Music Program Schedule
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As a student at the Acadia Trad School, you are always free to choose whatever class you want to attend each period. This includes changing classes mid-week if you feel a different group would be a better fit for your skill level, taking classes in different instruments, or switching out of the class your group is scheduled to rotate to in order to focus on a specific style or teacher. Just please keep in mind that:
- Instructors will teach each class at the skill level appropriate for the scheduled group
- Morning class material will be progressive throughout the week, with material building each class
- Some instructors may use the same tunes/steps/material in different classes
As long as you’re aware of this, you are most welcome to choose whatever musical or dance path is best for you through the week!
Moose Fiddle and Guitar
Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | ||
Period 1 9.00 a.m. - 10.15 a.m. & Period 2 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. | Fiddle | Ellen Gawler & Laurel Martin (Note: this is a double period) | Ellen Gawler & Laurel Martin (Note: this is a double period) | Ellen Gawler & Laurel Martin (Note: this is a double period) | Ellen Gawler & Laurel Martin (Note: this is a double period) | Ellen Gawler & Laurel Martin (Note: this is a double period) |
Guitar | Patrick Egan (Note: this is a double period) | Patrick Egan (Note: this is a double period) | Patrick Egan (Note: this is a double period) | Patrick Egan (Note: this is a double period) | Patrick Egan (Note: this is a double period) |
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Period 3 1.15 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. | (ALL) | Choose from: ● Faculty-led jam sessions ● Composition classes ● Enrichment workshops (topics announced soon) | Choose from:
● Faculty-led jam session ● Maine state park walk |
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Period 4 2.45 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. | (ALL) | Choose from: ● Faculty-led ensembles ● Community singing sessions ● Enrichment workshops (topics announced soon) | Ensembles “dress rehearsal” for student concert & dance (or practice / outdoor / free time) |
Seal / Bear Fiddles,
Eagles (All Instruments)
a.k.a. “The Fiddlers’ Shuffle”
Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | Sat | ||
Period 1 9.00 a.m. - 10.15 a.m. & Period 2 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. | Harbor Seals | Scottish w/ Mari Black (Note: this is a double period) | Acadian w/ Anastasia DesRoches (Note: this is a double period) | Irish w/ Colin Farrell (Note: this is a double period) | Cape Breton w/ Katie McNally (Note: this is a double period) | French Canadian w/ Don Roy (Note: this is a double period) |
Grey Seals | French Canadian w/ Don Roy (Note: this is a double period) | Scottish w/ Mari Black (Note: this is a double period) | Acadian w/ Anastasia DesRoches (Note: this is a double period) | Irish w/ Colin Farrell (Note: this is a double period) | Cape Breton w/ Katie McNally (Note: this is a double period) |
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Hooded Seals | Cape Breton w/ Katie McNally (Note: this is a double period) | French Canadian w/ Don Roy (Note: this is a double period) | Scottish w/ Mari Black (Note: this is a double period) | Acadian w/ Anastasia DesRoches (Note: this is a double period) | Irish w/ Colin Farrell (Note: this is a double period) |
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Bears | Irish w/ Colin Farrell (Note: this is a double period) | Cape Breton w/ Katie McNally (Note: this is a double period) | French Canadian w/ Don Roy (Note: this is a double period) | Scottish w/ Mari Black (Note: this is a double period) | Acadian w/ Anastasia DesRoches (Note: this is a double period) |
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Eagles | Acadian w/ Anastasia DesRoches (Note: this is a double period) | Irish w/ Colin Farrell (Note: this is a double period) | Cape Breton w/ Katie McNally (Note: this is a double period) | French Canadian w/ Don Roy (Note: this is a double period) | Scottish w/ Mari Black (Note: this is a double period) |
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Period 3 1.15 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. | (ALL) | Choose from: ● Faculty-led jam sessions ● Composition classes ● Enrichment workshops (topics announced soon) | Choose from:
● Faculty-led jam session ● Maine state park walk |
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Period 4 2.45 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. | (ALL) | Choose from: ● Faculty-led ensembles ● Community singing sessions ● Enrichment workshops (topics announced soon) | Ensembles “dress rehearsal” for student concert & dance (or practice / outdoor / free time) |
Seal / Bear : All except Fiddle
Accordion | Bouzouki | Flute | Guitar | Harp | Piano | ||
Period 1 9.00 a.m. - 10.15 a.m. | Seals | Jeremiah McLane (single period) | Owen Marshall (single period) | Shannon Heaton (single period) | Matt Heaton (single period) | Maeve Gilchrist (single period) | Troy MacGillivray (single period) |
Bears | Jimmy Keane (single period) | Owen Marshall (single period) | Nicholas Williams (single period) | Josh Dukes (single period) | Maeve Gilchrist (single period) | Neil Pearlman (single period) |
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Period 2 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. | Seals | Jimmy Keane (single period) | Owen Marshall (single period) | Nicholas Williams (single period) | Josh Dukes (single period) | Maeve Gilchrist (single period) | Neil Pearlman (single period) |
Bears | Jeremiah McLane (single period) | Owen Marshall (single period) | Shannon Heaton (single period) | Matt Heaton (single period) | Maeve Gilchrist (single period) | Troy MacGillivray (single period) |
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Period 3 1.15 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. | (ALL) | Choose from: ● Faculty-led jam sessions ● Composition classes ● Enrichment workshops (topics announced soon) | Choose from:
● Faculty-led jam session ● Maine state park walk |
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Period 4 2.45 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. | (ALL) | Choose from:Choose from: ● Faculty-led ensembles ● Community singing sessions ● Enrichment workshops (topics announced soon) ● Faculty-led jam sessions ● Composition classes ● Enrichment workshops (topics announced soon) | Ensembles “dress rehearsal” for student concert & dance (or practice / outdoor / free time) |
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