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Performance and Workshop Calendar
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2024  January   February   March    April    May    June    July    August    September   October   November    December

Video links and handouts are available for online workshops presented starting in 2020! Click here for list!
(Read about past years' performances, tours, and workshops)

2024 Overview
(click the date for more information on each):

January 6 Online Workshop: Music for Memory Care
January 13 Online Workshop: Basic Ear Training
January 14 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen
January 20 Online Workshop: Advanced Ear Training
January 21 Workshop for Harpers Hall: Improvising Fun

February 10 Online Workshop: Playing by Ear Part 1a: Template for Melody (Major Keys)
February 10 Online Workshop: Playing by Ear Part 1b: Context for Chords (Major Keys)
February 17 Online Workshop:: with Playing by Ear Part 2a: Template for Melody (Modes and Minor Keys)
February 17 Online Workshop:: Playing by Ear Part 1b: Context for Chords (Modes and Minor Keys)
February 25 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen

March 10 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen
March 17 St. Pat's Day Performance: with Celtic Moon at Jack's Brewing Co. in Fremont
March 17 St. Pat's Day Performance: with Celtic Moon at Capers in Campbell
March 23 Pagan Bunny Burn with Celtic Moon (tickets sold out!)

April 13 Online Workshop: Songs from Eastern Europe
April 14 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen
April 20 Online Workshop: Harp Chord Intensive
April 27 Online Workshop: The Sing-Along Harper

May 12 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen
May 19 House Concert Performance: with Celtic Moon at Dala's Nest

January -
  • Saturday, 1/6/24, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT -- Verlene will be presenting a two-hour workshop, “Music for Memory Care” for any instrument, any level. This workshop is open to all musicians, particularly those who play in Assisted Living or Memory Care units. You will be able to add to your repertoire of music that is not only appropriate for this demographic but is also sure to touch a memory deep within that brings joy and light. You’ll find they will sing along, whether or not they know all the lyrics, and amazingly, they can remember these lyrics far easier than they can remember what they had for lunch. That’s probably true for us all! You’ll get handouts in lead sheet form to many of the songs I perform at several facilities where my concerts are regularly scheduled. Singers, harpists, guitarists – all are welcome! Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!

  • Saturday, 1/13/24 10:00 am- 12:00 pm PDT Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Basic Ear Training" open to all harpists, guitarists, and other instrumentalists as well. In this workshop, open to all musicians, you'll start with matching pitches, then move to intervals, and then on to phrases that include steps, skips, larger leaps, and chord patterns. Each section will include instructions and demonstrations, tips and concepts to help you identify and match what you hear. You will participate by filling in your answer sheets (handouts provided ahead of time) for each set of examples that Verlene will play off camera on four different instruments (harp, keyboard, guitar, and violin). At the end of each section, she will show the answer key so you can check your answers. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Sunday, 1/14/24, 4:30 - 7:30 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA.
  • Saturday, 1/20/24, 4:00 - 5:00 pm PDT -- Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Basic Ear Training" open to all harpists, guitarists, and other instrumentalists as well. In this workshop, open to all musicians, open to all musicians. In this workshop, you will be presented with more advanced sequences as well as chord identification. As in the Basic Ear Training workshop, you will participate by filling in your answer sheets (handouts provided ahead of time) for each set of examples that Verlene will play off camera on four different instruments (harp, keyboard, guitar, and violin). At the end of each section, she will show the answer key so you can check your answers. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Here’s how to register: Register here!
February --
  • Saturday, 2/10/24 10:00 am- 12:00 pm PDT Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Playing by Ear Part 1a: Template for Melody (Major Keys)” for lever or pedal harp. In this workshop you'll learn how to use the major scale as a template that will help you remember melodies and play them by ear on your harp. There will be numerous examples that will help to build your skill and confidence, working through the “3 D’s” of playing by ear. This can be applied to songs you have known all your life, or songs that you are hearing for the first time. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Here’s how to register: Register here!
  • Saturday, 2/10/24 1:00 - 3:00 pm PDT Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Playing by Ear Part 1b: Context for Chords (Major Keys)” for lever or pedal harp. you'll learn how to add chords to any melody. You'll learn the function of each chord, and also how to recognize what chords the melody suggests. There will be several examples of well-known melodies, as well as some lesser known, and some completely unknown melodies. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Here’s how to register: Register here!

