JANUARY 23,24,25, 2015

SHARED VISIONS RETREAT CENTER

DURHAM,NC

Cost? $210, including a non refundable $50 deposit

Who/How Do I Pay? You may pay using the Paypal link below (which does include a modest service charge to cover Paypal costs), or send a check for either the $50 deposit or the $210 full cost to:

Danny Gotham
700 Market Street
Apt 219
Chapel Hill NC 27516.

Full Payment or Deposit

Full Payment $215.00 USD Non-refundable Dep. $52.00 USD

Enrollment: Maximum of 30 campers.

Cancellation policy: Your $50 non-refundable deposit reserves a spot in the camp. Full balance is due by Jan. 16, 2015. After that date, no refunds. (If you pay full balance before 1/9/15, the remaining $160 is refundable till that date.)

Cancellation due to any “winter weather event”: Fees will be applied to make-up weekend (TBD), or refunded.

Location? Shared Visions Retreat Center

http://www.sharedvisions.org/svrc.html

Coming from out of town? You can either stay at a hotel, or stay with other local campers. If you need to know more, contact Danny at steelstringer@gmail.com or 919.967.4934

Instructors:

Danny Gotham

http://dannygotham.com/

Jon Shain

http://www.jonshain.com/

Rolly Brown

http://rollybrown.com/bio.html

Skill level of campers? All levels are welcome except total beginners. If you know your basic chords, and can do simple flatpicking and/or fingerpicking techniques, then you will be fine. If you are beyond that level, you'll be fine, too!

SCHEDULE

(all times are approximate, and the number and length of the workshops might be adjusted as we take stock of the camper base's skill level and wishes!)

FRIDAY

Arrival: 6pm to 7 pm. “Meet and Greet”. Introductions, description of workshops, and—of course—some music making! We should be done by around 9:30.

SATURDAY

Saturday is a LONG day! Be prepared!!!!

Arrival: anytime after 8:30 am.

Morning workshops:

10:00 to 10:50

11:00 to 11:50

12:00 to 12:50

1:00 to 2:30: Lunch break(Bring your own. There is a kitchen and refrigerator)/jamming time/naps/one-on-one time

Afternoon workshops

2:30 to 3:20

3:30 to 4:45

5:00 to 6:30

Potluck meal/Fellowship/Camp Photo (Note: family members are welcome at Potluck)

7:00 to 9:00

Instructors' performances (Campers' family members are welcome. The concert is also open to the public)

SUNDAY

Arrival: anytime after 9:00 am

Morning workshop: 10:30 to 11:20

The big workshop (all campers and all instructors): 11:30 to 1:00

1:00 to 3:00: lunch, then prep time for the campers' performances (The camper performances are the capstone of the weekend. It's the reason why the campers AND the instructors are there. Instructors will provide accompaniment to any student they can accommodate. Campers are NOT required to perform, of course! Campers can perform as a solo, and/or with other campers and teachers)

3:30 to 5:30: Campers' performances. (family members are welcome)

5:30 to 6:15-ish: Clean up, and good-byes! See you next year.

What about the workshop topics?

These are just some initial topics ideas. We will make our offerings based on the skill levels and requests from the campers. Some of these workshops may be “team taught”; others will be individual instructors.

The songs of Bob Dylan

Songwriting

Bottleneck guitar

CAGED theory

Alternate tunings

Improvisation 101

The art of backup guitar

Performance skills: using the PA, making good sets, communication with your audience, etc.

Beginning Fingerpicking Guitar

Solo Blues guitar in E 

Solo flatpicking guitar in C for beginners 

Learn your first fiddle tune: Red Haired Boy

Ragtime guitar essentials 

Arranging for fingerstyle guitar

Approaching Swing guitar

Exploring Rev. Gary Davis