CampBluegrass 2009! Activities

Activities

The week includes instrumental, vocal and band workshops small group lessons, jams sessions and a student showcase concert. Participants also have the opportunity to study styles of solo and ensemble singing, the history of bluegrass music, and music theory for pickers.

Emphasis is placed on perfecting individual skills and addressing individual musical concerns. Students desiring band experience are divided into ensemble workshops and work from models of classic bluegrass recordings. These workshops are directed by one or more instructors.

Open jam sessions at the dorm continue until the wee hours every night after the concerts.

CAMP BLUEGRASS 2010 Schedule of Events This schedule is tentative and may be changed
Sunday
3:00pm 5:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm	Registration Dinner Orientation Free Jam Session	Baker Center Cafeteria Baker Center Dorm
Monday
7:30am 9:00am 9:30am- 11:30am 12:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm-4:00pm 4:00 - 5:00 5:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm	Breakfast Meet the Faculty Instrument/Vocal Workshops Lunch Instrument/Vocal Workshops Structured Jams – see below Slow, Intermediate and Advanced Jams led each day by instructors. Standard Music Notation reading for Mandolin and Fiddle Dinner FACULTY CONCERT Jammin' at the dorms	Cafeteria Tom T. Hall Assigned Cafeteria Assigned Assigned location TBA Cafeteria Tom T. Hall Dorm
Tuesday
7:30am 9:00am-11:30am 12:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00 - 5:00 5:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm	Breakfast Instrument/Vocal Workshops Lunch Group Gospel Singing Everybody! Structured Jams Sessions Standard Music Notation reading for Mandolin and Fiddle Dinner FACULTY CONCERT Jammin' at the dorms	Cafeteria Assigned Cafeteria Assigned Tom T. Hall location TBA Cafeteria Tom T. Hall Dorm
Wednesday
7:30am 9:00am-11:30am 12:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00 - 5:00 5:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm	Breakfast Instrument /Vocal Workshops Lunch Instrument /Vocal Workshops Structured Jams Sessions Standard Music Notation reading for Mandolin and Fiddle Dinner FACULTY CONCERT Jammin' at the dorms	Cafeteria Assigned Cafeteria Assigned Assigned location TBA Cafeteria Tom T. Hall Dorm
Thursday
7:30am 9:00am-11:30am 12:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00 - 5:00 5:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm	Breakfast Instrument /Vocal Workshops Lunch Instrument /Vocal Workshops Structured Jams Sessions Standard Music Notation reading for Mandolin and Fiddle Dinner FACULTY CONCERT Jammin' at the dorms	Cafeteria Assigned Cafeteria Assigned Assigned Cafeteria Tom T. Hall Dorm
Friday
7:30am 9:00am 9:30am 12:30pm	Breakfast Pep Talk for Student Concert Participant STUDENT CONCERT Lunch	Cafeteria Tom T. Hall Tom T. Hall Cafeteria

Student Concerts - If you wish to perform on the Friday morning student concert, sign up at the Camp office.

Structured Daily Jams - These one-hour jam sessions will be led by faculty and held in the faculty member’s teaching room.. Faculty will select the tunes, keys and tempos. Slow, Intermediate and advanced jams will be offered as needed. Students will self-select jams.