Jan
10
Wed
Opening Evening
Five week course (10th Jan – 7th Feb 2018)
Class 1: 18:30 – 19:45
Class 2: 20:00 – 21:15
Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
Booking information available via the North East Fiddle School website – use the Contact Page to send your details.
Apr
1
Sun
Rescheduled date.
I will be joining Lee Maddison for another lovely evening of Lee’s songs at this relaxed and informal venue. The Ship Inn is one of our favourite venues in which to perform and we are delighted to have been asked back. Join us from 4 pm in the beautiful surroundings of the Northumberland coastline.
Apr
25
Wed
Early Summer Term
Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class: 18:30 – 19:45
Style Class: 20:00 – 21:15
Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate; Level 2: intermediate/advanced)
£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night
Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.
May
2
Wed
Early Summer Term
Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class: 18:30 – 19:45
Style Class: 20:00 – 21:15
Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate; Level 2: intermediate/advanced)
£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night
Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.
May
9
Wed
Early Summer Term
Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class: 18:30 – 19:45
Style Class: 20:00 – 21:15
Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate; Level 2: intermediate/advanced)
£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night
Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.
May
16
Wed
Early Summer Term
Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class: 18:30 – 19:45
Style Class: 20:00 – 21:15
Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate; Level 2: intermediate/advanced)
£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night
Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.
May
18
Fri
Fiddle Techniques with Stewart Hardy
Tunes are carefully selected to work as exercises demonstrating particular techniques, whilst at the same time providing a melodic stimulus. Exercises are extracted from the tunes to facilitate applying the technique to other tunes. Many of the tunes are suitable for multi-level workshops, with the teaching of a variety of techniques, requiring greater or lesser technical experience, applied to them. Subject matter includes: bowing technique, left hand technique and general fiddle well-being. In the choice of repertoire emphasis is given to stylistic aspects of the music. A number of considerations are given to the selection of tunes, including their interest to Stewart in his studies, their interest to the general musical community, their demonstration of particular stylistic nuances, and as being representative of a composer’s style.
All sheet music and mp3 files of all the tunes covered are provided and included in the price. Plus recordings of exercises from the course where these are helpful.
The workshops typically take between 7 & 10 people for three days of instruction. The cost covers all food, tuition, refreshments and overnight accommodation.The course cost for the weekend (Friday Lunchtime through to Sunday evening) includes everything by way of meals and refreshments, so no need to spend another penny on anything once you are there. Vegan and vegetarian diets are catered for, as are lactose and gluten intolerance.
Over the weekend there are 10 * 75 minute workshops. Dinner is followed each evening by an informal session led by Stewart. These help reinforce the techniques learned during the day, give you a chance to hear and learn new tunes and teach others some of your own favourites.
Your tutor is available to you from breakfast until bed-time for questions and advice.
May
23
Wed
Early Summer Term
Five week course (25th Apr- 23rd May 2018)
Technique Class: 18:30 – 19:45
Style Class: 20:00 – 21:15
Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate; Level 2: intermediate/advanced)
£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night
Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.
May
27
Sun
Sun 27th May: Maddison’s Thread @ Chilli Cake, Hartlepool
Jun
6
Wed
Early Summer Term
Five week course (6th June – 4th July 2018)
Technique Class: 18:30 – 19:45
Style Class: 20:00 – 21:15
Both classes will be available at two ability levels.
(Level 1: beginner/intermediate; Level 2: intermediate/advanced)
£80 for both classes per night / £45 for one class per night
Booking available via the contact page on the North East Fiddle School website or the Facebook page @NEFiddleSchool.
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🎧🎻🎹 Our next set of Zoom workshops is this weekend, on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April. Each workshop can be booked individually, and all will be available on-demand after the weekend. Book now on the website!There will be lots of favourite tunes with harmonies and chords provided for the Friday evening play-along session. All instruments are welcome, and alternate clefs or keys for transposing instruments can be provided on request. Then on Saturday in the fiddle workshops, we'll be looking at a fabulous north east tune by Geroge Mitchell of the Cheviot Ranters, call Geordie's Rant, in the morning. In the afternoon, it will be the turn of Shrewsbury Lasses, one of the classic country dance tunes of the English repertoire. Full resources including audio files and a worksheet are provided.
Visit the website for more info and bookings 😃
There will be lots of fascinating facts and insights into the life and times of William Shield, presented by Dr Amélie Addison on Saturday afternoon, illustrated with a few fiddle tunes! We'll be at the Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum at 4pm.Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
(Disclaimer: more recent photos are available!)
It was lovely to play this tune again with Grace Smith Music. Thanks for the invitation to be a part of this fabulous project!