  • Saturday, 2/17/24 10:00 am- 12:00 pm PDT Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, Playing by Ear Part 2a: Template for Melody (Modes and Minor Keys)for lever or pedal harp. In this workshop you'll learn how to alter the major scale to recognize when a tune is in Mixolydian mode, Aeolian mode, or Dorian mode, and when it is in a Harmonic Minor key. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Here’s how to register: Register here!

  • Saturday, 2/17/24 1:00 - 3:00 pm PDT Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Playing by Ear Part 2b: Context for Chords (Modes and Minor Keys)” for lever or pedal harp. In this workshop you'll learn how chords function in Mixolydian mode, Aeolian mode, and Dorian mode, as well as in a Harmonic Minor key. There will be several examples of well-known melodies, as well as some lesser known, and some completely unknown melodies. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Here’s how to register: Register here!

  • Sunday, 2/25/24,4:30 - 7:30 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA.
March --
  • Sunday, 3/10/24, 4:30 - 7:30 pm Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA 

  • Sunday, 3/17/24, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Jack's Brewing Co., located at located at 39176 Argonaut Way in Fremont, CA.
  • Sunday, 3/17/24, 6:00 - 9:00 pm Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Capers, located at 1710 West Campbell Ave. in Campbell, CA.
  • Saturday, 3/23/24, Time TBA Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at the Pagan Bunny Burn (event is sold out!)
April --
  • Saturday, 4/13/24, 10 am - 12 pm pacific time Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Songs from Eastern Europe" for all instrumentalists and singers. You'll learn tunes in 7/8, 5/8, 9/8 (not a slip jig!), 4/4 and 2/4 from Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. You'll watch and listen to each tune on YouTube, some that show the dance, and all with singing. You'll be provided with lever harp arrangements that can also be played on piano, with lyric for the first verse in phonetic spelling, and chord names on top of the melody. In addition, classical and finger style guitarists will be provided with arrangements of the tunes in guitar notation and tablature. These tunes are fun to play and can be added to your therapeutic repertoire to pull out when someone requests something from this part of the world. If you are not a therapeutic musician, you can enjoy playing these tunes to experience a bit of the flavor of Eastern Europe! Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Sunday, 4/14/24, 4:30 - 7:30 pm Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA
  • Saturday, 4/20/24, 10 am - 12 pm pacific time Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Harp Chord Intensive" for harp (lever or pedal). In this workshop, you will have an opportunity to really drill those chords in root position and inversions, as well as "root-five-octave" patterns. You'll learn how to get to your chords on time with both hands using a set of common chord progressions. This would be a great warm-up class to next week's "The Sing-Along Harper" class. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Saturday, 4/27/24, 10 am - 12 pm pacific time Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop,"The Sing-Along Harper" open to all harpists, whether you sing or not, and whether or not you have a copy of the book by that title. If you've ever wished you could play harp along with group sing-alongs like guitarists do, with only words and chords on your music stand, this class is for you! You can also use the fingerpicking patterns for accompanying melody instruments. If you have not purchased the book "The Sing-Along Harper" and would like to, you can order a hard copy or PDF here. Cost of the workshop: $30. Register here!
May --
  • Sunday, 5/12/24, 4:30 - 7:30 pm Verlene will be performing a special Mother's Day show with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA
  • Sunday, 5/19/24, 4:00 - 9:00pm Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon in a house concert at Dala's Nest in Menlo Park, CA. Please contact Aimée to purchase tickets! ($25)

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