Get Your Folk On!

A creative week of fabulous folk music-making

For young people aged 11-18 of all levels of musical experience from absolute beginners to advanced players.

This week of workshops is suitable for newcomers to folk and dedicated folk enthusiasts!

Players of any instrument welcome.

Courses are taught by a friendly team of expert folk musicians and tutors.

“I made loads of new friends, learnt loads about folk music and generally had a brilliant time!” Previous participant

“Good music, good feeling, good playing” Previous participant

Our next courses will run in summer and autumn 2012 on these dates:
Summer: 13 - 17 August
Autumn: 29 October - 2 November

Course Fee £35

Enrolments for August 2012 are open! To enrol, download the form below.

For further information and to be put on our youth music contact list:

Nina/Kirstin: education@efdss.org, 020 7485 2206 x23.

Some information about August's course:

The course will be based on folk and traditional music from the British Isles and beyond. Learning will be mainly by ear so there's no need to read music. For those who haven't learnt by ear before there will be guidance in how to approach this. We will also develop skills specific to folk music including improvisational skills, ornamentation and arrangement ideas.

Every day participants will take part in:

• folk ensemble sessions
• a whole group Big Folk Band
• tune and song-writing sessions
• optional sessions with a choice of: song, clog dance, or duos or trios

Everyone must bring their own instrument, except in the case of absolute beginners (ukuleles and penny whistles supplied), or clog dance (clogs supplied). There will also be some percussion and limited keyboards available.

The week will end with an informal concert of music, song and dance learnt and created during the course to which friends and family can be invited.

NEW for August 2012: Arts Award
We plan to offer the bronze level arts award during the summer course. There is an additional fee (approx. £40) to take the award and additional activities will be incorporated into the week. Please let us know if you are interested in taking the arts award on your enrolment form. For more information see www.artsaward.org.uk.