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2008 SCHEDULE & NOTES
   
 

Visit the "Lessons & Rates" page here for more information about individual and group instruction.

   
Upcoming events
   
 

Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 - 8 pm

Workshop: Cape Breton & Scottish Style
Special guest Emerald Rae will lead the class in several traditional Cape Breton and Scottish style tunes. This workshop is appropriate for Advanced Beginner - Advanced players.

To reserve your place please confirm through email (mel@elmstreetmusic.com) and send me a check for $30 made out to Emerald Rae.

   
 

Wednesday, June 18 at 6:30 - 8 pm

Workshop: Classical Violin Techniques
Inge Engler will be back to introduce classical violin techniques through a Bach minuet. She will also be available to review vibrato. This workshop is also appropriate for anyone from the Advanced beginner - Advanced level.

To reserve your place please confirm through email (mel@elmstreetmusic.com) and send me a check for $30 made out to Inge Engler.

   
Past events (2008)
   
 

Sunday, January 27 at 1:30 - 2:30 pm

Groveland Winter Festival
Veasey Park
Groveland, MA

ESM fiddlers of all ages will play during this event. We will also have Irish step dancers. It's a great family event, so we hope to see you there!

   
 

Wednesday, February 13 at 6:30 - 8 pm

Workshop Wednesday: Intro to Session Playing
A 90 minute class specifically designed to help fiddlers develop and practice skills used in sessions. Even if you have never been to a session before and are curious, come and try it out! If you have already been going but would like to improve your playing and learn some new tricks, this is also for you!

   
 

Sunday, March 2 at 4 - 7pm

Celtic Evening with Mollie's Misifts
Georgetown Grille
Georgetown, MA [at intersection of Routes 97 & 133]

All ESM students are invited to bring their fiddles!

   
 

Saturday, March 8 at 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Rotary/Erie 4 St. Patrick's Dinner
Penn Brook School
Georgetown, MA

ESM students will perform.

   
 

Wednesday, March 26 at 6:30 - 8 pm

Workshop Wednesday: Waltzes & Duets
A 90 minute workshop with a theme of "Waltzes and Duets." We will play a variety of waltzes with harmony and melody parts. Fiddlers can pick provided melody and harmony parts or come and make up their own harmony. Bill Perry will be returning as our guitarist and Mel's mom Marilyn will be on upright bass.