| 25 Jan 2021 to 10 May 2021 |
| Each Mon 7pm to 8:30pm |
| Except: |
| Mon, 15 Feb 2021 |
| Mon, 15 Mar 2021 |
| Price: | $470.00 (Standard charge)
Registration Fee ($25): $25.00, beginning 1 Aug 2020 |
| Gender: | Coed |
| Spaces: | 6 openings remaining |
Description:
Tunes and Tech for the Don Messer/Ottawa Valley Old Time Canadian dance tradition. Waltzes, Jigs, Two-Steps/Reels, and Clogs/Schottisches/Rags/Foxtrots. They’re all here, played with great groove, variations, tone, smooth bowing with lots of lovely slurs, common and some not-so-common keys, i.e., A, D, G and C, Am, Em AND Bb, F, E majors. Some of the tunes may be familiar to you already, but we will be working hard on phrasing, interpretation, ways of going beyond just getting through the notes to a truly musical statement. Taught by ear, but music and recordings provided.
The Fall term will be taught online. This will change the class in some ways. I will ask students to learn the basic notes of tunes we are working on ahead of time, and we will work through tech exercises, rhythm improvement, bowings etc. together on zoom. I will also encourage people to play parts of the tunes individually for the class, or lead a tune that others can follow, but this will be your choice. Students will also be encouraged to submit recordings of themselves to me a couple of times over the term for individual feedback (cell phone recordings are fine). In this way, I think the online experience can be very fruitful.
| Type: | RCS Direct Group Class $ |
| Class Category: | Group Classes |
| Age Group: | Adults |
| Department: | RCS |
| Season: | RCS 2020-21 Academic Year |
| Term: | RCS 2020-21 Academic Year: January Semester |
| Sessions: | 14 |
