From 1 October 2011, these services will be provided by High Life Highland an arms length company set up to deliver community learning and leisure services for The Highland Council.
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Contact: Margo Maclennan, TMC Co-ordinator
High Life Highland, 13 Ardross Street, Inverness IV3 5NS
01463 663817 or by email margo.maclennan@highlifehighland.com
Information regarding the payment of fees. Class fees may be paid at any Highland Council Service Point by Credit or Debit Card only. Cash and Cheque payments will only be accepted by the TMC Co-ordinator at the address above
CD and Manuscript Music Book: The first CD and Manuscript Music Book called The TMC Tutors Collection is available to purchase. This is a teaching aid to help you learn some of the tunes played in "sessions". The CD and Manuscript Book consists of 47 tunes, costs just £8 plus £1 post and packing and is available from Margo Maclennan.
Instrument hire is available at £5 non refundable deposit and £6 per month hire for the following instruments, fiddle, bodhrans, guitars and mandolins. Accordion hire is available £7.50 non refundable deposit and £7.50 per month.
Winter Term classes 10 week block starts Monday 16 January -Thursday 29th March 2012 - Booking forms will be posted or emailed out from the 9th January 2012
Informal Music Sessions - TMC Tutor lead sessions held on the last Saturday of the month, Room 129, Millburn Academy, Diriebught Road, Inverness, IV2 3QR
- Lead tutor for the sessions tbc
- Dates are 28 January, 25 February, 31 March 2012
- all levels and experience players welcome!
- 2 hour session fees are £8/7 paying on an ad-hoc basis
- Pay in Advance for the 3 sessions fees are £22/£20 conc
Millburn Academy Room 129 - Adult Beginners fiddle Classes
Fiddle - Monday 9 January 2012 Tutor Roy Campbell
- Adult Recent Beginners level 2: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
- Adult Beginners Class: 7.30pm - 8.30pm level 1: note the earlier starting time for the Recent Beginners Level 2 fiddle class
Crown Primary School, Kingsmills Road, Inverness, IV2 3JT
Classes start on Tuesday 10 January 2012
Fiddle classes wih Tutor Irene Fraser from aged 8 to 16 years
- Child Beginners Fiddle 6-7pm (levels 1 and 2 ),
- 7 -7.45pm Novice fiddle (level 3) and
- 7.45-8.45 Lower Intermediate (level 4)
Accordion: Tutor Stuart Macintosh
- Child Recent Beginners 6.30-7.30pm
- Adult Beginners & Recent Beginner 7.30-8.15pm (level 1 & 2)
- Improvers class 8.15-9pm (level 3)
Chanter Classes: Tutor Lewis Barclay
- Child Beginners (level 1): Tuesday 6-7pm
- Recent Beginners (level 2) 7-8pm
- Advanced chanter class (level 3) 8-9pm
Whistle Classes -Tutor Hugh Marwick
- Children's Whistle Class - Tuesday 7-8 pm ( levels 1 and 2)
- Level 1 from 7-7.30 and level 2 from 7.30-8pm
- Adults Recent Beginners up to Intermediate level: Tuesday 8-9pm
MILLBURN ACADEMY ROOM 145 -Wednesday Classes - Fiddle Classes tutor Irene Fraser
- 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm Youth Higher Intermediate (level 4)
- 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm Youth Advanced (level 5)
- 8.30 pm - 9.30 pm Adult Improver (level 2)
Ceilidh Dance Classes held in the Royal British Legion Hall, Mid Street, Beauly, IV4 7DP (Suitable for Beginners up to Improvers level)
- Thursday 7.30-9pm.
- Class Fees for Ceilidh Dance classes must be paid in advance in either two payments for 5 weeks tuition- or in advance with the £3 discount being offered
- Adult (£4.50) Adult Conc (£3.50) - Places Available in the class
Comment from the new students attending the Ceilidh Dance class:
"We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves in the first session of the ceilidh dance class and can't wait for next week"
Charleston Academy, King Brude Road, Inverness, IV3 8ET
Thursday
Beginner Guitar: (level 1) 6.30-7.30pm - Tutor Donald Jack
Guitar: Tutor Jeff Maclean - Recent Beginners 7-8pm (level 2) will be held on a fortnightly basis until further notice
Guitar: Tutor Jeff Maclean - Improvers (level 3) 8-9pm
Mandolin & Banjo: Tutor Donald Jack - Beginners from 7.30-8.30pm & Improvers: 8.00pm - 9.00pm
Groupwork Classes: on the first Thursday of the month starting from 2nd February 2012 from 8.30-9.30pm
Comment from one of the students aged 11: "...to hear the tunes that come out of my fingers"
- Keyboards: 7-8pm Tutor Lorna Skinner
Suitable for Adults and Children from beginners up to improvers level - places are available in this class. Instrument hire for keyboards is £1 per week to be paid in advance. Hire agreement form to be signed on arriving at the keyboard class
NEW GAELIC SONG CLASS - TUTOR FIONA MACKENZIE, Bun Sgoil Ghaidlig ( new Gaelic Primary School,) Slackbuie, Inverness,
Starting date and time tbc - for more details of this class contact TMC Co-ordinator.
Class Fees (for all the classes) unless otherwise stated above
- One and a half hour session: £8 (adult), £5 (adult concession)
- One hour session: £7 (adult), £4.50 (adult concession) £6 (children), £3.50 (special children concession)
A £3 discount is available if paying for a whole course in advance. Classes in Crown Primary School and Charleston Academy are one hour unless otherwise stated.
Concessions are avaialble to:
- senior citizens,
- adults in full time education holding a student union card
- adults on income support/Job seekers allowance (income based proof required)
- adults and children with special needs
This project is funded by High Life Highland
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