Fiddle Playing for Dances
Fiddle Playing for Dances with Tory Horner
This class is for intermediate-experienced level fiddlers looking to transition from jam session fiddling to playing for a dance. Learn 1 tune and explore the ways to shape a dance using rhythm, layering, dynamics, and technique. Explore new ways of thinking about tunes and how they can be played to create different dance grooves. Leave with confidence in a toolbox of tricks to make a dynamic and energetic dance!
This small group class is presented in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School and Lessonface. Students are invited to attend an optional Orientation and Closing Ceremony to connect with various online Folk School classes.
Class Materials
Students should provide:
a fiddle
Age Range
14 and up
Skill Level
Intermediate / Advanced
Contact the Teacher
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About the John C. Campbell Folk School & Lessonface
Since 1925, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina has transformed lives, and brought people together in a nurturing environment for experiences in learning and community life that spark self-discovery. Since 2012, Lessonface has connected more than 30,000 students with over 2,500 great teachers for live music, language, and arts lessons online, delivering on our mission to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably.
When
The class will meet for three weekly 100-min live online sessions.
Enrolled students receive 60-day access to the video recordings of the classes.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before the class start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward.
Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date. Materials kit fees are non-refundable.
Book 1:1 online lessons with Tory Horner on their Lessonface profile.
Tory Horner
Tory Horner is a fiddler based in Cambridge, MA. She started consistently playing for dances in the Asheville music scene in 2023 and has since started a contra dance band in New England called Here on the Hill. A graduate of Vassar College with a music degree focused on violin performance.
About Lessonface, PBC
Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online.