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Something For Everyone
Schedule a week or two, or three! Or, just sprinkle some classes in between other commitments.
Week 1
6/24/24
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6/28/24
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Week 2
7/7/24
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7/12/24
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