Acadian/Québécois Music Week July 15 - 19
Students who are staying on campus may arrive on Sunday July 14th after 2:00PM. Dinner on Sunday is provided with your package. Checkout is Saturday, July 20th, no later than 9:00AM (breakfast is not available on Saturday).
Students are encouraged to bring along other instruments. Additional workshops may be added for other instruments if there are enough students to fill a workshop slot. Whistles and Harmonicas will be available for purchase at the school.
This schedule is still under development and subject to change. During the course adjustments will be made as needed.
Morning schedule
(Afternoon schedule varies each day.)
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast | |||
| 8:30-9:00 | MONDAY ONLY ORIENTATION | |||
| 9:00-10:15 | Advanced Acadian Fiddle (Pascal Miousse) |
Intermediate Québécois Fiddle (Richard Forest) | Advanced/Intermediate Accordion (Pastelle LeBlanc) | Advanced/Intermediate Guitar (Ryan McGiver) Course details |
| Beginner Fiddle and Mandolin (Julia Plumb & Baron Collins-Hill) | Advanced/Intermediate Whistle (Emmanuelle LeBlanc) | |||
| 10:15-10:45 | Break | |||
| 10:145-12:00 | Intermediate Acadian Fiddle (Pascal Miousse) | Advanced Québécois Fiddle (Richard Forest) | Advanced/Intermediate Accordion (Pastelle LeBlanc) | Advanced/Intermediate Guitar (Ryan McGiver) |
| Beginner Fiddle and Mandolin (Julia Plumb & Baron Collins-Hill) | Advanced/Intermediate Whistle (Emmanuelle LeBlanc) | |||
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch Break |
Monday Afternoon (electives)
| 1:15-2:30 | Beginner Québécois Fiddle/Mandolin Tunes (Julia Plumb & Baron Collin-Hills) | Acadian Strings: Guitar and Mandolin (Pascal Miousse) | Acadian Tunes: all instruments Welcome (Pastelle LeBlanc) | Guitar (Ryan McGiver w/ Emma Walsh) Course details |
| Québécois Fiddle Tunes (Richard Forest) | Bodhran/Foot percussion Emmanuel LeBlanc | |||
| 2:30-3:00 | Break | |||
| 3:00-4:00 (Sessions) | Open Session with Pascal Miousse & Emma Walsh | Open Session with Open Session with Emmanuelle LeBlanc & Ryan McGiver | Open Session with Pastelle LeBlanc & Lizza Backes | Open Session with Richard Forest |
| Beginner Session with Julia Plumb & Baron Collins-Hill) | ||||
| 4:15-5:30 (Self Organizing Sessions) | Beginner Jam Session | Intermediate Jam Session | Advanced Jam Session | |
| Evening activities to be scheduled |
Tuesday Afternoon (electives)
| 1:15-2:30 | Beginner Québécois Fiddle/Mandolin Tunes (Julia Plumb & Baron Collin-Hills) | Acadian Strings: Guitar and Mandolin (Pascal Miousse) | Acadian Dance (Pastelle & Emmanuelle LeBlanc) |
Guitar (Ryan McGiver w/ Emma Walsh) Course details |
| Québécois Harmonica Ray Lambert | Québécois Fiddle Tunes (Richard Forest) | |||
| 2:30-3:00 | Break | |||
| 3:00-4:00 (Ensembles) | Ensemble With Pascal Miousse & Emma Walsh | Ensemble with Emmanuelle LeBlanc & Ryan McGiver | Ensemble with Pastelle LeBlanc & Lizza Backes | Ensemble with Richard Forest & Ray Lambert |
| Ensemble with Julia Plumb & Baron Collins-Hill | ||||
| 4:15-5:30 (Self Organizing Sessions) | Beginner Jam Session | Intermediate Jam Session | Advanced Jam Session | |
| Evening activities to be scheduled |
Wednesday Afternoon (electives)
| 1:15-2:30 | Beginner Québécois Fiddle/Mandolin Tunes (Julia Plumb & Baron Collin-Hills) | Acadian Fiddle Tunes (Pascal Miousse) | Acadian Songs & Voice with (Pastelle & Emmanuelle LeBlanc) | Guitar (Ryan McGiver w/ Emma Walsh) Course details |
