General Info

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CALL 918-786-8896 or 800-526-2523

JANA JAE FIDDLE CAMP & 
MUSIC FEST, Aug. 29th-31st, 2008

A great Fiddle Camp and Music Fest!  Spend your Labor Day Weekend with us!  All levels and ages are welcome—those who play by note or by ear, advanced players and adult or young beginners.  It is amazing how much progress is made in this time-and it’s great fun as well.

Wonderful master fiddlers and instructors will be on hand to demonstrate, to teach, to share, and to perform.  It’s an inspiring weekend filled with answers for better playing and help with individual problems or questions. 

The Grove Civic Center is a great facility--good stage, plenty of room for groups to work, cool! 

Evening events open to the public at Snider's Camp.   

What You Can Learn

Contest fiddling and performing will be emphasized, including: 
How to put on a successful performance
How to compete in a contest
How to play harmony for twin fiddles
How to handle stage fright
How to work with a band

This is a great time to try out your new tunes or bring your group to perform!

Participants may play by note or by ear.  Music and tablature are available--lots of great ideas on when to use these to save time and effort.

Fiddle Styles addressed include: Contest / Old-Time, Bluegrass, Jazz, Swing, Country, Celtic.

Levels include: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced; all ages.

Learn bowing and fingering techniques for all levels to greatly improve sound and performance 

Learn Double-shuffle bowing (as in Orange Blossom Special)

From Whom

It’s an inspiring weekend filled with answers for better playing and help with individual problems or questions.  Master fiddlers and instructors who were on hand in 2006 to demonstrate, teach, and perform, included (in alphabetical order):

Brad Adams - Multi-instrumentalist with lots of festival experience
Shirley Adams - Wonderful instructor - you'll learn a lot
Babette Allen - Great reader and fiddle player, in demand at many fiddle camps
Jack Boydstun - Master guitarist, great backup for fiddlers, great lead
Will Bush - Educator, contest winner, many different styles
Sydni Coleman - reads and plays by ear, novice contest fiddling
Dave Gaylord - Champion contest fiddler with many students
Mary Haley - Outstanding violinist, fiddler and music teacher
Karen Naifeh Harmon - Marvelous instructor with many students,  Naifeh Irish Fiddlers will appear
Bubba Hopkins - Young guitar, mandolin and fiddle teacher with stellar contest wins
Jocelyn Rowland Hughes - TU graduate, in demand, excellent Suzuki teacher
Rick Morton - Outstanding Bluegrass and Jazz violinist
Jody Naifeh - Master teacher with extensive classical background, Irish fiddling
Dennis Neff - Guitarist and Multi-instrumentalist. Music Computer Guru
Guitarist and Multi-instrumentalist. Music Computer Guru
"Fiddlin' with a Computer" workshop, Sat. 12:30
Bonnie Riley - Young contest champion and clogger
P. T. Riley - Master guitarist, accompanist
Barbara Wallace - Plays by note and by ear; great teacher for any age
Susan Wallace - Started 3 string programs in schools; also Cajun and Mariachi styles
Russ Weeks - Contest fiddler, great teacher with many students; owns music store.  MANDOLIN WORKSHOP scheduled for Saturday, 12:30-1:30 pm
Shelly Williams - Outstanding violinist, fiddler and instructor.  Great with kids!
Jana Jae - Winning contest fiddler, concertmaster and soloist, string music educator, television, recording and touring artist

Schedule

Aug. 29, Fri. evening, 6:00 p.m., at Snider's Camp - Bar BQ Dinner, Kick-off Party & Jam.

Aug. 30, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., at Grove Civic Center - Workshops, Master Demonstrations and Group Sessions.

Aug. 30,  Sat. evening, 6:00 p.m., at Snider's Camp - Fish Fry, Amateur Fiddle Contest and Jam.  

Aug. 31, Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., at Grove Civic Center - Workshops, Master Demonstrations and Group Sessions.

Aug. 31, Sun. evening, at Snider's Camp - Informal Pickin' Party and Jams continue at Snider's Camp.  Stay as long as you like!  

Registration/Costs

Workshop Registration Fee: $100.00 (if postmarked by Aug. 15, $80).  One day only: $60.00.  More than one family member: $65.00 ea.

Meals available at cost, per person
Lunch $3; Dinner $5

Camping available (at Snider's Camp):
   - RV $12.00 per night (normally $15)
   - Tent $8.00 per night

Mail check or money order to:

Jana Jae Fiddle Camp, P.O. Box 451590, Grove, OK 74345
918-786-8896  800-526-2523

Or REGISTER ONLINE