FIRST COME FIRST SERVED
Costs:
Absolute Beginners will pay a fixed fee of £15 and Beginners £20. Improvers and Advanced will be asked to pay a fixed fee of £50. This allows us to improve your learning experience by limiting the class size while being able to pay our professional tutors Saul Rose and Archie Churchill-Moss, a realistic fee for teaching.
As we are a non-profit making organisation, if you do sign up we ask that if you cannot attend for any reason you let us know as soon as possible so that we can offer your place to someone else and you will receive a refund provided we can find another player to take your place. We operate on a goodwill basis and we are sure that you will too.
Please do book your place quickly if you want to attend as workshop numbers are limited.
We are sure you will agree that these prices represent excellent value for money – a full day of workshops plus evening sessions and some extras on Sunday morning.
Please refer to the outline playing levels below when signing up for your class:
Absolute Beginners – this is for the newest of the new players – those who have never picked up a box, or maybe you’ve tinkered around a bit but can’t get through your first tune reliably yet? Or maybe you are really just too nervous to join the beginners class just yet. Absolute beginners will give you a gentle introduction to the wonders of the Squeezebox. Loan melodeons available by prior arrangement
Beginners – this class represents the origins of Playgroup and is the reason the Playgroup initially started. You’re ready for this class if you can play a few simple tunes, or have limited or no experience of playing tunes with others. You will probably have some limited experience of playing basses. Not yet really exploring row crossing.
Improvers – this class was started for playgroupers who kept wanting to come back but were now more competent players. Suitable for previous attendees to the beginner class who have progressed, you will probably have been playing for a couple of years or so, be pretty confident using basic oom-pah basses, and you’ll probably have begun to explore the use of row crossing and be able to play a number of tunes independently and want to explore playing styles, harmony, ornamentation and want to begin to do something different with tunes.
Advanced - Aimed at musicians who can play with confidence with pace, time and rhythm, understand the layout and notes of their instrument, and wish to explore more possibilities such as phrasing, harmony, ornamentations, techniques etc.
WORKSHOP CONTENT:
Absolute Beginners: The ever patient Helena, from Squeezeboxes From Scratch fame, will take you through the basic of this wonderful instrument and progress to being able to play a simple tune.
Beginners Workshop with Lester: A selection of simple tunes to work with to enhance your playing skills and techniques
Improvers Workshop with Archie: Workshop content to be confirmed
Advanced Workshop with Archie: Workshop content to be confirmed
Improvers Workshop with Saul: Workshop content to be confirmed
Advanced Workshop with Saul: Workshop content to be confirmed
You are strongly advised to wait for email confirmation of your place before booking accommodation
TO BOOK - Please email the information requested below to melodeonplaygroup@gmail.com
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Name
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Contact Telephone Number
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Playing Level (Absolute Beginner, Beginner, Improver or Advanced)
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Do you require a loan box
Melodeon Playgroup
7th-9th February 2025
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Generously sponsored by Acorn Instruments.