Easter Jam
Join resident drummer George Hutton for a fun Easter daytime jam session. George will be going through some standard rock and pop pieces so bring your instrument and amp along(if you have one) for a great time. All instruments welcome.
Thursday 28th April – 1.00am – 1.00pm
£5 – Booking required
Harmonica Club
Starting on Wednesday 2nd March 2011 – 7.00pm – 8.30pm. Following on from our successful workshop last year we are delighted to announce the start of our brand new weekly Harmonica Club. The club will be bringing in experienced tutors once per month to offer instruction and guidance.
Costs – £3.50 per session – everyone welcome – Please ring or email to book your place – 01434 601993 – info@coremusic.co.uk
Hexham Village Band
A Community Ceilidh Band Project Led by David Oliver
Hexham Village Band is an opportunity for any instrumentalist to take part in a traditional ceilidh band. It is suitable for a wide range of players, from relative beginners to those with considerable experience. Participants must be aged 16 or over.
There will be weekly workshops, monthly tune-playing sessions in a local pub (The Tap & Spile), and a half-termly ceilidh club providing an opportunity to play for dancing, with scope for individual performance ‘spots’ and for anyone to try their hand at calling dances. As the project develops we may travel beyond Tynedale to play at other dances and maybe the occasional festival. (But all aspects of the band’s activities will be open to democratic discussion and negotiation!)
Participants will develop instrumental skill, confidence and style, and will build up a repertoire of great dance tunes from Northumbria, other parts of the UK, and beyond. Much of the learning will be by ear, but written notation will be available for those who find it helpful.
The band is open to players of any portable acoustic instrument, who can play at least basic scales and a few straightforward tunes. There will also be plenty of scope for confident, experienced, adventurous players. (If you are in any doubt about the suitability of your instrument or your playing experience, please contact David Oliver.)
The project begins with a FREE TASTER SESSION on Saturday 8th January 2011, from 11.00 to 12.30 at Core Music, Hexham. During this session we will discuss the best regular meeting times for prospective participants, and other details such as fees.
Regular meetings will begin as soon as possible after that.
For more information, or if you are interested but cannot attend the taster session please contact David Oliver dmomusic@hotmail.co.uk
Open despite the weather
Our shop and facilities remain open during this partucularly bad weather and don’t forget that if you can’t get in to us, or just don’t want to leave the comfort of your fire you can still get all your Christmas music needs from us. Either go to our online shop or simply give us a call on 01434 601993 and tell us what you want – we will do the rest!
Please note we may close early in the evenings if our lessons and other activities are cancelled – if in doubt give us a call first – Thanks
Core Music 2nd Birthday Celebrations
We had a fantastic day last Saturday (9th October) celebrating our birthday.
Local folk band Clockwork entertained the crowds at the Farmer’s Market and later on outside Waitrose.
Our very own Ukuteers ukulele band performed for the shoppers at Tesco whilst George Hutton and his Jazz Jammers gave a great show outside the Wentworth Leisure Centre.
In the meantime, 25 local independent shops and Farmer’s Market Stalls took part in our fabulous competitions – The Egg Shaker Draw and The Scavenger Hunt. All prizes were claimed and/or won during the day so a huge thank you to everyone who took part.
The winner of the first prize in the Scavenger Hunt was Aiden Manns – here seen being presented with his prize at Core Music by Chair, Simon Eedle.
In the afternoon at Core Music we hosted a Harmonica workshop attended by 24 eager participants who were treated to a fabulous two hours in the company of harmonica virtuosos Martin Fletcher, Lyndon Anderson and Brian Lynam.
Thanks to everyone for making our second birthday really special – roll on next year!
Core Music 2nd Birthday Celebrations
Saturday 9th October 2010
At Core Music
Harmonica workshops
2-4pm, £5 adults, £3 concessions
Have a look at the rock section of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_harmonicists to see the surprisingly long list of familiar rock performers who play the harmonica as part of their music. They will all have started with a cheap harmonica, probably playing the blues.
So, get your lips into gear …. This is a fantastic opportunity to take part in a harmonica workshop led by talented players with experience in blues, swing, jazz, mic work, and ‘overblowing’. Workshops are arranged for beginners, players, and performers. Lyndon Anderson (Lyndon Anderson Band), Martin Fletcher (Dukes of Ellington, The Unusual Suspects, Blues Burglars) and Brian Lynam (No Time to Jive) will be leading the workshops. Lyndon, Martin and Brian are very accomplished performers and widely respected as harmonica players. Each will lead one of the workshops and they hope to be able to bring band colleagues with them to help give that very unique feel to the afternoon.
