Pick and Mix Sessions

These are the other classes that you can sign up to on the day. Unlike progressives, you can ‘pick and mix’ which classes you want to go to throughout the week and therefore can experience a wide range of activities with different tutors, depending on your preferences. Most of these sessions last around 1 hour and 20 minutes, unless otherwise specified on the sign-up sheets (for example if it is a two-parter you will be expected to attend both parts).

Pick and mix sessions for 2025 will be updated as bookings come in and the balance and preferences of participants are noted.

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There are two major “projects” this year:

details to follow

For recorders

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with Rebecca Austen-Brown

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with Rebecca Austen-Brown and Mary Tyers

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with Tim Bayley

For strings and winds

Strings and Winds: 

Violins and viols:

Strings and Brass:

For fretted strings

details to follow


For viols


For voices

Folk choir
with Hazel Askew

In this session we will learn some traditional folk songs in glorious three-part harmony.

Parts will be learnt by ear with texts provided.

Sea Shanties
with Hazel Askew

In this session we’ll be raising our voices to learn a few sea shanties and find out why they are still so powerful and popular today on dry land!