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Instructor: Joni Harms
All Levels; All Instruments
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Instructors: Joni Harms; Erica Brown
All Levels; All Instruments
Are you trying to pull a band together or HOLD a band together? It can be very difficult. Joni and Erica will tell you how they have handled this task over a successful career.
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Instructors: Seamus Connolly; Don Roy
All Levels; All Instruments
Performance/Lecture
It’s difficult to imagine that our own musical heros also have their own heros. During this hour, Seamus and Don will talk about who influenced them and who they looked up to at the start of their respective musical journeys. You’ll hear these two recipients of the National Heritage Fellowship award join together to trade tunes and stories from their humble beginnings.
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Instructor: Paul Wells
Lecture
There is widespread misconception about how far back in time the repertoire of tunes that we all know and love extends. One often hears that today’s fiddlers play tunes that are four or five hundred years old, when, in reality, the very oldest tunes still in common circulation date from the mid-to-late 18th century. The internet—which can be a wonderful resource—unfortunately is rife with misinformation. In this talk I will give a short survey of some historical materials regarding the development of the “modern” fiddle tune repertoire.
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Instructor: Paul Wells
Lecture
A look at tunes drawn from published and manuscript sources of the 1820s that illustrate connections–or not–to present-day tradition.
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Instructor: Neil Pearlman
All Levels; All Instruments
Although it is less widespread now, the piano has been a traditional accompaniment to the fiddle for many years– longer than the guitar, in fact! Join Neil Pearlman for a tour of piano styles from a variety of fiddle traditions. In this lecture/discussion class we will listen to and break down a selection of recordings and videos featuring pianists who run the gamut from classic old school traditional to modern and innovative. We will track the development of several traditional piano styles and listen to many of the most important players who exemplify and have shaped their styles.
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Instructor: Seamus Connolly
All Levels; All Instruments
Interview
Join fiddle scholars Paul Wells and Sally Sommers Smith as they chat with National Heritage Fellow Seamus Connolly about the musicians and personalities that have made Irish traditional music so prominent in America today. Seamus is a storied player, performer, teacher, and collector of Irish music; he will share with us some of his rare recordings and reminiscences of his own musical heroes. Come listen, learn, and ask a question!
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Instructor: Steve Muise
All Levels; All Instruments
“Don’t be afraid to be awesome!” This is the guiding principle embraced in all of my teaching. Come learn about school orchestras and fiddling programs through my lens. We’ll talk about ways that you may promote music in your own communities. I’ll bring 30 years of experience of teaching orchestra and traditional music in schools.
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Leaders: Mairi Rankin, Joy Adams, Matt Shipman
Format: Panel Discussion
Are you frightened to perform in public? Do you get tense from being on stage? Do you jumble your words when talking into a microphone? Issues like these will be demystified by our experienced staff.
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Leaders: Joni Harms; Mac Morin, Rob Flax, Fred White
Format: Panel Discussion
What are the nuts and bolts of making a living with music? Learn how some successful players have been doing it for years. Get some questions answered on getting started like “How much do we charge” or “ How do we market the gig”. Learn some tips for negotiating a performance or event.
