Classes – Winter Term 2013

General info: Classes run for 10 weeks, starting on February 28th. The early bird discount deadline is on  February 19th. Register by sending a cheque in the mail by February 19th,  and the tuition for one course is $220.00 ($245.00 after February 19th). If you take 2 courses it’s $418 (instead of $440.00); after February 19th, $465.00 (instead of $490.00).

 Mail your cheque to:

Eva McCauley

 118 Forest Hill Drive, Kitchener, ON
 N2M 4G3
 (Please make the cheque out to “Riverside Celtic Society”.)

 You can also pay online with Paypal–the tuition for each course is $235.00 ($450 for two).

Pay online with Paypal:
One course: $235.00 
Two courses: $450.00

Classes run from Thursday Feb. 28th to Thursday April April 25th, with the Final Wrap Up Session/Celebration on Sunday April 28th at the Albion from 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Tuition: submitting your registration form and payment via cheque in the mail

  • by February 19th – single course $220.00, two courses $418.00
  • February 20th and after – single course $245.00
Classes Winter 2013 Instructor Day Time Prerequisite
Introductory Violin for Fiddlers 1 Dan MacDonald Thursday 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No – Beginner/All
Introductory Violin for Fiddlers 2 Eva McCauley Thursday 6:45-8:15 p.m. Yes – Intro Violin 1 or equivalent
Celtic Guitar  (Tune & Song Accompaniment & Flatpicking-Regular Tuning & DADGAD) Ed Koenig Thursday 8:30 to 10 p.m. Yes – some  w STD tuning
Songs of Ireland and Scotland Karen MacLeod Thursday 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. No – Beginner/All
Irish Mandolin/Tenor Banjo Ed Koenig Thursday 6:45-8:15 p.m. Yes – Some experience
Scottish Smallpipes and Borderpipes Robin Aggus Thursday 8:30 to 10 p.m. Yes – Some experience
Irish Fiddle Technique and Tunes (formerly IF 1) Dan MacDonald Thursday 6:45-8:15 p.m. Yes –   Intro Violin 1 & 2 or equivalent
Intermediate Irish Fiddle (formerly IF 2) Dan MacDonald Thursday 8:30-10 p.m. Yes – IF1 or equivalent
Beginner Irish Anglo Concertina Eva McCauley Thursday 8:30-10 p.m. No – Beginner/All
Int/Advanced Irish Flute/Tinwhistle Daev Clysedale Thursday 6:45-8:15p.m. Yes – Proficiency on your instrument
Beginner Irish Tin Whistle Daev Clysedale Thursday 8:30-10:00 p.m No; some experience helpful
Irish Bodhran 1 (Beginner) Les Starkey Thursday 6:45-8:15 p.m. No – Beginner/All
Irish Bodhran 2 (Intermediate) Jacob McCauley Thursday 8:30-10 p.m. Yes – IB1 or equivalent
Advanced Bodhran Jacob McCauley Thursday 6:45-8:15 p.m Yes – IB1 and IB2 or  equivalent 
Beginner Irish Gaelic Language Paraic Donoghue Thursday  8:30-10:00 p.m.  No – Beginner/All  
Music Theory & Ear Training for Traditional Musicians Sara Van Hamme Thursday 8:30 to 10 p.m. No; some experience helpful