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. | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) |
| Period 3 1.15 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. | 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. | 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) |
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Seal / Bear Fiddles
(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 | Acadian (Note: this is a double period) | Irish (Note: this is a double period) | Cape Breton (Note: this is a double period) | French Canadian (Note: this is a double period) | Scottish (Note: this is a double period) |
| Grey Seals | Scottish (Note: this is a double period) | Acadian (Note: this is a double period) | Irish (Note: this is a double period) | Cape Breton (Note: this is a double period) | French Canadian (Note: this is a double period) |
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| Hooded Seals | French Canadian (Note: this is a double period) | Scottish (Note: this is a double period) | Acadian (Note: this is a double period) | Irish (Note: this is a double period) | Cape Breton (Note: this is a double period) |
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| Bears | Cape Breton (Note: this is a double period) | French Canadian (Note: this is a double period) | Scottish (Note: this is a double period) | Acadian (Note: this is a double period) | Irish (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) |
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Seal / Bear : Guitar, Piano, Flute, Accordion
| Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | Sat | ||
| Period 1 9.00 a.m. - 10.15 a.m. | Seals | Instructor A (single period) | Instructor A (single period) | Instructor A (single period) | Instructor A (single period) | Instructor A (single period) |
| Bears | Instructor B (single period) | Instructor B (single period) | Instructor B (single period) | Instructor B (single period) | Instructor B (single period) |
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| Period 2 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. | Seals | Instructor B (single period) | Instructor B (single period) | Instructor B (single period) | Instructor B (single period) | Instructor B (single period) |
| Bears | Instructor A (single period) | Instructor A (single period) | Instructor A (single period) | Instructor A (single period) | Instructor A (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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Seal / Bear : Bouzouki, Harp
| 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. | Seals and bears (combined) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) | Core morning class with your dedicated instructor (Note: this is a double period) |
| 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) |
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Eagles (all musicians and dancers)
(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. | Irish (Note: this is a double period) | Cape Breton (Note: this is a double period) | French Canadian (Note: this is a double period) | Scottish (Note: this is a double period) | Acadian (Note: this is a double period) |
| Period 3 1.15 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. | 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. | 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) |
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