Find the downloads and links for Festival workshops here, starting with the Festival Concert Band
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Festival Concert Band Workshop with John Kirkpatrick
John leads a progressive series of five sessions playing from written tune arrangements. Suitable for players of any acoustic instrument who are not complete beginners, but no electronic instruments or keyboards, please. The workshop culminates in a showcase event on Friday lunchtime. It helps to be able to read music, but ear players will have opportunity to pick the tunes up. Bring music stand and pen/pencil – and your instrument!
There are three versions of each tune – concert pitch, B flat, and E flat.
The Slug In The Tea Cup – Concert Pitch The Slug In The Tea Cup – B Flat The Slug In The Tea Cup – E Flat
Lumps Of Plum Pudding – Concert Pitch Lumps Of Plum Pudding – B Flat Lumps Of Plum Pudding – E Flat
King Harry – Concert Pitch King Harry – B Flat King Harry – E Flat
Dutch Trot – Concert Pitch Dutch Trot – B Flat Dutch Trot – E Flat
Sidmouth Big Band Workshop with Nick and Mary Barber
Sidmouth’s big ceilidh band, suitable for any acoustic instrument. Daily progressive workshops leading to a public ceilidh in the Anchor Gardens (on Thu 6 August). Some music reading skills an advantage, music provided. Participatory. Progressive. All levels. Music is available in advance and also during the workshops. Please bring an instrument, a music stand & a pencil!
The Big Band tunebooks are downloadable (for free) from here: https://nick-barber.net/sidmou
You can also buy The Sidmouth Big Band Anniversary Tunebook – Celebrating 25 years of the Sidmouth Big Band, this book contains 299 dance tunes from a variety of sources, many 18th century. https://nick-barber.net/produc
UKULELE WORKSHOPS
Beginners Workshops – Paper copies of songs and worksheets will be provided but can also be accessed on the UkeStroud website
Past attenders are welcome to join UkeStroud playing as the overture to the Sidmouth Horse Trials from 12.30, Sun 2 August, Connaught Gardens. The music can be found here
Seb Stone Carols Workshop
Coming soon… the music for this years carol workshop (one is for voices, one for instruments).
Early Music & Dance Workshops with Terry Mann
Download all the tunes as one pdf here :Terry Mann Early Music & Dance Workshops Music Combined pdf
The tunes are: Caccia take three, Clogs Branle, Horse’s Branle G, Jouissance vous donnerai 3 part, My Lord Earl of Essex’s Measure, Pavan – Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie, Pease Branle, Petit Vriens two pipes, Pinagay Branle, Polorum Regina in G, Quarter branles, Queens Almaine, Salve Virgo Virginum in G, Tant Que Vivray in G, Tordion, Two Breton Tunes, Volte 4 part, Washerwomen’s Branle, Branles – Single, Double, Cassandra, Official
Flamenco Guitar & music Workshops with Matt Sullivan
Coming soon
Find out more: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UCbxi95487c&si=mZuIGNEjVOC77m5s
TICKETS
All in One & Season Tickets get you in to all, or any, of the workshops….as many or as often as you like. For non-season tickets holders Workshop-only Ticket bundles are also available.