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SCHEDULE: SUNSHINE STATE ACOUSTIC MUSIC CAMP. RELOAD OR REFRESH PAGE TO BE SURE SCHEDULE IS CURRENT. TUTORING AREA INFORMATION BELOW SCHEDULE * = Description found below schedule.

OUR INSTRUCTORS AT THE MUSIC CAMP are highly intelligent and creative people, who have all sorts of special knowledge and skills they are generously willing to share with you. Students should understand that in addition to teaching the formal classes, the instructors are available for one-on-one consultation during most of the time the camp is in session. One-on-one tutoring goes on all weekend. Gailanne Amundsen works with kids all weekend.

Jam Sessions. This year we'll continue with special jamming sessions open to everyone at the Fire Circle in front of the Central Hall, Saturday and Sunday. That means we can all get together and jam! There's much opportunity to learn when jamming with others. When Mentored Jamming is listed on the schedule, that means that Joe Waller will be on hand at the Fire Circle to organize, teach, and otherwise help make the jam sessions successful. He'll show you how!! Come join in. You're welcome! These jam sessions have proved very popular, and often go on well into the nights!

No class sessions in any subject are repeats. Our small class sizes allow instructors to custom-tailor instruction to class makeup. Beginners in a subject will be served as well as those who have taken previous hours of the same subject.

Friday

3:30 PM, Campground Available. 6:30 PM Orientation, Jam Session (Central Hall)

Saturday

8 AM ---- Central Hall Available - Coffee, Refrigerator, Etcetera.

Time	Cen.Hall	Area 1	Area 2	Area 3	Area 4	Area 5	Area 6	Area 7	Area 8	Area 9	FireCircle
9 AM	Group Playing	Lap Dul- cimer	Oldtime Banjo	Fiddle	Available	Pennywhistle, Irish Pub Singing, Bodhran	Singing	**Never too Late	Concer- tina	Available	Song Construction
10 AM	Group Playing	Lap Dul- cimer	Oldtime Banjo	Fiddle	Flatpick Guitar	Pennywhistle Irish Pub Singing Bodhran	Singing	**Never too Late	Concer- tina	Harmonizing	Song Construction
11 AM	Bass	Fingerpk Gtr	Accomp. Guitar	Mandolin	Har- monica	Song- writing	Autoharp	Bluegrass banjo	Native American Flute	Available	Available
12 PM	Bass	Fingerpk Gtr	Accomp. Guitar	Available	Har- monica	Song- writing	Autoharp	Bluegrass Banjo	Harp	Available	Available

1 PM ---- Meal and Recreation Break. Student Show, Central Hall

Time	Cen.Hall	Area 1	Area 2	Area 3	Area 4	Area 5	Area 6	Area 7	Area 8	Area 9	FireCircle
2 PM	Available	Lap Dul- cimer	Bass	Available	Har- monica	Song- writing	Making A Band	Singing	Harp	Available	Song Construction
3 PM	Available	Lap Dul- cimer	Bass	Available	Har- monica	Song- writing	Making A Band	Singing	Harp	Available	Song Construction
4 PM	Available	Flatpick Guitar	Oldtime Banjo	Mandolin	Fingerpick Gtr	Advanced Fiddle	Available	Autoharp	Ukulele	Songwriting Structure	Mentored Jamming
5 PM	Available	Available	Oldtime Banjo	Available	Fingerpick Gtr	Advanced Fiddle	Available	Autoharp	Available	Native American Flute	Mentored Jamming

7 PM ---- CONCERT: INSTRUCTORS, SPECIAL GUESTS--IN CENTRAL HALL. Sound reinforcement provided by BILLY MESSER.

Sunday

8 AM ---- Central Hall Available - Coffee, Refrigerator, Etcetera.

Time	Cen.Hall	Area 1	Area 2	Area 3	Area 4	Area 5	Area 6	Area 7	Area 8	Area 9	FireCircle
9 AM	Available	Lap Dul- cimer	Oldtime Banjo	Mandolin	Har- monica	Singing	Fiddle	Available	Dobro	**Never Too Late	GroupPlaying
10 AM		Lap Dul- cimer	Oldtime Banjo	Available	Har- monica	Singing	Fiddle	Available	Available	**Never Too Late	GroupPlaying
11 AM		Lap Dul- cimer	Bluegrass Banjo	Fiddle	Bass	Pennywhistle, Irish Pub Singing, Bodhran	Autoharp	Harp	Music Theory	Accomp. Guitar	Mentored Jamming
12 PM		Lap Dul- cimer	Bluegrass Banjo	Bass	Flatpick Guitar	Pennywhistle, Irish Pub Singing, Bodhran	Autoharp	Harp	Ukulele	Accomp. Guitar	Mentored Jamming

1 PM ---- Meal and Recreation Break. Student Show, Central Hall

Time	Cen.Hall	Area 1	Area 2	Area 3	Area 4	Area 5	Area 6	Area 7	Area 8	Area 9	FireCircle
2 PM		Flatpick Guitar	Song writing	Mandolin	Fingerpick Guitar	Available	Making A Band	Native American Flute	Available	Available	Available
3 PM		Available	Song writing	Performing Tips	Fingerpick Guitar	Available	Making A Band	Har- monizing	Available	Ukulele	Available
4 PM		Fingerpick Gtr	Song writing	Available	Har- monica	Available	Accomp. Guitar	Autoharp	Har- monizing	Ukulele	Available
5 PM		Fingerpick Gtr	Song writing	Available	Har- monica	Available	Accomp. Guitar	Autoharp	Available	Available	Available

TUTORING AREA

For those just getting started or who need a little extra help with things along the way, we'll have a special Tutoring Area located on the porch of the Central Hall at the camp. There we will station some helpful people who are good musicians and who are familiar with how the camp operates. They will be ready, willing, and able to assist you with musical or other questions, give you some special teaching attention, or put you in touch with someone else who can help. Just ask!

**NEVER TOO LATE has been an extremely successful addition to our camp class schedule. The class was created by Carroll Smith from Lake Wales, Florida. Carroll has a lot of wisdom to share about starting to play music at any age. If you think it is too late for you to learn to play---forget it! Carroll will show you how to get started and get going. Carroll writes... We plan two sessions, one Saturday and one Sunday, scheduled so that almost everyone can work in at least one session. We will bring our instruments. We may even play a tune. But mostly we will tackle questions such as "Am I too old to learn to play the _______ (you fill in the blank)?" Or: "My teacher is half my age and doesn't seem to like me very much, am I doing something wrong?". Or: "How long does it take to learn to play the _________?". Discussions will be frank, open, and directed to people that want to play music, no matter what age they are, but already have a full life doing something else. Insecurities, fears, stage fright, jam phobias, all are fair game. Come, be prepared to be candid, and clear away the cobwebs that can hold us back from a full enjoyment of music performed by ourselves.

NEVER TOO LATE IS OPEN TO ALL, OF EVERY AGE.