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July 14, 2008
| 7th Annual NECAP Conference for Teaching Artists a |
| 10am -5pm |
| Event type: |
Conference |
| Hosted by: |
NECAP |
| Location: |
Hilton Hartford 315 Trumbull St. |
| |
Hartford, CT |
| Cost: |
$50 |
| Teaching artists and their school and community arts partners from across New England will come together to focus on how to capture, document, assess, promote and advocate for the work of artist-educators – making visible their crucial contributions and illuminating the beauty and vitality of their work in a diversity of settings, disciplines, cultures and curriculum areas. The Keynote Speaker will be Kathleen Gaffney. |
July 28, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
July 29, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
July 30, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
July 31, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
August 01, 2008
| Fiddling Demystified for Strings Summer Camp |
| 9-4, M-F |
| Event type: |
Class |
| Hosted by: |
Old Songs |
| Location: |
Old Songs Community Center |
| |
Voorheesville, NY |
| Cost: |
$425 |
| This five-day intermediate to advanced level intensive for only thirty participants thoroughly demystifies fiddling, showing fiddlers, string players and teachers how to interpret fiddle music in a variety of regional dialects. Massachusetts fiddler and teacher Donna Hébert and California Alternative Styles cellist Renata Bratt approach each style through its technical requirements, cracking the codes of rhythms, ornaments and improvisation in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, New England contra |
August 04, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
August 05, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
August 06, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
August 07, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
August 08, 2008
| Maine Kantele Institute |
| daily |
| Event type: |
Institute |
| Hosted by: |
Kantele Laulu, Inc. |
| Location: |
SMCC |
| |
South Portland, ME |
| Cost: |
$500 |
| Professional musicians from Finland teach the traditional Finnish lap harp (kantele) to all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Also available is kantele building, folk singing, and pelimanni (Finnish folk style) music for those who play a variety of other instruments, from fiddle and guitar to clarinet and accordion. Teacher recertification credit is available. |
September 25, 2008
| 2008 Performing Arts Exchange |
|
| Event type: |
Conference |
| Hosted by: |
Southern Arts Federation |
| Location: |
TBA |
| |
Atlanta, GA |
| Cost: |
$ |
| The Southern Arts Federation produces the Performing Arts Exchange ( PAE) to connect artists with audiences and to foster excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring the performing arts. PAE is a 4-day conference that creates opportunities for networking and transacting business. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters. |
September 26, 2008
| 2008 Performing Arts Exchange |
|
| Event type: |
Conference |
| Hosted by: |
Southern Arts Federation |
| Location: |
TBA |
| |
Atlanta, GA |
| Cost: |
$ |
| The Southern Arts Federation produces the Performing Arts Exchange ( PAE) to connect artists with audiences and to foster excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring the performing arts. PAE is a 4-day conference that creates opportunities for networking and transacting business. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters. |
September 27, 2008
| 2008 Performing Arts Exchange |
|
| Event type: |
Conference |
| Hosted by: |
Southern Arts Federation |
| Location: |
TBA |
| |
Atlanta, GA |
| Cost: |
$ |
| The Southern Arts Federation produces the Performing Arts Exchange ( PAE) to connect artists with audiences and to foster excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring the performing arts. PAE is a 4-day conference that creates opportunities for networking and transacting business. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters. |
September 28, 2008
| Dreaming Mountains: Exploring the White Mountains |
|
| Event type: |
Conference |
| Hosted by: |
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts |
| Location: |
AMC Higland Lodge |
| |
Bretton Woods, NH |
| Cost: |
$100 |
| Devoted to the continuing professional development and renewal of educators, artists, parents and school leaders,
the Arts in Education Conference connects artists with educators and explores the power of the arts to improve learning and build community. |