Fiddle Instruction

Jimmy Devine
Irish Traditional Fiddle Lessons (private and group)
Cranston RI
401-837-7157
jimmydevoid@yahoo.com

or Sorrel Devine
eirehead1@gmail.com


Armand Aromin
Armand Aromin
Fiddle, Clawhammer Banjo, Tin Whistle
Irish Traditional Musician and Teacher
Available for Private Lessons and Events
West Warwick, RI/Boston, MA
401-226-5737

Contact Info:
Email: fiddlinviolinin@gmail.com or aaromin@berklee.net
http://web.me.com/fiddlinviolinin
www.myspace.com/armandaromin
www.youtube.com/fiddlinviolinin

FIDDLE CLASSES

At the Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 401-725-9272 or www.riverfolk.org for more information.

Next Classes starting April 6th and 7th!

With instructor Cathy Clasper Torch. Classes limited to 9; minimum 5 needed to hold the class. Students must bring own instrument and tape recorder. Fee: $96.00 for each student per 8-week session. Playing by ear will be stressed but sight reading will also be included. Prepayment necessary! NOTE: BRT has coordinated with Rick's Musical Instruments, Inc. in Cumberland to offer fiddle rental for these 8-week classes for only $25.00. Please call Rick at 401-658-3404.


Cathy Clasper Torch is a multi-instrumentalist whose primary focus is fiddle/violin and piano. She combines her early classical training with love of improvisation and music of all genres and cultures. Cathy records and performs in the area with numerous bands and musicians including the Atwater-Donnelly Trio and The Gnomes. Cathy appears on over a dozen recordings and currently teaches piano and violin at The Wheeler Conservatory in Providence.


Complete Beginner: Tuesdays 7:30 - 8:30PM.
This course is for those just starting to fiddle around or for those who always wanted to! It's also great for people who want to start over again after some time away from playing. We will focus on the music, the instrument, and the musician. While covering these fundamentals, students will have the opportunity to start to explore Celtic and American tunes. The tunes and bits to practice will be learned by ear as well as by some notation, so a tape recorder is required for each class. Students must also bring a fiddle and bow for the first class. Topics will include: Fundamental instrument care, tuning the strings with confidence, wise ways to hold the instrument, using the bow, learning how to learn and to practice well, familiar finger patterns found in fiddling, and how tunes are put together.

Continuing Beginner: Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30PM.
This course is for those who have successfully completed one, two or three 6-week session at BRT or have started playing in the near past but stopped practicing or... basically, you are not a COMPLETE beginner but you are in the very early stages of learning to play the fiddle.

Advanced Beginner Fiddle Class: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30PM 
This course is for those who already have played six months to a year, know how to care for their instrument, and can play a few fiddle tunes from memory (or have finished at least four 6-week sessions at BRT); placement in this class will be at the discretion of the instructor. New tunes will be learned by ear as well as by reading, so a tape recorder is required for each class. Topics will include: Extra equipment for the fiddle player, more fiddle tune types in the Celtic and American traditions, more finger patterns/keys in traditional music, using music notation to remember tunes, training your ears, beginning ornamentation of tunes, session and jam etiquette.

Intermediate Level Fiddle Class: Wednesdays, 7:45 - 8:45PM 
For those who have completed at least five 6-week sessions at BRT or have comparable experience.

Celtic Harp

Mary King
Celtic Harp Lessons: Students will learn scales with both hands, chords & arpeggios with left hand melodies with right hand & will continue to tunes from the Celtic tradition, such as 'Aran Boat Song', 'Sally Gardens', 'Southwind', 'The Dawning of the Day','The Minstrel Boy','O Danny Boy','Ned on the hill', 'Inisheer', 'If Ever You Were Mine',etc.

Greenville, RI
401-949-2533
www.celticharpri.com
Also available for weddings,cocktail hours, special events, etc.



Bagpipes

Irish Cultural Centre of New England

Cultural Classes (Fall Semester) at the ICCNE will begin this September.  Classes are offered in both Music and Language and approximately one to two hours in length and span over 10-12 weeks.  Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Drive, Canton MA or 781-821-8291.