May 30, 2006, 11:50 p.m. (Message 45429, in reply to message 45427)
I went to the course a year ago and I can't say enough good things about it. Even though I have many years experience playing for dancing I learned a lot of small techniques and styling and it was nice for me to have a week's immersion in SCD music. For me, too, it was nice to be with other accordionists as here in the US they are few and far between. The music did not arrive until late June or July, I can't remember, but I read well and decided that the teachers probably wanted open minds. After I read through the sets a couple of times I left them alone. We had 2 morning sessions and 1 afternoon session. Each evening there was a country dance, 2 evenings also provided ceilidh dancing. The class played designated sets for 2 country dance evenings, the last 2 of the week as I recall. We also played for one afternoon class. send me a private note if you want more information. Sylvia Miskoe, Concord, NH USA