Activities

The week includes instrumental, vocal, master classes, nightly faculty concerts 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.

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

Camp Bluegrass 2025 Schedule of Events
(schedule subject to change.)

Sunday July 13, 2025
1:00 pm-5:00 pm Registration – Tubb Dorm Classroom (Bldg. #45)
5:00 pm- 6:30 pm Dinner – Texan Hall (Bldg. #31)
7:00 pm Orientation – Tom T Hall (Bldg. #7)
8:00 pm Jamming at the Dorm and other locations TBA
8:00 pm Slow Jam – Tubb Dorm(Bldg.#45) and Gerstenberger Dorm(Bldg.#46)

Monday July 14, 2025
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast – Texan Hall
8:30 am Faculty Meeting – CB135
9:00 am Meet the Faculty Tom T Hall
9:30 am – 11:30 am Instrument Workshops – Assigned
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Lunch – Texan Hall
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Instrument Workshops – Assigned
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Jamming at locations TBA
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Jamming Class – Tom T Hall
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner – Texan Hall
7:15 pm – 8:30 pm Faculty Concert – Tom T. Hall
8:30 pm Jamming at the Dorm and other locations TBA 

Tuesday July 15, 2025
7:00 am – 8:30 Breakfast – Texan Hall
8:30 am Faculty Meeting – CB135
9:00 am – 11:30 am Instrument Workshops – Assigned
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Lunch – Texan Hall
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Instrument Workshops – Assigned
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Jamming at locations TBA
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Jamming Class – Tom T Hall
5:30 pm – 7:00pm Dinner – Texan Hall
7:15 pm – 8:30 pm Faculty Concert – Tom T. Hall
8:30 pm Jamming at the Dorm and other locations TBA

Wednesday July 16, 2025
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast – Texan Hall
8:30 am Pictures in Quad- Quadrangle
9:00 am-11:15 am Instrument Workshops -Assigned
11:30 am – 1:30 am Lunch – Texan Hall
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Instrument Workshops – Assigned
3:15 pm-4:00 pm Master Class– Assigned
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Tom T. Hall
3:00 – 4:00pm Songwriting – Founders Room
4:30 – 5:30pm  Special Presentation TBA – Tom T. Hall
5:30pm – 7:00pm Dinner –Texan Hall
7:15 pm – 8:30 Faculty Concert – Tom T. Hall
8:30 pm Jamming at the Dorm and other locations TBA

Thursday July 17, 2025
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast – Texan Hall
9:00 am-11:30 am Instrument Workshops -Assigned
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Lunch – Texan Hall
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Instrument Workshops -Assigned
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Master Class– Assigned
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Songwriters Circle – Founders Room
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Sound Reinforcement w/Matt Quick- Tom T. Hall
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner – Texan Hall
7:15 pm – 8:30 Faculty Concert – Tom T. Hall
8:30 pm Jamming at the Dorm and other locations TBA

Friday July 18, 2025
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast -Texan Hall
9:00 am Pep Talk for Student & Sound Check – Tom T Hall
9:15 am Student Concert, Wrap Up & Graduation – Tom T. Hall
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Lunch – Texan Hall

SONGWRITING Workshop – This daily workshop is offered by and Elliott Rogers and will include listening to musical examples, discussion of style components (musical structure, subject matter, crafting lyrics and more) and writing exercises to incorporate some of these components.

THE CAMP STORE – Will be open nightly before and after the Faculty Concert. 

SLOW JAM – will meet Sunday – Thursday at the Tubb Hall Classroom(Bldg. #45) and Gerstenberger Dorm classroom (Bldg.#46) 30 minutes after the concert.

STUDENT CONCERT – If you wish to perform on the Friday morning student concert sign up at the Camp Office. Each act is limited to two song selections.