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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
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
African American Spirituals, Gospels and Civil Rights Songs
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Kathy Bullock leads us in singing African American songs that have inspired and uplifted communities around the world.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
African Dance
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn African dance with members of the Sankofa Dance Theater.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
African Drumming
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn the rudiments and nuances of African drumming as played for dance.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
African and Jamaican Songs
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn songs from West and South Africa and the Caribbean, including games, sacred songs, and more.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Beginning English Concertina
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
Gain familiarity with the English Concertina!
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Bodhran (Irish Frame Drum) II with Steafan Hannigan
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
The bodhran is the heartbeat of Celtic music. Polish your skills with renowned musician Steafan Hannigan.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Bodhran (Irish Frame Drum) for Beginners
Available:
Week 1
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
A
Learn to play the quintessential Celtic drum with Bill Troxler!
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Celtic Dance: A Ceili!
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn a step dance, a traditional dance, or a little song from the Celtic nations of Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Celtic Tunes: Week 1
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Build your Celtic repertoire with tunes from the "Six Celtic Nations". All Celtic-style melody instrucments are welcome!
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Celtic Tunes: Week 3
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Build your Celtic repertoire with tunes from the "Six Celtic Nations". All Celtic-style melody instrucments are welcome!
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Chinese Cooking
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
No wok? No problem! Learn to make healthy, delicious and easy Chinese food at home.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Folk Songs of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Singers and musicians (guitar and ukulele especially) will learn the distinctive melodies and harmonies from the heart of Europe.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Fujara & Koncovka Overtone Flutes: Week 2
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Beginner and intermediate students can learn together on the fujara and koncovka overtone flutes.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Fujara and Koncovka Overtone Flutes: Week 3
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Enter the magical world of the overtone flute!
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Fun & Toe-Tapping Celtic Tunes for Harp 1
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn tunes from the Celtic lands with an upbeat tempo and a fun-to-play melody
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Fun & Toe-Tapping Celtic Tunes for Harp 2
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
MORE fun Celtic tunes for the harp!
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Harp: Islands of the North with Rachel Hair
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Add to your Celtic repertoire with tunes from the Northern Scottish Isles of Orkney and Shetland
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Intro to Celtic Harp
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
A
Get started on your harp journey under the skilled guidance of Jo Morrison of Port Righ.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Introduction to Highland Bagpipe
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
A
This beginners class will introduce the rudiments of playing the Great Highland Bagpipe. Students will learn on a practice chanter.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Irish Fiddle with Saskia Tomkins: Week 1
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Learn some tunes and techniques that will bring authenticity to your Irish fiddling!
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Irish Fiddle with Saskia Tomkins: Week 3
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Polish your Irish fiddle skills with Saskia Tomkins, All Britain and North American Champion of Irish Fiddle and Slow Airs!
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Irish Mandolin with Emily Martin
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Emily Martin teaches traditional Irish mandolin ornamentation and more.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Irish Tenor Banjo with Brian Connolly
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
This workshop, suitable for tenor banjo as well as mandolin, is led by the founder and longtime leader of Craobh Rua (pronounced Crave Roo-ah), one of Ireland’s great, world-touring traditional bands.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Latin American Harp Overview with Nicolas Carter
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
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 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Low Whistle/Tin Whistle/Pennywhistle with Steafan Hannigan
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn to play various types of Celtic whistles with Northern Ireland's Steafan Hannigan, author of the definitive book about the Low D whistle.
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