Winter 2023 Québec-Acadie Session Class

 

Winter 2023 Quebec-Acadie Sesssion Class

The Winter 2023 Quebec Session Class is a six-session group Zoom class for intermediate/advanced players who love (!) playing Quebecois and Acadian traditional music and want more pizazz, detail, and stylistic authenticity in their music. Each class will explore two Quebec or Acadian dance tunes, delving deeply into the details of ornamentation, bowing, swing, variations, etc., to add sparkle and joie de vivre to your playing! 12 tunes in all! All melody instruments welcome!

So just what will we be learning? I’m still putting together the repertory but I can tell you right now that it will include some wonderful tunes from the likes of Harry Poitras, Jean-Claude Petit, Erskine Morris, and Jean-Marie Verret. Each of the six Zoom classes will be recorded and made available to class members who can’t make the scheduled meeting times. In addition, each class is supplemented by a Google folder with materials about the two tunes explored in that class, including source recordings, learning recordings, sheet music, biographical backgrounds of the folks whose versions we are learning; tune histories, photos, additional related video and links when available–yowza! These classes will be conducted primarily in English, with French-language explanations along the way if folks from French-speaking regions sign up!

SCHEDULE. The six group class sessions meet via ZOOM every other Sunday from 10am-12pm Pacific Standard Time (= 1-3pm Eastern Standard Time). Here are the class dates: Jan. 15 and 29; Feb. 12 and 26; March 12 and 26.

TUITION OPTIONS. I’m offering a bunch of options so that our community can support each other and so you can do what works best for your schedule, musical interests, and budget. 

PAYMENT OPTIONS. You can use PayPal or send me a check (in US dollars, s.v.p.). Honestly, I’d actually prefer checks if it’s all the same to you. Just send me an email at lisa.ornstein@gmail.com and let me know that you want to pay by check and I’ll reply with my home address and sign you up as soon as I receive payment.

Regular Tuition: Sign up for 6 classes + 6 folders or 0 classes+ 6 folders (if you just want the folders).

Regular Tuition

Pay What You Can. If you are really struggling financially, use the $0-to-whatever $$US sliding scale Pay What You Can option.

If you have enough money to pay your registration AND help pay it forward for someone who can’t, buy your subscription with the Regular Tuition button and then add a donation with the Pay it Forward donation button. And thank you!