Beginning Banjo (Randy Wilson) is for folks with no previous experience playing a string instrument. Students will learn the basic clawhammer strum and chords for accompanying simple old time tunes and songs.

Early Intermediate Banjo (Sarah Wood) is for players who have completed a beginner class and can play the basic clawhammer strum.  While continuing to work on the clawhammer strum, including the dropthumb, Sarah will introduce easy old time tunes along with the left hand techniques needed to play them.

Intermediate Banjo (Jesse Wells) is for folks who are comfortable with old time banjo basics and can play a few common tunes up to dance speed.  Jesse will focus on the repertoire of Magoffin County, including the banjo styles of Walter Williams and Jackie Helton and tunes from the fiddling of John M. Salyers and Bill Stepp, while covering alternate tunings and how to arrange fiddle tunes for the banjo.  In the afternoons, students will jam with Bruce Greene’s fiddle students.

Advanced Banjo (Jimmy McCown) is for players who are comfortable with the clawhammer strum and can play common old time tunes up to dance speed.  A knowledge of banjo tab is helpful for this class, but not required.  Jimmy will cover alternate tunings, more advanced fingering, playing up the neck and picking up tunes by ear while expanding your repertoire of Kentucky old time tunes.

Beginning Fiddle (Jamie Wells) is for folks with no prior experience. Jamie will start with the basics, such as learning to hold the fiddle and bow to produce the sound you want and the shuffle bow so important to old time fiddling. He will teach some simple old time tunes and give you the tools you need to learn new tunes on your own.

Early Intermediate Fiddle (Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Michael Garvin) is for fiddlers who have completed a beginner fiddle class and most fiddlers who have been playing less than two years. This class will build your repertoire of common old time dance tunes. Instructors will also focus on the shuffle bow and other bowing techniques.

Intermediate Fiddle: Magoffin County Tunes(Bruce Green) is for fiddlers who can play a handful of tunes up to speed and have been playing at least two or three years.  Experience is crosstuning will be helpful.  Bruce will focus on  the repertoire and bowing techniques of John Morgan Salyer, Bill Stepp, and Birch Patrick.  Bruce will be selecting tunes which also work well on the banjo and students will get to jam with Jesse Well’s banjo class.

Intermediate Fiddle: J.P. Fraley Tunes (Barb Kuhns) will focus on the repertoire of one of the most beloved northeast Kentucky fiddlers.  Besides introducing J.P.’s wide repertoire of dance tunes, waltzes, swing tunes and J.P.’s own compositions, Barb will concentrate on  the bowing techniques and ornaments used to produce his lyrical, snooth style.

Advanced Fiddle ( Roger Cooper) is for fiddlers who are comfortable playing common old time tunes up to dance speed. Roger will explore the wealth of tunes unique to northeast Kentucky fiddling and the ornamentation and bowing techniques needed to play them.

Beginning Guitar (Ron Howard) is for folks with no prior experience. Ron will cover the basics, such as holding the pick, the basic strum, chords for common old time tunes and backup for a few simple tunes and songs.

Lead Guitar and Lead Vocal (Don Rogers) is for students who are comfortable with basic rhythm guitar, know several chord progressions and would like to learn how to play and sing the lead part on songs. Don will cover several styles, from blues to rock, connecting these styles back to Kentucky’s string band traditions.

Old Time String Band (John Harrod, Karly Higgins, Brett Ratliff)  is for intermediate and advanced level players of any string instrument. John, Karly, and Brett will lead students in playing tunes and songs together in small groups. They will focus on listening, playing fills and lead, backing singers, “taters” and tags, and other essentials of string band performance.

Harmony Singing (Donavan Cain and Sarah Howard) is for anyone who loves to sing.  Sarah and Donavan will cover basic vocal technique and help you find your natural singing voice, while covering a range of two and three-part harmony songs from mountain gospel to the Louvin Brothers. You’ll also get a taste of working with a back-up band with help from the string band class.

Kids on the Creek (Carla Gover and Kelli Haywood) Is for kids ages 5 and older and is also open to the young at heart. Kids will get an introduction to a wide range of Appalachian folk arts and cultural traditions including singing, music, native plants, visual arts and dancing.  Expect lots of hands-on fun and something different everyday.  This year’s theme is “Stories All Around Us”.  We’ll explore the stories that weave through music, families, and mountain life and learn lots of new ways to  tell our own stories. Tuition is $100.

Afternoon Workshops
Excepting the starred (*) selections, no additional fee is required for registered students. Dulcimer Making has a $75 supply. Students not registered for CCMMS classes will be charged a $25 fee per workshop. Registration for workshops can be made during the morning classes begin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Monday through Thursday
at the Community Center

• Lunch 12pm
• Master Recital 1:30PM Daily
• Jams or Singers Circle 3:30pm
• Dulcimer Making Class or Field Trips 3:30pm
• Square Dances 7:00pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday

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