Instruction is offered at all levels, for complete beginners, seasoned professionals, and everyone in between!
- Scottish Fiddle
- Irish Fiddle
- Cape Breton Fiddle
- Old Time Fiddle
- Jazz & Swing Fiddle
- Bluegrass Fiddle
- Bluegrass Band Lab
- Cello
- String Bass
- Viola
- Flute, Tin Whistle
- Piano accompaniment
- Guitar, beginning through aadvanced
- Banjo
- Mandolin
- Hammered Dulcimer
- Bodhran
- Southwest Tunes for All Instruments
- Beginning fiddle (for those just beginning)
- Novice fiddle (for those with 1-2 years practice)
- Music theory
- Fiddle accompaniment, harmony fiddle
- Chamber music, string quartets
- Songwriting & Tune Writing
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- Step Dancing
- Contra Dancing
- Dance Calling
- Organized Dances Every Night
- Nightly Concerts by the Artists
- "Talent/No-Talent" night - Campers' Entertainment
- Organized Jams led by Artist staff
- Slow Jams
- Rock'n'Roll Jam (one night)
- Ukulele Jam (one night)
- Campfires
- RMFC famous Triathlon with biking, running, and miniature golf
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 On Sunday,
August 5, arrival day,
our first meal is dinner served 5:00 - 7:00. At 7:00 there will be
orientation to explain the schedule and other important aspects of
camp. You will meet the artists, who will briefly perform and
explain what kinds of
things they will be teaching during the coming week.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday, there will be
five class periods per day, two in the morning, three in the
afternoon. It’s up to you to decide how many of the classes to
attend – no one is expected to go to all five, but if you want to,
you may. Thus, it’s also up to you to schedule your own free time
for practicing, resting, etc
The specific class schedule will be distributed Sunday
evening. Some classes may be called “Intermediate”, “Advanced”, or “Beginning”, and it’s up to you to decide which level of class is most rewarding for you. You may go to the same classes every day, or move around as you wish. In addition to classes in many instruments and fiddle styles, there will be classes in dancing, singing, ensemble playing, and maybe a few we don’t even know about yet!
Thursday will be a shorter class day, classes in the
morning, with the afternoon free for other activities and just time off.
Weather permitting, we'll hold the exciting triathlon.
Thursday evening we hold the ever popular campers'
"Talent/No-Talent" night. Everyone is encouraged to
participate! If the night is clear, we'll march to the campfire
and enjoy s'mores and jamming around the campfire.
Saturday, there will be abbreviated classes in the morning
and the Campers Concert in the afternoon. Saturday evening will be marked with end-of-camp celebrations.
Sunday, August 12, sadly is departure day. No events
are scheduled, just breakfast, wave the bus off to the airport
(leaves about 8:30 AM), and say to all our new and old friends, "See
you next year!"
Every evening (except Sunday & Thursday) will be filled
with various organized jams, concerts, & dances. Snacks are
usually served at about 11:00 after the dance. Jamming
continues into the wee hours!
As a reminder, those attending as Guardians are welcome to all meals and all evening events; however, they may not attend any of the daytime classes
(unless accompanying a child). If you are registered as a Guardian but you decide you would like to attend any of the daytime classes, you may simply convert to camper status by notifying Mark Luther and paying the difference
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