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Donna Hébert & Max Cohen

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:06:47 +0000

WORKSHOPS:

Sunday, Jan 22

1:30-3pm — For ages 7 to 12, all instruments welcome. Melody instruments will work with Donna and rhythm instruments will work with Max.

3:30-5pm — For adults, all instruments welcome. Melody instruments will work with Donna and rhythm instruments will work with Max.

Location: Folk School of Chattanooga, 250 Forest [...]

Andy Irvine in Concert – Feb 25

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:09:28 +0000

We are sorry to announce that the Andy Irvine concert in Chattanooga has been canceled.

Saturday, Feb. 25, 7pm

@ the Camp House, 1427 Williams St., Chattanooga TN 37408

with opening act, Pay the Reckoning

Tickets: $20

(Ticket purchase will be processed through PayPal, and your name will be placed on a [...]

Let me sit an hour in YOUR chair

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:30:02 +0000

“Oh geeeeez, so this is how my students must feel!” That’s what I was thinking as I tried to relax at the beginning of my one-time lesson with fiddler Laura Cortese today. I had gone down to the Harris Arts Center in Calhoun, GA, for an event billed as a concert with a workshop afterwards. [...]

Wednesdays are Folk School Night at the Camp House

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:55:59 +0000

Wednesdays are Folk School night at the Camp House — 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Come to the Camp House at 1427 Williams St., one block north of Main St. on the Southside. Starting at 6:30 is the Folk School student open mic time, so bring your instrument and show us what you know! Then there’s [...]

Ukulele Drive

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:58:53 +0000

Over the past few months, and thanks to a grant from Allied Arts, two instructors from the Folk School of Chattanooga, Ed Huey and Christie Burns, have had the pleasure of working with students in the after-school Arts Academy at the St. Andrews Center. These 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students have prepared a holiday [...]

O’Connor Violin Method

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:43:30 +0000

In November, 2011, several of the instructors at the Folk School of Chattanooga participated in a 15-hour teacher training seminar in the O’Connor Method. We are now listed on Mark O’Connor’s state-by-state roster of certified teachers, and we have been using this innovative teaching method with our students with great joy and success!

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Cillian Vallely: Uilleann Piper in Concert

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:59:41 +0000

Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the Folk School of Chattanooga

Cillian Vallely, uilleann pipes, and Ryan McGiver, guitar

7pm

$15

Seating is limited, so advance tickets are recommended!

Starting at age 7, Cillian Vallely learned the whistle and uilleann pipes from his parents Brian and Eithne at the Armagh Pipers Club, a [...]

Hammered Dulcimer 2

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:50:21 +0000

Wednesdays at 7:30pm, starting Jan 11

Instructor: Christie Burns

This class is for students who have already taken the hammered dulcimer 1 class, or have some playing experience on their own with the instrument. We’ll work on more complicated hammering patterns, separate hand technique, and an array of repertoire including classical, jazz, and traditional pieces.

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Hammered Dulcimer 1

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:46:18 +0000

Wednesdays at 6pm, starting Jan 11

Instructor: Christie Burns

You can enter this class with no musical experience at all, and by the end of 8 weeks you’ll be able to play several tunes and understand how scales, chords, and arpeggios work. Rental instruments available, but let us know if you need to reserve one.

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Acoustic Blues Jam Class

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:41:47 +0000

Tuesdays at 7:30pm, starting Jan 10

Instructor: Lon Eldridge

For all instruments, all experience levels.