Door County Bluegrass Camp     2008

Tentative Schedule!

Sunday August 3rd, 2008:

1:00—2:00  Registration
2:00—3:00  Introductions, Meet & Greet, Pick
3:00—4:00  Workshop mini-demonstrations.
4:30—6:30  Dinner and travel to show
7:00—8:30  Instructor Concert at Camp David
After Show Picking with instructors, small groups, you’re on your own jams, campfires, moonlight swim?

Monday August 4th—Wednesday 6th :

7:30—8:30 Breakfast Buffet
8:45   meet in the gathering room
9:00–11:00 Instrumental Group Classes
11:15—12:15; 3:30—4:30 Workshops
  M  Roots/Theory/Harmony/Repair/Ocarina
  T  Roots/Theory/Harmony/Storytelling/Ocarina
  W  Yodeling/Harmony/Theory/Songwriting
 TH  Songwriting and 1:1 time with instructors
12:15—1:30 Lunch
1:30—3:15  Instrumental Classes 1:1 time
4:30—7:00  Dinner, Swim, Practice, Fun
7:00—8:30 
    M: Film: High Lonesome
    T:  Song Circle
    W: Student Groups Performances
8:30—10:00 Jamming w/teachers
10:00 and after  you’re on your own jams, campfires, moonlight swim?
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 ♪ Private Lessons
    by appointment
Text Box: Also Available

 ♪ Instrument Repair
    on site

Thursday August 7th:
7:30—8:30 Breakfast Buffet
8:45—meet in the gathering room
9:00—10:30 Instrumental Group Classes
10:45—12:15 Songwriting Workshop I
12:30—1:30  Lunch
1:30—3:00  Songwriting workshop II
3:15—4:30  Square, Circle, Contra Dance
4:30—6:00  Dinner and travel to gig
6:30—9:00 Concert:  Perform for a good old fashion Barn Dance open to the public.
This final show will be at the Sister Bay Village Hall and feature YOU, the campers, along with the instructors and caller Lloyd Michalsen.

Friday August 8th, 2008:

7:30—8:30 Breakfast Buffet
8:45—meet in the gathering room
9:00—10:00 Final Jams, goodbyes, trading email addresses, phone numbers, Pictures…
11am  Check Out

Songwriting : Julia Carter Moriva,
 Karen Mal
Text Box: “Roots” Listen and discuss the evolution of Bluegrass Music: Mark Hembree

Music Theory I and II: including chart and tab reading and writing, basic chord theory, harmony, and much more — Eric Lewis, Lynn Gudmundsen
Text Box: Basic String Instrument Maintenance and Repair: Larry Frye, Luthier Text Box: Yodeling for beginners: Julian Hagen, Linda Swan and Leila Nehlsen. Text Box: Merging Storytelling with Music: Lloyd Michalsen Text Box: Playing the Ocarina: Gerhard Bernhard Text Box: Workshops Available

Harmony Singing: Chris Cairns, Eric Lewis

Square, Circle and Contra Dancing: Lloyd Michalsen