RockyGrass Bluegrass Camp For Kidshosted by Bearfoot Bluegrass Please download and complete the 2007 Kids Camp Registration Form. 2007 Daily Schedule9:00 a.m. Monday - Registration Lunch BreakStudents need to bring their own lunch. Food and childcare from 12:30 - 2:00 will not be provided. For those parents of local children not enrolled in the RockyGrass Academy, please meet your child at 12:30 for lunch. Water bottles and recording devices are recommended. Snacks will be provided by Planet Bluegrass. FacultyKate Hamre - Acoustic Bass & Guitar (Read full bios on the RockGrass Academy instructors page) Class DescriptionsStudents will take an elective class during each block time period, in addition to participating in a band. Students will select their top two choices on the registration form which is mailed out later in the year. Beginning BanjoNo prerequisite. Students must be ten or older. This class is an introduction on how to play bluegrass banjo, three-finger style. Students will learn basic banjo rolls, a few basic chords, and an easy banjo tune. Beginning BassNo prerequisite. Students will learn where the bass fits into a jam and how to play it correctly. They will learn 4-5 chords and how to back up a guitar player on some simple singing songs. Intermediate BassStudents should be able to back up a guitar in at least 4-5 different chords. Students will learn scales to accompany different keys, patterns for following new chords, a few songs and how to “walk”. They will also learn a bass solo and how to “slap.” Beginning FiddleNo Prerequisite. This class is geared towards students that have no or very little background in playing the fiddle. Students will learn how to correctly hold and bow the instrument, and how to play a few basic fiddle tunes. Novice FiddleStudents should have been taking fiddle for about 1 year or be in Suzuki Book 1 prior to taking this class. They should be fairly comfortable with holding and playing one or two songs. In this class, students will work on becoming stronger players and learn a few basic fiddle tunes in first position. Intermediate FiddleStudents should have been taking fiddle lessons for at least two years or be in Suzuki Book 3. Students will learn 3-4 bluegrass fiddle tunes, how to improvise, different bowings for bluegrass, and other basic techniques to bluegrass fiddling. Twin FiddleStudents must have been taking violin/fiddle lessons for at least 1 year. This class will teach students how to find the harmony parts and play them on the fiddle. They will learn the lead and harmony to a few different fiddle tunes. VocalsNo prerequisite. Students will learn fun singing songs to sing with a group, a guitar, or by themselves. They will also learn how to harmonize and take solos. Beginning GuitarNo prerequisite. Students will learn 4-5 basic guitar chords, how to strum with a pick and a few basic bluegrass songs. Intermediate GuitarThis class is geared towards students that know how to play several chords comfortably and can play the boom-chuck rhythm. The students will learn how to flatpick a song, along with the chords and different variations of licks to put in the song. Beginning MandolinNo prerequisite. This class will teach students how to hold and play the mandolin, along with 3-4 different chords, a song or two, and how to back those songs up. They will also learn the "stomp-clap" rhythm. Intermediate MandolinStudents should be quite comfortable playing four or five 2-finger chords. They should also be able to play a few basic tunes on the mandolin. Students will learn how to play closed chords (if they do not already know how) and lead on 1-2 new instrumentals. Choosing Your ClassesStudents will take an elective class during each block time period in addition to participating in a band. Please select your top two choices from blocks 1,2, and 3, then fill in the boxes on the registration form. Block 1 (10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Block 2 (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Block 3 (2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
If you have any specific questions regarding classes, please contact Kate Hamre at [email protected] |
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