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Bluegrass Fiddle 1
This class will teach the basics of bluegrass fiddle, including how to get a consistently good tone. Students will learn some entry-level tunes and be able to take home a beginning repertoire. Skill Level B Period 1 ~ Randy Barrett
This class will teach the basics of bluegrass fiddle, including how to get a consistently good tone. Students will learn some entry-level tunes and be able to take home a beginning repertoire. Skill Level B Period 1 ~ Randy Barrett
Bluegrass Fiddle 2
Learn a variety of bluegrass styles! Tunes, backup, leads, kick-offs, tags, and a number of other skills will be addressed. Skill Level B/C Period 2 ~ Joe Troop
Learn a variety of bluegrass styles! Tunes, backup, leads, kick-offs, tags, and a number of other skills will be addressed. Skill Level B/C Period 2 ~ Joe Troop
Old-Time Fiddle with Ken Kolodner
We will focus on several bowing approaches that are the core of old-time sound (e.g. the various uses of Nashville shuffles, 3-1 bowing, bow rocks, string-crossing, ghost bows, mid-bow pulses) along with left hand ornamentation (e.g. 4th finger unisons, double-stops, chords, slides, triplets, grace notes, drones etc.). Standard and altered tunings with be used (e.g. GDGD, ADAD, AEAE; DDAD). To help move us along, written music with bowings will be provided for all tunes. Skill Level B/C Period 4 ~ Ken Kolodner
We will focus on several bowing approaches that are the core of old-time sound (e.g. the various uses of Nashville shuffles, 3-1 bowing, bow rocks, string-crossing, ghost bows, mid-bow pulses) along with left hand ornamentation (e.g. 4th finger unisons, double-stops, chords, slides, triplets, grace notes, drones etc.). Standard and altered tunings with be used (e.g. GDGD, ADAD, AEAE; DDAD). To help move us along, written music with bowings will be provided for all tunes. Skill Level B/C Period 4 ~ Ken Kolodner
Swedish Fiddle
This class will focus primarily on the music tradition of Jämtland. Jämtland is both a historical province and a modern county with a strong and rich cultural heritage. The fiddle is the principal folk instrument and among the tunes that are played are marches, polskas, polkas, valses, snoas, masurkas, schottises. Haunting triplet polskas from the Lapp-Nils tradition will be taught as well as tunes from the more modern “gammeldans” repertoire. You will get to know this region's peculiarity with influences not only from the Swedish, but also from the Norwegian, and the Sami culture. Emphasis will also be on how to play dance music. Also welcoming other instruments: Mandolin, Flute, Clarinet, Dulcimer etc. Teaching will be “by ear” and use of a recording device is strongly recommended. Participants may play for the evening Scandinavian dance during the week. Skill Level B/C Period 2 ~ Göran Olsson
This class will focus primarily on the music tradition of Jämtland. Jämtland is both a historical province and a modern county with a strong and rich cultural heritage. The fiddle is the principal folk instrument and among the tunes that are played are marches, polskas, polkas, valses, snoas, masurkas, schottises. Haunting triplet polskas from the Lapp-Nils tradition will be taught as well as tunes from the more modern “gammeldans” repertoire. You will get to know this region's peculiarity with influences not only from the Swedish, but also from the Norwegian, and the Sami culture. Emphasis will also be on how to play dance music. Also welcoming other instruments: Mandolin, Flute, Clarinet, Dulcimer etc. Teaching will be “by ear” and use of a recording device is strongly recommended. Participants may play for the evening Scandinavian dance during the week. Skill Level B/C Period 2 ~ Göran Olsson