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Highland Music...

5th - 15th Sept 2008

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Weekly Music Classes

Fèis Rois currently organise community group music classes in fiddle, accordion, harp, Gaelic song and guitar throughout Ross-shire taught by a team of expert tutors in a fun and relaxed environment. These are open to young people aged 9 -17 and to all ability levels.

New classes for Spring 08

Our new programme of weekly and monthly classes is set to start on Monday 14th January.  The weekly classes on offer this year are fiddle, guitar, step dance, accordion, harp and Gaelic song. 

We still have spaces in our Kiltearn Guitar class for all levels of pupils.  These classes will run every Thursday evening in Evanton with expert tutors David Gordon and Mike Simpson.  On Wednesday evenings Frank McConnell will be running step dance classes in Dingwall.  Spaces are available for all levels and classes are open to male and female secondary school pupils. 

If you are interested in taking part in guitar or step dance classes you can download the application form on this page or contact Laura on 01349 862600.

Attendance at classes

Regular attendance at classes is important for building up your skills and knowledge.

We ask all Parents/Guardians to please note that pupils should arrive on time for classes and must be picked up on time after the classes. Our tutors are only responsible for teaching during the appointed hours.

If you wish to stop coming to classes please contact Fèis Rois so that we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list. If you are unable to attend for one term please let us know and we can inform the tutor and keep the registers up to date. All participants should pay and register for each term of classes in advance. For current registration form please click here.

Practice Advice

We recommend that you practice for a minimum of 15 minutes a day. Let your friends and family hear how you are getting on and they can give you lots of praise and encouragement.

We also recommend that class participants purchase a chromatic electronic tuner, so that you can keep your instrument in tune, which will make practising easier, improve your skills and help to reduce time spent tuning instruments during class.

Bad Weather Policy

A lot of our classes are held in school buildings, so if schools are closed due to bad weather then our classes will be cancelled.

We will make every effort to let you know that the classes have been cancelled. If in any doubt, please put your own safety first.

SCRO Check Policy

It is Fèis Rois policy that all our tutors are registered with Disclosure Scotland.

Instrument donations

If you have any fiddles, accordions, harps, guitars, mandolins, small pipes that you are no longer using we welcome donations to our instrument bank throughout the year.