Workshops are for musicians who are well versed in their instrument and are now or have been wanting to learn more skills in the Cape Breton/Scottish style of playing.
The First Week:
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Fiddle Instructors:
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Jerry Holland, Kimberley Fraser, Brenda Stubbert, Shelley Campbell
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Level 1
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Appropriate for advanced and master musicians, and those that feel somewhere between intermediate and advanced. Have played over five (5) years in Cape Breton music and can read music well or can play quickly by ear. Looking for technique, stylizations and direct improvement in problem areas of playing Cape Breton music and more advanced/complicated tunes.
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Level 2
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Appropriate for intermediate musicians and those that feel they are well versed in other types of music but have played Cape Breton/Scottish music for less than five (5) years; or have been playing Cape Breton music for more than five years but need more instruction/support in critical areas. Can read music or learn by ear fairly quickly.
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Level 3
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Appropriate for those musicians who have been playing their instrument for at least one year, can tune a fiddle, know simple tunes and can play by written music or by ear at a slower level.
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Piano Instructors:
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Brenda Stubbert, Kimberley Fraser
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Cape Breton Piano Accompaniment
For Intermediate to Advanced Musicians.
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This class is for those piano students who are fairly well versed in their instrument,can read music and/or learn quickly by ear and chord charts. Some ability in chording to other styles is helpful.
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The
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Fiddle Instructors:
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Jerry Holland, Andrea Beaton, Kendra MacGillivray, Dwayne Cote
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Level 1
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Appropriate for advanced and master musicians, and those that feel somewhere between intermediate and advanced. Have played over five (5) years in Cape Breton music and can read music well or can play quickly by ear. Looking for technique, stylizations and direct improvement in problem areas of playing Cape Breton music and more advanced/complicated tunes.
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Level 2
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Appropriate for intermediate musicians and those that feel they are well versed in other types of music but have played Cape Breton/Scottish music for less than five (5) years; or have been playing Cape Breton music for more than five years but need more instruction/support in critical areas. Can read music or learn by ear fairly quickly.
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Level 3
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Appropriate for those musicians who have been playing their instrument for at least one year, can tune a fiddle, know simple tunes and can play by written music or by ear at a slower level.
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Piano Instructors:
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Brenda Stubbert, Kimberley Fraser
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Cape Breton Piano Accompaniment
For Intermediate to Advanced Musicians.
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This class is for those piano students who are fairly well versed in their instrument,can read music and/or learn quickly by ear and chord charts. Some ability in chording to other styles is helpful.
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