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Beginning Fiddle
This beginning level class will teach the basics of playing the violin with the goal of having students emerge from the class with the confidence and techniques necessary to play simple fiddle tunes. Tuning, bowing, scales, intonation, and tunes will be taught in this first step into the fascinating and fun world of fiddling. This course is designed for people who have never before picked up the fiddle/violin. If you are conversant with the instrument, it is recommended that you instead take classes that focus on style and/or genre. Skill Level A Period 4 ~ Brenda Anna
A Little Fiddlin’, A Little Flat-Footin’
Rosin your bow and lace up your dancing shoes. In “A Little Fiddlin’, a Little Flat-footin’.”, We will learn some tunes and basic steps to achieve a better understanding of how the music and dance evolved together. This class is for dancers and fiddlers. Instrumental Skill Level B Period 2 ~ Danny Knicely, Emily Oleson, Matt Olwell
Old-Time Fiddle
Take this opportunity to learn from Sammy Lind, simply put, “the old-time fiddler of his generation” whose tone and voice are as old as the same hills that gave birth to this music. Both the fiddler and banjo player of the Foghorn Stringband, Sammy’s energy is contagious in the classroom. You will emerge from this class with new tunes, bowings and a deeper understanding of the nature of old-time fiddling. Skill Level B/C Period 3 ~ Sammy Lind
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. Other instruments including mandolin, flute, clarinet, dulcimer etc. are welcome! Teaching will be “by ear” and use of a recording device is strongly recommended. Skill Level B/C Period 1 ~ Göran Olsson
This beginning level class will teach the basics of playing the violin with the goal of having students emerge from the class with the confidence and techniques necessary to play simple fiddle tunes. Tuning, bowing, scales, intonation, and tunes will be taught in this first step into the fascinating and fun world of fiddling. This course is designed for people who have never before picked up the fiddle/violin. If you are conversant with the instrument, it is recommended that you instead take classes that focus on style and/or genre. Skill Level A Period 4 ~ Brenda Anna
A Little Fiddlin’, A Little Flat-Footin’
Rosin your bow and lace up your dancing shoes. In “A Little Fiddlin’, a Little Flat-footin’.”, We will learn some tunes and basic steps to achieve a better understanding of how the music and dance evolved together. This class is for dancers and fiddlers. Instrumental Skill Level B Period 2 ~ Danny Knicely, Emily Oleson, Matt Olwell
Old-Time Fiddle
Take this opportunity to learn from Sammy Lind, simply put, “the old-time fiddler of his generation” whose tone and voice are as old as the same hills that gave birth to this music. Both the fiddler and banjo player of the Foghorn Stringband, Sammy’s energy is contagious in the classroom. You will emerge from this class with new tunes, bowings and a deeper understanding of the nature of old-time fiddling. Skill Level B/C Period 3 ~ Sammy Lind
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. Other instruments including mandolin, flute, clarinet, dulcimer etc. are welcome! Teaching will be “by ear” and use of a recording device is strongly recommended. Skill Level B/C Period 1 ~ Göran Olsson
+ Indicates that the class is open to other instruments