Spring 2024
at London Fiddle School
A new ‘dual’ 10-week course...
Scottish Fiddle Tunes
with Pete Cooper
In-person classes will be at
Cecil Sharp House
2 Regent’s Park Road,
London NW1 7AY
Wednesdays 7.30 - 9.00pm
from 17 January (half-term break 14 February) to 27 March
Zoom classes will take place on
Thursdays 7.30 - 9.00pm
from 18 January (half-term break 15 February) to 28 March
Pete will teach in person on Wednesday evenings at Cecil Sharp House, then on Thursday evenings give the same class from home on Zoom. You can join him for either session...
...
or even, at no extra charge, both!
Pete continues his exploration of Scottish fiddle traditions, discovering more beautiful strathspeys, reels, pipe marches, jigs and laments. Teaching different repertoire from previous courses, he will also share his insights into regional styles, including those of the West Highlands, North-East, Shetland and the Borders.
As usual, you will receive an audio recording, or a YouTube link, a day or two before the class to help familiarise you with the tune of the week. Pete will teach it by ear, phrase by phrase, both fingering and bowing, at the class, and send you the notation and a video afterwards. He will lead gentle, yoga-based warm-ups at the start of each session.
'Pete’s teaching seems to somehow highspeed and hardwire the music into the brain’
- Sheila Hill, The Guardian
‘Pete Cooper - not bad for an Englishman’
- Bruce MacGregor (Blazing Fiddles)
Cost £125.00 (concessions £100.00)
Newcomers to Pete’s classes are welcome to try a session FREE before deciding whether or not to enrol for the whole course - let him know in advance by email or just turn up and take your chances!
To enrol, email pete@petecooper.com. Please pay by bank transfer (Pete will send his bank details if you don't already have them), or by PayPal (pete@petecooper.com) from outside the UK. In-person participants can pay in cash at the class, but cheques can no longer be accepted. Once your payment is received, you will be added to the group email list for the course, and a Zoom link will be emailed before each session, whether or not you choose to use it.
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