Music Theory 101 (Chuck Donnelly) |
Québécois Fiddle Tunes (Richard Forest) | |||
| 2:30-3:00 | Break | |||
| 3:00-4:00 (Ensembles) | Ensemble With Pascal Miousse & Emma Walsh | Ensemble with Emmanuelle LeBlanc & Ryan McGiver | Ensemble with Pastelle LeBlanc & Lizza Backes | Ensemble with Richard Forest & Ray Lambert |
| Ensemble with Julia Plumb & Baron Collins-Hill | ||||
| 4:15-5:30 (Self Organizing Sessions) | Beginner Jam Session | Intermediate Jam Session | Advanced Jam Session | |
| 7:00-9:00 | Wednesday evening concert Gates Auditorium (performers to be announced) |
Thursday Afternoon (electives)
| 1:15-2:30 | Beginner Québécois Fiddle/Mandolin Tunes (Julia Plumb & Baron Collin-Hills) | Acadian Strings: Guitar and Mandolin (Pascal Miousse) | Acadian Dance with (Pastelle & Emmanuelle LeBlanc) | Guitar (Ryan McGiver w/ Emma Walsh) Course details |
| Québécois Fiddle Tunes (Richard Forest) | Quebecois Harmonica Ray Lambert | |||
| 2:30-3:00 | Break | |||
| 3:00-4:00 (Ensembles) | Ensemble With Pascal Miousse & Emma Walsh | Ensemble with Emmanuelle LeBlanc & Ryan McGiver | Ensemble with Pastelle LeBlanc & Lizza Backes | Ensemble with Richard Forest & Ray Lambert |
| Ensemble with Julia Plumb & Baron Collins-Hill | ||||
| 4:15-5:30 (Self Organizing Sessions) | Beginner Jam Session | Intermediate Jam Session | Advanced Jam Session | |
| 7:00-9:00 | Thursday evening student ensembles concert Gates Auditorium (AcTS Students will perform this evening) |
Friday Afternoon (electives)
| 1:15-2:30 | Beginner Québécois Fiddle/Mandolin Tunes (Julia Plumb & Baron Collin-Hills) | Acadian Fiddle Tunes (Pascal Miousse) | Acadian Songs with (Pastelle & Emmanuelle LeBlanc) | Guitar (Ryan McGiver w/ Emma Walsh) Course details |
| Québécois Fiddle Tunes (Richard Forest) | Music Thoery 101: A study of chords and more (Chuck Donnelly) | |||
| 2:30-3:00 | Break | |||
| 3:00-4:00 (Ensembles) | Ensemble With Pascal Miousse & Emma Walsh | Ensemble with Emmanuelle LeBlanc & Ryan McGiver | Ensemble with Pastelle LeBlanc & Lizza Backes | Ensemble with Richard Forest & Ray Lambert |
| Ensemble with Julia Plumb & Baron Collins-Hill | ||||
| 4:15-5:30 (Self Organizing Sessions) | Beginner Jam Session | Intermediate Jam Session | Advanced Jam Session | |
| 7:00-9:00 | Friday evening concert Gates Auditorium (performers to be announced) |
Guitar instruction by Ryan McGiver daily details
Monday July 14th9-10:15 AM Dadgad Guitar Basics - Technique and scales
10:45-Noon Dadgad Guitar Basics - Chord vocabulary (Key of D)
1:15-2:30 PM Dadgad Basic Rhythmic Accompaniment in Folk Music (with Emma Walsh)
Tuesday July 15th
9-10:15 AM Dadgad Chord vocabulary (Key of G)
10:45-Noon Dadgad Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar
1:15-2:30 PM Dadgad Rhythmic Accompaniment Guitar 2- Irish Music (with Emma Walsh)
Wednesday July 16th
9-10:15 AM Building Advanced Chords in Dadgad/ Beyond Folk into Blues and Jazz
10:45-Noon Dadgad American Fingerstyle Guitar
1:15-2:30 PM Dadgad Rhythmic Accompaniment Guitar 3- Irish Music (with Emma Walsh)
Thursday July 17th
9-10:15 AM Modes in Celtic Music - Advanced Theory for Open Stringed Tunings
10:45-Noon Songs from the Catskill Mountains
1:15-2:30 PM Dadgad Rhythmic Accompaniment Guitar 4- Irish Music (with Emma Walsh)
Friday July 18th
9-10:15 AM Contemporary Arranging of Traditional Songs
10:45-Noon Dadgad Fingerstyle - Accompanying Traditional American Songs
1:15-2:30pm Dadgad Rhythmic Accompaniment Guitar 5- Irish Music (with Emma Walsh)