2009 Schedule
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Friday, May 22

1:00pm – Registration begins

3:00-4:00pm – Workshops:
Beginners’ Jam - Clark Parry & Lucinda Durkee
Song Circle (Bring a song to share) - Peggy Shutes, Jerry Trusty, Sue Powers (all levels)
How to Learn Tunes by Ear - Grey Larsen & Cindy Kallet (adv. beginner)
Easy Swedish Tunes - Rachabelle (adv. beginner)
Old Time Tunes - Joel Mabus (intermediate)
Gypsy Tunes - Luminescent Orchestrii (intermediate)

4:15-5:15pm – Workshops:
Music Games - Rachabelle (all levels)
Beginning Clogging - Peggy Leiby
Singing the Blues - Joel Mabus (all levels)
Slow Jam - Karen Hirshon & Linda Littleton of Simple Gifts (adv. beginner)
Easy Waltzes - Gordon Bonnet (adv. beginner)
Irish Jigs - Grey Larsen & Cindy Kallet (intermediate)
Chinese Tunes - AppalAsian (intermediate)
Advanced Harmony - Rachel Hall of Simple Gifts (advanced)

5:30pm – Dinner

7:00pm – Staff Concert:  Simple Gifts, AppalAsian, Luminescent Orchestrii

After the main concert:
Encore Concert - concert continuation with remaining staff
Slow Jam - the Druckenmillers and Karen Hirshon
Old Time Jam - Joel Mabus
Mixed Styles Jam - Luminescent Orchestrii

11:00pm – Late jam at the dorm (the Druckenmillers and Peggy Shutes)

 

Saturday, May 23

7:30-8:30am – Breakfast in Ellis Hall

8:45-9:15am – Orientation Meeting

9:30-10:45am – Workshops:
Beginners ‘ Intensive - Clark Parry, Lucinda Durkee, Jerry Trusty
Balkan Singing - Rima Fand of Luminescent Orchestrii (all levels)
Ear Training - Tom and Betty Druckenmiller (adv. beginner)
Intro to Twelve Bar Blues - Mark Fowler (adv. beginner)
Rhythmic Connections - Jeff Berman of AppalAsian (intermediate)
Appalachian Meets Asian - Mimi Jong & Sue Powers of AppalAsian(intermediate)
Klezmer Tunes - Members of Luminescent Orchestrii (advanced)
Banjo – Walt Koken of Orpheus Supertones (all levels beyond beginner)
Fiddle - Clare Milliner of Orpheus Supertones  (all levels beyond beginner)
Waltzes & Other Partner Dances - Bob & Peggy Leiby

11:00-12:15 – Workshops:
Beginners’ Intensive - Clark Parry, Lucinda Durkee, Jerry Trusty
Old Time Songs Made New - Sue Powers of AppalAsian (all levels)
How to Play Tunes You Don’t Know - Members of Luminescent Orchestrii (adv. beginner)
Slow Jam - Kellie Allen & Pete Peterson of Orpheus Supertones (adv. beginner)
Contradance Band - Rachel Hall, Rachabelle, Bob Nicholson (intermediate)
Balkan Tunes - Gordon Bonnet (intermediate)
Jazz Chord Theory - Mark Fowler (advanced)
C Tuning for Guitar - Karen Hirshon of Simple Gifts (all levels)
Flute - Grey Larsen (all levels beyond beginner)
Try an Erhu - Mimi Jong of AppalAsian (all)

12:30-1:30pm – Lunch

1:45-3:00 – Workshops:
A Capella Singing - Cindy Kallet (for all)
Hearing Chord Changes - Diana Wagner (adv. beginner)
Easy French Tunes - Gordon Bonnet (adv. beginner)
Classical to Folk Transition - Karen Hirshon & Linda Littleton of Simple Gifts (intermediate)
Old Time Jam - Orpheus Supertones (intermediate)
Adding the Unusual to your Sound - Members of Luminescent Orchestrii (advanced)
Advanced Guitar Techniques - Joel Mabus
English Concertina - Rachel Hall (all levels)
Intermediate Clogging - Peggy Leiby
Making a Recording - Grey Larsen

3:15-4:45pm – Folk Band Rehearsal: Small groups will be coached by a professional musician to work toward performing in the Sunday concert. Choice of old time, blues, Irish, Swedish, Balkan, Breton, Gypsy/Romanian, old country, a capella, vocal standards, waltzes, squeezebox band, or beginners’ band.

5:00pm – Dinner on your own

7:00pm – Staff Concert: Grey Larsen & Cindy Kallet, Orpheus Supertones, Joel Mabus

After the concert:
Contradance - Bob Nicholson, Rachel Hall & Rachabelle lead an open band
Slow Jam - Clark Parry & Lucinda Durkee
Mostly instrumental jam - Orpheus Supertones
Mostly singing jam - Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen

11:00pm – Late jam at the dorm - the Druckenmillers and Jerry Trusty

Sunday, May 24

7:30-8:30am – Breakfast

8:45-10:00am – Workshops:
Beginners’ Jam - Peggy Shutes, Diana Wagner
Performance Tips - Joel Mabus (for all)
Hymn Singing - Clark Parry & Lucinda Durkee (for all)
Reading Music - Gordon Bonnet (adv. beginner)
Easy Old Time Tunes - Kellie Allen & Pete Peterson of Orpheus Supertones (adv. beginner)
Funky Backup - Sxip Shirey & Benjy Fox-Rosen of Luminescent Orchestrii (intermediate)
Irish Reels - Grey Larsen & Cindy Kallet (intermediate)
Obscure Old Time Tunes - Walt Koken & Clare Milliner of Orpheus Supertones (advanced)

10:15-11:30am – Workshops:
Percussion for Beginners - Jeff Berman
Twin Fiddle Heaven - Linda, Karen, Rima, Sarah, Walt, Clare, Grey, Cindy (for all)
Stage Fright - Diana Wagner (for all)
Harmony Singing - Kellie Allen & Pete Peterson of Orpheus Supertones (for all)
Basic Music Theory - Jerry Trusty (adv. beginner)
Tunes that are Cooler than They are Hard - Rachel Hall & Rachabelle (adv. beginner)
Song Arranging - Joel Mabus (intermediate)
Blues Jam - Mark Fowler (intermediate)
Chinese Tunes - Mimi & Sue (advanced)

11:45pm – Group Photo

noon-1:00pm – Lunch

1:15-2:15pm – Folk Band Rehearsal: More coaching with the same groups as Saturday.

2:30-4:30pm – Student Concert

5:00pm – Dorm Checkout