CampBluegrass 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 2012 Schedule of Events This schedule is tentative and may be changed
Sunday
3:00pm 5:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm	Registration Baker Center Dinner Cafeteria Orientation Tom T Hall Free Jam Session 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 Tom T Hall Instrument/Vocal Workshops Assigned Lunch Cafeteria Instrument/Vocal Workshops Assigned Structured Jams – see below Slow, Intermediate and Advanced Jams led each day by instructors. “An Overview of Bill Monroe’s Career” – location TBA Dinner Cafeteria FACULTY CONCERT Tom T Hall Jammin' at the dorms
Tuesday
7:30am 9:00am-11:30am 12:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00 - 5:00 5:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm	Breakfas Cafeteriat Instrument/Vocal Workshops Assigned Lunch Cafeteria Group Gospel Singing Everybody! Tom T Hall Structured Jams Sessions Assigned “Bill Monroe Story Session”- all faculty Tom T Hall Dinner Cafeteria “A Monroe Tribute Concert” Tom T. Hall Jammin' at the dorms
Wednesday
7:30am 9:00am-11:30am 12:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00 - 5:00 5:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm	Breakfast Cafeteria Instrument /Vocal Workshops Assigned Lunch Cafeteria Instrument /Vocal Workshops Assigned Structured Jams Sessions Assigned An Overview of the Monroe Mandolin Style” by Joe Carr, author of Play Like a Legend: Bill Monroe Songs and Tunes for the Mandolin. location TBA Dinner Cafeteria FACULTY CONCERT Tom T Hall Jammin' at the dorms
Thursday
7:30am 9:00am-11:30am 12:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00 - 5:00 5:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm	Breakfast Cafeteria Instrument /Vocal Workshops Assigned Lunch Cafeteria Instrument /Vocal Workshops Assigned Structured Jams Sessions Assigned “Fiddle Tunes Bill Monroe Taught Me” - Robert Bowlin location TBA Dinner Cafeteria FACULTY CONCERT Tom T Hall Jammin' at the dorms
Friday
7:30am 9:00am 9:30am 12:30pm	Breakfast Cafeteria Pep Talk for Student Concert Participant Tom T Hall STUDENT CONCERT Tom T Hall Lunch 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.