Kids Choir!
Meet the Teachers
Julia Purcell is the founder of Sound Space Studios. She has been leading Kids Choir for the past 3 years. Julia is a music educator, music therapist, community music organizer, and performer. One of her greatest joys is making music with others.
Isaac Fosl-van Wyke is a Louisville-based singer, songwriter, puppeteer, and educator. He founded the Mountain Polyphony Folk Choir in 2020, sharing polyphonic music from Ukraine, Georgia, and the Balkans. He was an educator at the Waldorf School of Louisville from 2023-2026, and now is working as a freelance artist and educator.
Womxn’s Song Circle
Every Third Thursday of the month we gather to sing and play and learn from one another. Feel free to bring a song, snack, drink to share. Collective music=Collective joy
We will meet at Sound Space Studio
2822 Frankfort Ave
Jamming Skills Class at Louisville Folk School
Are you eager to jam with others but need some practice to feel comfortable in a jam setting? Whether you are new to jamming or want a refresher on jam etiquette, this class is for you. Over the semester, we will work from a list of songs familiar to bluegrass and old-time jams.
I will draw from my 18 years of experience jamming and playing in bands to teach you:
how to kick off a song
how to use non-verbal cues to communicate with others
how to arrange a song to include breaks
how to end a song
many other essential elements for jamming in large and small groups.
This course is for beginner/intermediate players who can play in time and switch between chords. Instruments may include; mandolin, banjo, guitar, bass, fiddle, ukulele, and voice. 14 spots are open.
Open to ages 15 and up.
This class meets in person at Louisville Folk School at 225 N Clifton Ave.
Event Two
Old Time Jam
free and open to all
West Sixth Brewery in NuLu
Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of Month
7:30-9:30pm
Deconstructing a song Workshop
We will spend the first hour learning one song and then deconstruct it to study the melody, rhythm, harmonic voicing, texture, form, tonality, lyrics, and meter while exploring why and how these musical elements help give historical, geographical, spiritual, and emotional context to the song. During the second half of the workshop, we will split into small groups and reconstruct the song to create something altogether unique that tells a story from our individual/small group perspectives. The instructor will provide individualized instruction as needed to the break-out groups. Participants will be invited to share/perform their reconstructed song at the end.
This workshop is appropriate for individuals 15 years and up.