Fiddle & Mandolin Camps North

April 8, 9, & 10, 2011

The listings in the black boxes are Mandolin classes that will be held in the Pondside Campus.

Hillside Campus

Pondside Campus

Birch

Sassafrass

Oak

Maple

Dining Hall

Sage Hall (Under DH)

Dining Hall Foyer

NurseStation (Under DH)

Farside

Baypath

Nipmuc

Gallery

Friday, April 8, 2011

12:30-2:15

Registration

Find Your Level BG Mando Brock

Find Your Level OT Mando L.Hammond

Find Your Level Fiddle D.Reiner

Early Bird Up-to-Speed BG Jam  Pearce

Early Bird Up2Speed OT Jam Kaufman

Early Bird Slow BG Jam Grosswendt

Early Bird Slow OT Jam A.Reiner

Faculty members not otherwise assigned are encouraged to participate in jams of their choice.

1:45-2:15

Staff Meeting

2:15-3:45

Registration resumes in Birch until 3:45 when it moves to Dining Hall

2:30-3:45

Rivers Getting the Most From A Hand-held Recorder

Gorman Fiddle Tunes in C on the mandolin

Hammond Kaufman Beginner Track I Combined

Rossbach Mandolin Geography

Pearce Bluegrass Licks in Closed Positions

Grosswendt Intro to Blues Soloing

Harvey Mandolin Rhythm

Brock Styles of Bluegrass Mandolin

Midkiff Basics of Jazz Violin

A. Reiner New England Fiddle

Jabbour Henry Reed Tunes Part I

Fraser Cape Breton Fiddle I

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4:00-5:15

Gilchrist Intros, Fills, and Endings

Gorman Bill's Waltzes

Hammond Beginner Track II

Kaufman Advancing Beginner Track II

Walach New England Dance & Party Tunes

Grosswendt Black Mandolin Classics

Surette Classic Rock Songs on Mandolin

Rossbach Bluegrass Chord Forms

Midkiff Swinging Like Grapelli

A. Reiner Southern Old Time Fiddle

Jabbour Virginia Tunes From Gray Craig

Harvey Constructing a Bluegrass Fiddle Solo

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6:00-7:00

Supper

7:15-9:00

Faculty Concert

9:15-10:30 GUIDED JAMS

BG Up2Speed Brock, Midkiff Stockwells

BG Slow Jam Gilchrist Zimmerman

Combined Beginner Jam L.Hammond Kaufman

OT Slow Jam Rossbach Pearce

OT Up2Speed Gorman Howard

New England D.Reiner Walach

Blues Grosswendt B.Hammond

Cape Breton & Irish Fraser A.Reiner

Available for break-out sessions

Faculty members not otherwise assigned are encouraged to participate in jams of their choice.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

8:00-9:15

Breakfast

Birch

Sassafrass

Oak

Maple

Dining Hall

Sage Hall (Under DH)

Dining Hall Foyer

NurseStation (Under DH)

