Welcome to Amber Music's Instruction Page

Amber Music is pleased to introduce our new instruction branch. Beginning in January of 2012, we will be offering private, customized lessons in various aspects of traditional music in a series of eight week semesters, as well as two annual music camps for adults, Iceberg in June, and Berry in September.

Private lesson semesters will be conducted by Pamela Morgan, and will be customized to meet the wishes of individual students. Topics on offer include guitar, piano, voice, tin whistle, composition and instrumentation, production techniques, or any combination of these. While theory and sight reading are available upon request, the focus will be on the oral tradition, on how to translate the music one hears to an instrument, and to encourage imaginative use of an instrument by ear.

For singers, Ms Morgan will draw from her vast knowledge of traditional songs to find songs to suit individual voices.

For pianists, Ms. Morgan has just released a collection of piano arrangements of selected NL folk songs, and will teach these arrangements, or versions thereof. Student and instructor can also make new arrangements for songs chosen by the student upon request.

There will be two eight week semesters per year, January / Febuary, and October / November, beginning January 2012. We begin with a consultation to determine the course of instruction, then proceed with one forty five minute session a week for eight weeks.

For more information, or to register, please contact Pamela directly at info@pamelamorgan.ca, or 722 - 9413

Music Camps

Amber's Music Camps will be gatherings of traditional music lovers in one of the most beautiful and unspoiled landscapes in the world. Activities will include workshops, private instruction, exchanges, nightly sessions, field trips to local attractions, and a grand finale concert of participants. Instructors will include local experts in accordian, fiddle, guitar, whistles, stringed instruments, and folksong.

Registration will include - transportation from the nearest airport (Gander for Iceberg, St. John's for Berry), accommodation, meals, all workshops and instruction. Field trips are extra and optional, but the camp will facilitate transportation to the field trip provider.

For Iceberg, field trips include boat tours for whale and iceberg watching, sea kayaking, birdwatching, shoreline hikes, picnics, local scenic and cultural attractions.

Please check back here in late August for the dates and location of our first Iceberg camp in June 2012.

For Berry, field trips include berry picking, hiking, sea kayaking, boat trips, picnics, local scenic and cultural attractions.

For more information, rates, registration,

phone 709-722-9413

info@ambermusic.ca