There will be a short performance by the workshop leaders as an introduction to the session and a concluding jam for all those taking part.
If you would just like to give the harmonica a try and learn how to play at a basic level, sign up for the ‘beginner’ workshop. If you can already play a little and maybe have aspirations of developing your technique sufficiently to play alongside others in a band, the ‘players’ workshop is for you. If you already play and perform well and would like share a few ideas and get a few tips from other talented players, you have to come along to the ‘performers’ workshop.
Core Music hopes that these workshops will lead on to follow up workshops later in the year, and maybe the formation of a harmonica club. A workshop focussing on the Northumbrian ‘moothie’ style with Roy Hugman is tentatively planned, for example.
A harmonica will be necessary – from only £3.95 from Core Music. Harmonicas in the key of A and C would be a good one to bring or buy. We will have a display of other harmonicas, from the inexpensive to the quite pricey.
Please book and pay in advance at Core Music
Jam sessions
Acoustic Jam 12-1 pm Free;
Jazz Jam 1-2pm Free;
Junior electric jam 4-5, led by George Hutton and a few friends Free
In Hexham
Mystery Gift Competition - The egg-shaker competition - Free to enter
Visit one or more of the participating shops/stalls below. Approach the assistant and say “We love music and we love (the name of the shop/stall)”. If you say this with feeling and gusto you will be invited to select a ticket with a number on it. If the number matches the number on the egg-shaker, you win the egg-shaker from that shop/stall. Bring the egg-shaker to Core Music before 4.30pm to get your prize. There will only be one egg-shaker per shop. There can only be a maximum of one prize per person. Best of luck. Don’t break the egg !
Star Prize – Sponge Bob Ukulele. Other prizes include Harmonicas, Drumsticks, Effects Pedals, Guitar DVD/Book pack, Tambourine, Keyrings …………………………….
Participating Shops: Dillies, Petals, Ashley Matthews, Listers Biscuit Box, Getta Sandwich, Cogito Books, Robson and Sons Butchers, Hares of Hexham, Shimher, Dragonfly, Jasphas, Wardhaughs, The Computer Shop, The Forum Cinema, Little Dodo, and the following Farmers’ Market Stalls; Ravensworth Grange, Northumberland Cheese Company, Askerton Castle, Allendale Brewery, Simply Kneaded, Moody Baker, Wardhall Dairy, Farmers’ Market main stall.
Scavenger Hunt - Free to enter
The Scavenger Hunt will involve going to shops/stalls in Hexham on Saturday 9th October. Entry forms can be collected from Core Music on Saturday 9th October from 9am. Pick up an entry form early in case some of the shops/stalls close in the afternoon. You will need to visit the shops/stalls on the entry form and look for a picture of a musical instrument on a Core Music Flyer. Next to the picture will be a musical question (they will not be too difficult !). Enter the name of the musical instrument and the answer to the question on the entry form. Do this for as many shops/stalls as you can. Return the form to Core Music by 4.30pm on 9th October (earlier if possible). The person with the most correct pictures and answers will win a prize (1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes). There will also be a tie-break question to complete in case more than one person has the highest number of correct answers. The winner will be announced at the end of the Junior Electric Jam at 5pm. Best of luck. Take care.
Example question: How many strings are there on a standard bass guitar ?
First Prize: Danelectro Electric Guitar
Second Prize: Ukulele (choice of colours)
Third Prize: £15 Core Music Gift Voucher
Participating Shops: Dillies, Petals, Ashley Matthews, Listers Biscuit Box, Getta Sandwich, Cogito Books, Robson and Sons Butchers, Hares of Hexham, Shimher, Dragonfly, Sorella, Jasphas, Wardhaughs, Armstrongs* The Computer Shop, The Forum Cinema, Little Dodo, and the following Farmers’ Market Stalls; Ravensworth Grange, Northumberland Cheese Company, Askerton Castle, Allendale Brewery, Smply Kneaded, Moody Baker, Wardhall Dairy, Farmers’ Market main stall.
* Please note that Armstrongs are only participating in the Scavenger Hunt and NOT the Egg Shaker Competition
Good Luck!