TERM 3 ACADEMY OF CELTIC STUDIES BEGINS IN AUGUST
The Academy of Celtic Studies begins the third term in August. The cost for music and language classes is $100.00 for the 8 week term. Private lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute time slots. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per 30 minute class and $40.00 per 60 minute class. For further information, please call (602) 254-6094.The 3rd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12. Call Mary at 602-258-0109. Class days and times vary, and can usually be adjusted to suit your schedule.Classes offered:
5-String Banjo (Clawhammer)
5-String Banjo (Scruggs Style)
Accordion
Bagpipes
Banjo (Irish Tenor)
Bodhran
Ceili Dance
Fiddle
Guitar
Harp
Irish Language
Irish Step Dancing
Mandolin
Music Theory
Piano/Keyboard
Pipe Band Drumming
Slow Seisiun
Welsh Language
Whistle/Flute
ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED TO HONOR THE MARQUARDT FAMILY
The Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship has been established to acknowledge their significant contribution to the Valley Irish
Music community. The mission of the Char and Jim Marquardt Scholarship is to continue Char and Jim’s tradition of nurturing
local Irish music by assisting qualifying students of the art and tradition. The Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship will be
awarded once per term and will pay half of the tuition for the selected students of the Phoenix Irish Cultural Center (ICC).
Interested candidates may apply for the scholarship by submitting the designated application for the upcoming term. A
committee, consisting of the members listed below, will review the applications and select the recipients. A scholarship
will cover only the term for which it was awarded. A new application and selection process will occur before every term. The
Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship is funded by memorial contributions from members and friends of the Valley Irish Music
community. The administration and committee membership is renewable every term. The initial beneficiaries of the Char and Jim
Marquardt scholarship are the students of the Music Academy of the ICC. However, the scope of this scholarship may change at
the discretion of the Committee Members.