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Fall ‘09 Classes

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:07:53 +0000

Only a few days left to register for fall classes! Classes start the week of September 28th. We have 17 different 8-week classes on offer, as well as 6 one-day workshops. Click here to download a .pdf of the Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes.

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A visit from Colleen Heine

Christie Burns — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:03:32 +0000

We had the extraordinary pleasure of hosting Colleen Heine, director of the Folk School of St. Louis, in Chattanooga for a few days in the middle of June. She came to share with us all the details of what makes a successful urban-based folk music school, and we certainly made the most of her visit! We had extensive meetings every morning/afternoon, and then tunes every night. Here’s Fletcher Bright, Bobby Burns, Matt Evans, Joseph Decosimo, Colleen Heine, and Doc Cullis playing a really fun version of “Black-Eyed Susie” on June 16, 2009. Colleen is doing wonderful things with the Folk School of St. Louis, and gave us so many ideas for what we can do with a folk school in Chattanooga. Plus, she’s a great fiddler! Bonus!

Tuesday Tune-Learning Class

Christie Burns — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:45:50 +0000

This past Tuesday, we had a nice turnout for our first of 8 Tuesday night tune-learning classes. Fiddlers, guitarist, and a mandolin player came, and we all worked on “Cuckoo’s Nest,” a fun jam tune in D. With Matt out of town for the week, Butch Ross stepped in to help teach the class. Thanks, Butch! I’m already looking forward to our next class. We’ll have lots of tunes ready to go and determine what to teach based on who shows up (we’ll pick a tune that’ll be new to everyone in the class), and like the first week, we’ll teach the tune by ear and give out the printed notation/tablature at the end for students to take home. All advanced-beginners and intermediate players are welcome to join us this Tuesday, or any Tuesday between now and the end of April. Classes cost $10 per session, and meet in the church across the street from Mountain Music, 7 to 8:30pm. No RSVP or registration required–come once, twice, or to all eight classes! You’ll meet other musicians, and add a tasty tune or two to your repertoire. Call us at 827-8906 if you have any questions.

Blackberry Blossom

Christie Burns — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:16:13 +0000

This is what happens when a handful of talented people wander into Mountain Music and Steve says, “Hey, do you all know each other?” Jim Palmour (right), joins Brad Clark (middle) and Justin Hupp (left) for Blackberry Blossom. Brad and Justin play together in the band Slim Pickins, and they were meeting Jim for the first time today. Great stuff! Makes me want to pick up a guitar too. Additional musical accompaniment provided by Steve Daugherty on bass and Matt Evans on banjo.
Spontaneous jams like these are exactly what we’re aiming to promote in Chattanooga.

Welcome!

Christie Burns — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:15:48 +0000

A happy set of circumstances found the three of us together at the store. Steve was kind enough to take this video so we could show you a bit of the fun that goes on at Mountain Music. Welcome to the website for the new Mountain Music Folk School. We’ll have lots of exciting news and updates to share with you in the coming weeks, so check back frequently. Enjoy our first post!

This is “Cockeyed Hen”, a tune by Casey Phillips, played by himself, Christie Burns, and Matt Evans, at Mountain Music, Chattanooga, TN.

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