Recent layoff from my company after 22 years is going to give me lots of time to play music, work on more music apps, and start teaching private lessons again.
If anyone is interested in taking Anglo Concertina lessons either in-person, or via Skype, please PM me.
Cheers and thanks,
Michael
Offering Skype lessons for Anglo
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, Sep 20 2011 10:16 AM
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michael sam wild
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Posted 22 September 2011 - 06:48 AM
Hi Michael
Sorry to hear the news and hope you bounce back.
I asked on another post about Anglo instruction fro ITM in UK and drew a blank so Skype may be the answer. I'll PM you. At the moment it is a complete mystery to me but would be useful to get my head round.
Mike .
Sorry to hear the news and hope you bounce back.
I asked on another post about Anglo instruction fro ITM in UK and drew a blank so Skype may be the answer. I'll PM you. At the moment it is a complete mystery to me but would be useful to get my head round.
Mike .
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 07:44 PM
Michael, it is good to hear you are again gainfully employed. 'Tho I think we were all silently cheering hoping you could make an international living "Skyping" lessons. Does this mean you get to BUY more concertinas?? 
Michelle
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 01:53 PM
Well, tomorrow is my lesson with Chris Stevens via skype. Definitely looking forward to it. I also met a fellow here in my own area at a session yesterday who plays anglo 30b and can give lessons. If it goes well with Chris, I may just stick with that. Otherwise at least I have someone to fall back on. This guy had a nice Suttner too, Jeffries layout if I remember, while mine is Wheatstone. Not a huge disadvantage, I guess.
wish me luck!
wish me luck!
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 03:56 AM
Chris is a great player. Certainly one of the best players in America. He is also very kind, non-judgmental and supportive.
He has been teaching the concertina for years and has made a commitment to making his living solely by playing, performing, and teaching music.
There aren't many clips of Chris playing the concertina (he also plays the button accordion).
Here is one with him playing some Scottish tunes on the concertina.
His playing is deceptively simple, which for me is one mark of a great musician.
Please let us know what you think of your lesson with Chris.
He has been teaching the concertina for years and has made a commitment to making his living solely by playing, performing, and teaching music.
There aren't many clips of Chris playing the concertina (he also plays the button accordion).
Here is one with him playing some Scottish tunes on the concertina.
His playing is deceptively simple, which for me is one mark of a great musician.
Please let us know what you think of your lesson with Chris.
Edited by David Levine, 23 July 2012 - 04:08 AM.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 08:20 AM
Chris is a great player. Certainly one of the best players in America. He is also very kind, non-judgmental and supportive.
He has been teaching the concertina for years and has made a commitment to making his living solely by playing, performing, and teaching music.
There aren't many clips of Chris playing the concertina (he also plays the button accordion).
Here is one with him playing some Scottish tunes on the concertina.
His playing is deceptively simple, which for me is one mark of a great musician.
Please let us know what you think of your lesson with Chris.
Well damn, now I'm nervous!
I'll let you all know how it goes.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 11:07 AM
You don't have any reason to be nervous. As the teacher he is the one who has something to prove.
Don't think of it as an evaluation of your accomplishment. And don't say "sorry" if you miss a note. You're there to learn.
Chris is very supportive and very kind. And as I said, he is totally non-judgmental... or he'd never have played with me.
Have fun.
Don't think of it as an evaluation of your accomplishment. And don't say "sorry" if you miss a note. You're there to learn.
Chris is very supportive and very kind. And as I said, he is totally non-judgmental... or he'd never have played with me.
Have fun.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 03:24 PM
You don't have any reason to be nervous. As the teacher he is the one who has something to prove.
Don't think of it as an evaluation of your accomplishment. And don't say "sorry" if you miss a note. You're there to learn.
Chris is very supportive and very kind. And as I said, he is totally non-judgmental... or he'd never have played with me.
Have fun.
Just finished the lesson. It *was* fun, and I learned a lot. We took "The Concertina Reel" which I had been working on previously and he taught me some ornaments to throw in there, and some alternate notes and voila! Also learned a bunch about how the reel should feel. I was tending to dot my notes. Now I'm going to try to straighten them out and use bellows pressure to give it the lift I was trying to get through swing. Good stuff. Thanks for the encouragement!
edited to say- oh and thanks to Chris Stevens! I'll be back.
M
Edited by fearfeasog, 23 July 2012 - 03:31 PM.
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