Online Workshops 2024
We are running three free online member’s workshops this year, one for mandolin, one for banjo and one for fiddle.
- The mandolin workshop will be at 3:30pm (GMT) on Saturday 28th September 2024
- The banjo workshop will be at 3:30pm (GMT) on Saturday 14th September 2024
- The fiddle workshop will be at 3:30 (GMT) on Sunday 15th September 2024
Mandolin workshop - with Mike Giverin
Mike is best known as the mandolin player for the Jaywalkers & 4Square, his session work and his popular teaching website MandoMike, he has established himself as one of the leading mandolin players working in the UK.
Mike's playing style, lessons & workshops are always built around a solid technique base and understanding of the instrument. Areas such as right hand techniques, body position and scales/arpeggios are often forgotten about when learning tunes and jam techniques, but have a huge impact on how much you can progress on the instrument. But more important than anything else is enjoyment!
Mike is best known as the mandolin player for the Jaywalkers & 4Square, his session work and his popular teaching website MandoMike, he has established himself as one of the leading mandolin players working in the UK.
Mike's playing style, lessons & workshops are always built around a solid technique base and understanding of the instrument. Areas such as right hand techniques, body position and scales/arpeggios are often forgotten about when learning tunes and jam techniques, but have a huge impact on how much you can progress on the instrument. But more important than anything else is enjoyment!
The workshop will bring together some fundamental techniques around a tune and after looking at the core melody, layers of complexity and technique will be added to make the tune more interesting.
Banjo and fiddle workshops - with Steve Blake
Steve is one of the UK’s best known and respected old-time musicians. Steve is a multi-instrumentalist who has worked for many years in the music industry including 20 years with the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Contemporary Dance as a dance accompanist. He regularly teaches and now has a teaching channel available for fiddle and banjo through “Patreon.”
In Steve’s words the workshops will cover:
Steve is one of the UK’s best known and respected old-time musicians. Steve is a multi-instrumentalist who has worked for many years in the music industry including 20 years with the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Contemporary Dance as a dance accompanist. He regularly teaches and now has a teaching channel available for fiddle and banjo through “Patreon.”
In Steve’s words the workshops will cover:
Banjo : How a tune works well on a fiddle can be very different from how it works on a banjo. We will play some well known fiddle tunes and look at different possibilities of interpretation. Stepping away from the strictly linear approach of the melody to free up the banjo to do what it does best.
Fiddle : We will look at rhythmic feel. Groove. How bow speed, pressure, length of stroke profoundly affect this. We will learn one or possibly 2 fairly simple but groovy tunes, with emphasis on how and why we use the bow, and our hand and arm in different ways.
These workshops are free to all FOAOTMAD members and you can choose either one, two or all three.
To reserve your place(s) , enter your details in the form below and click on submit. We will provide you with the links that will enable you to join the workshops.
To reserve your place(s) , enter your details in the form below and click on submit. We will provide you with the links that will enable you to join the workshops.
