Folk Harmonic
TERM 1: Wednesday Jan 11 - Wednesday Mar 8
TERM 2: Wednesday Mar 15 - Wednesday May 24 (No classes Mar 29 & Apr 5)
TIME: 7:30pm-9:30pm
PERFORMANCE: Saturday May 27
PRICE: $180 per term (9 Classes)
LOCATION: Comox United Church
250 Beach Drive
Comox BC
Folk Harmonic is an innovative group music class with a focus on building musical communication and ensemble music making. It captures the experience of playing in an orchestra, without the need for any classical training. Repertoire is chosen from multiple musical traditions, arranged and adapted for folk instruments and voices. The majority of the class is taught by ear, with additional resources such as recordings, sheet music and tutorial videos provided as necessary. Folk Harmonic provides interactive and empowering musical progress regardless of participant level. Open to those who play guitar, accordion, banjo, fiddle, bass, cello, viola, mandolin, piano and ukulele, this class is a place for people to come together and share the joy of community music making.
This class is a safe and encouraging environment for people of all levels of ability and musical experience to play music in a group setting. Bring your instrument, voice, and your sense of fun for an evening of music making with friends.
TERM 2: Wednesday Mar 15 - Wednesday May 24 (No classes Mar 29 & Apr 5)
TIME: 7:30pm-9:30pm
PERFORMANCE: Saturday May 27
PRICE: $180 per term (9 Classes)
LOCATION: Comox United Church
250 Beach Drive
Comox BC
Folk Harmonic is an innovative group music class with a focus on building musical communication and ensemble music making. It captures the experience of playing in an orchestra, without the need for any classical training. Repertoire is chosen from multiple musical traditions, arranged and adapted for folk instruments and voices. The majority of the class is taught by ear, with additional resources such as recordings, sheet music and tutorial videos provided as necessary. Folk Harmonic provides interactive and empowering musical progress regardless of participant level. Open to those who play guitar, accordion, banjo, fiddle, bass, cello, viola, mandolin, piano and ukulele, this class is a place for people to come together and share the joy of community music making.
This class is a safe and encouraging environment for people of all levels of ability and musical experience to play music in a group setting. Bring your instrument, voice, and your sense of fun for an evening of music making with friends.
Western Swing Deep Dives
DATES: Mondays Jan 16 - Feb 6
TIME: 7:00pm-9:00pm
PRICE: $100 per term (4 Classes)
LOCATION: Muir Road Sudio
In this deep dive we'll be focusing in on the western swing classic “New San Antonio Rose”. Over 4 weeks we will look at learning the basic form and explore arranging, instrumentals, improvising, vocal harmonies and more. This is an intermediate/advanced class, and will be quite fast paced. Open to Guitar, Ukulele, Fiddle, Mandolin & Accordion, (For other instruments, or if you are unsure if this is a good fit please contact me directly)
I plan on running a series of these, 4 weeks each looking at a different tune.
TIME: 7:00pm-9:00pm
PRICE: $100 per term (4 Classes)
LOCATION: Muir Road Sudio
In this deep dive we'll be focusing in on the western swing classic “New San Antonio Rose”. Over 4 weeks we will look at learning the basic form and explore arranging, instrumentals, improvising, vocal harmonies and more. This is an intermediate/advanced class, and will be quite fast paced. Open to Guitar, Ukulele, Fiddle, Mandolin & Accordion, (For other instruments, or if you are unsure if this is a good fit please contact me directly)
I plan on running a series of these, 4 weeks each looking at a different tune.
"Before COVID we took a Uke workshop from Ali in Sointula. They did the most amazing chord progression that we would use over and over again. I felt like we progressed a year in that one weekend.
Ali has a gift and I would follow their light in a heartbeat"
- Cora Nelson
DATES: Current registration closed. New intake for January session will open late November.
TIMES: tuesdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Co-directed with Erinn Doncaster. The Comox Valley’s new choir for the 2SLGBTQ+ community!
email fieramentechoir@gmail.com for more info
TIMES: tuesdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Co-directed with Erinn Doncaster. The Comox Valley’s new choir for the 2SLGBTQ+ community!
email fieramentechoir@gmail.com for more info