9/16/2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Central

Workshop
Online Event

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line Playford English Country Dance Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder.

The workshop will explore tunes from our “Playford English Country Dance Tunes for Two”.  This curated collection contains 37 tunes from the 1651 edition of Playford’s “The English Dancing Master” arranged for two players.  The melodies are on the top stave, and the harmony/backup is on the bottom stave.

 

Setting: Live Virtual
The Old Avoca Schoolhouse
504 Garfield St.
Avoca, NE 68307

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Deborah Greenblatt
(phone: 4022753221)

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line Playford English Country Dance Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder.

The workshop will explore tunes from our “Playford English Country Dance Tunes for Two”.  This curated collection contains 37 tunes from the 1651 edition of Playford’s “The English Dancing Master” arranged for two players.  The melodies are on the top stave, and the harmony/backup is on the bottom stave.
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, September 16, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, September 17, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, September 19, 7 PM, Central Time.


Different tunes will be played at each session.   We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these tunes.

There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required.  The cost for each workshop is $15.00.  The cost of each optional book is $15.00 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration).   To view a sample tune from the collection, and to see a list of the tunes, click on the following link:

https://greenblattandseay.com/book_42_playford.shtml

Review: "This edition would make for great additions to one’s recorder library.  Because they contain a mix of easier and a bit more challenging pieces that are pleasingly arranged, they offer less and more experienced players both a challenge and an opportunity to play simply for the enjoyment of the music".
-Victor Eijkhout, American Recorder, Fall 2020

For more information, and to register for the workshop:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_playford.shtml

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