Farside

Baypath

Nipmuc

Gallery

9:30-10:45

Surette Old Time Tunes and Songs

Pearce Major and Minor Chords and Scales

Hammond Beginner Track III

Kaufman Advancing Beginner Track III

Harvey Midkiff Two Approaches to Soloing

Brown Playing Harmony by Ear

Brock Timing

Howard Shoot Your Capo

Gorman Fiddle Cross-Tunings

A. Reiner Bluegrass Fiddle

Jabbour Henry Reed Tunes Part II

Fraser Cape Breton Fiddle II

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11:00-12:15

Surette Blues on the Mandolin

Pearce Dissecting Double-Stops

Hammond Beginner Track IV

Kaufman Advancing Beginner Track IV

Midkiff What Would Django Play

Brown Any Song, Any Key

Brock Enhancing Your Technique

Walach Write Your Own Mandolin Tunes

Gilchrist Mandolin Beyond I-IV-V

A. Reiner Irish Fiddle

Jabbour Cross-Key Tunings of the Hammons Family

Fraser Cape Breton Fiddle I

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12:30-1:30

Lunch

1:45 - 2:15

Camp Photo on steps outside Dining Hall

2:15-3:30

Rossbach Rivers Guitar Back-Up for Fiddle & Mandolin Players

Pearce Learning the Numbers

Brock Rhythm Chops

Howard Cross-Picking 101

Midkiff Play What You Hear

Brown Introduction to Bill Monroe

Harvey Basic Technique and Psychology

Surette Irish Tunes

Gilchrist Mandolin Improv Basics

D. Reiner/A. Reiner Twin Fiddle

Jabbour Blue Ridge Tunes of Taylor Kimble

Fraser Cape Breton Fiddle III

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3:35-5:00

Rivers Working With A PA System

Gilchrist Old-Time Tunes Old-Time Groove

Brock D.Reiner Stockwells Rossbach Bluegrass Band Development

Howard Woody's Rag

Midkiff Improve the Improv

Grosswendt Shape Up

Harvey Instrument Care and Feeding

Gorman Dusty Miller

Hammond Singing for the Confidence Impaired

Kaufman Old-Time Fiddle

Jabbour Giving Waltzes Lift

Walach MANDOLIN Jigs: Playing With Power

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6:00-7:00

Supper

7:15-9:00

Faculty Concert

9:15-10:30 GUIDED JAMS

BG Up2Speed Harvey Gilchrist A.Reiner, Rossbach Stoclwells

BG Slow Jam Brown Pearce Brock

Combined Beginner Jam L.Hammond B.Hammond

OT Slow Jam Rivers Kaufman Walach

Irish/Cape Breton Surette Gorman Fraser

Jazz Jam Midkiff Racowsky Nelson

OT Up2Speed Jabbour Howard

Available for break-out sessions

Available for break-out sessions

Faculty members not otherwise assigned are encouraged to participate in jams of their choice.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

8:00-9:15

Breakfast

Birch

Sassafrass

Oak

Maple

Dining Hall

Sage Hall (Under DH)

Dining Hall Foyer

NurseStation (Under DH)

Farside

Baypath

Nipmuc

Gallery

9:30-10:45

Brown Tasteful Back-Up

Surette Song Accompaniment

Hammond Beginner Track V

Kaufman Advancing Beginner V

Gorman Fiddle Tunes on the Mandolin in A

Gilchrist Beyond Chopping

Brock Equipment

Walach Tone and Picking Styles

Harvey/D. Reiner Harmony Mandolin

A. Reiner Chop Bowing

Jabbour Appalachian Syncopation

Fraser Cape Breton Fiddle II

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11:00-12:15

Surette Open Chord Strumming

Pearce Know Thy Mandolin

Brock Practice Structure Structured Practice

Walach Howard Jazz Standards for Mandolin

Gorman Bluegrass Breakdown

Brown Chord Shapes and Patterns in Bluegrass

Rossbach Old-Time Mandolin Chord Forms

Kaufman Intro to Klezmer Mandolin

Grosswendt Easy Swing Chords for Mandolin

D. Reiner Bowing Patterns

Harvey Tricks of the Trade for Bluegrass Fiddle

Fraser Cape Breton Fiddle III

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12:30-1:30

Lunch

1:45-3:00

Gilchrist Double-Stops

Rivers Everything Audio

Hammond Two-Finger Wonder Chords

Rossbach Remedial Redemption for Mandolin Players

Gorman Old-Time Melodies

Brown Easy Bluegrass Turnarounds

Midkiff Howard Getting the Most From a Fakebook

Walach Contemporary Musical Influence on the Mandolin

Grosswendt Mandolin Big Chord Blues

D. Reiner Chord Theory for Fiddlers

A. Reiner Bluegrass Fiddle

Fraser Cape Breton Bowing and Ornamentation

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Camp Ends