Music Slow Jam
Everyone Welcome!
2:30 - 3:30 pm
unless noted
 

Are you a Beginner - Intermediate level budding musician?  Tired of playing alone in your living room?  Join the Hayward Contra Dance Slow Jam!

Held prior to the Beginner Workshop, the Slow Jammers will practice playing Old Time, Irish and Celtic tunes at a (very!) moderate tempo.  Slow Jammers can be found in the room at the end of the hall, 2:30 - 3:30 pm.  Listeners welcome.

The Ten Commandments
of Jamming

The Slow Jam is a very informal gathering of who ever shows up. Contact tdogs.dance@yahoo.com for more info.

~ Mark Twain

 Fourth Sunday, October 24, 2010: 
COMMUNITY HARVEST DANCE
Print flyer  Event flyer: tunes, callers, rehearsals from 2009. New 2010 schedule coming soon.
revised 10/22/09

For 2010, we will use most of the same tune sets listed below, but the order has not yet been determined.  We will be adding a few new tunes soon.  Start practicing these tunes for Oct 24, 2010.

Come to the music rehearsals for Oct 24 practice:

- Sunday, Sept 26 2:40 - 3:40 pm

- Sunday, Oct 24, 2:40 - 3:40 (2 pm set up)

     PRINT Tune List  (1 page)

     PRINT 1st half Tune Sets  (7 pages)

     PRINT 2nd half Tune Sets (9 pages)

     PRINT Dance Program (1 page)

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Third annual PUMPKIN CARVING led by Melanie, Katie, and Emily Courchaine, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, BYOPumpkin. OPEN CALLERS and OPEN BAND (preregistration required). Robin Steen is coordinating the callers and Dave Courchaine, Craig Fixler and Debra Tayleur  are leading the musicians. Send them an email at tdogs.dance@ yahoo.com to participate. Dances and tunes will be pre-arranged. Sheet music provided. Rehearsals, learnings, and fun practices will be arranged.  Mentorship for both calling and music available.

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