Class Descriptions
VOCAL WORKSHOP
Singing is fun! Inside each of us lives a beautiful and unique instrument! In this workshop,
we will move our bodies, soften our hearts, open our mouths and let our voices out to play!
We will use a combination of vocal warm-ups and work-outs, to help relax and strengthen the
voice...making it more flexible and reliable. Individual attention and support is offered to
each person in class as well as for the group as a whole.
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Take the leap! Bring paper and pens and pencils! Bring a tape recorder! Bring your wonderful
unique self and all your beautiful self - expression! Together, we will create a safe environment
to explore the process of creativity through writing. We will get our ideas flowing with the help
of fun writing exercises and lively discussion. You will have the opportunity to break out of old
writing habits and discover new territory in stalking the wild song.
COSY SHERIDAN - Songwriting & Performance
SONGWRITING: Support, Feedback & Tips
This is a class for trying out what you've been writing - or what you wrote 3 years ago and got
stuck at this certain spot and have never known what to do next. We could use the word "critique",
but that can sound so daunting! So, it's Support and Feedback. And, we'll talk about some
songwriting tools: melody, meter, rhyme and telling your story: that's the "Songwriting Tips"
part. If you've never written a song before, we can help you there, too! I love helping new
songwriters find their way into this miraculous creative world.
PERFORMANCE (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday only)
Have you always wanted to get on stage but never quite managed to get there? Performance is a
skill anyone can learn; it is, quite simply, Enhanced Existence. Come learn to be yourself to
the Nth degree! We'll have classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon; you can drop in
and then go hike for an afternoon, or come to class for all 3 days.
ERIC JONES - Beginning Mandolin
Learn how to play this small but mighty instrument. Bluegrass amd old time mandolin picker Eric
Jones will introduce you to chord positions, picking technique, and simple melody leads with an
emphasis on slow jamming. No experience necessary.
CHAD NIEHAUS - Open-Air Art Class
This year the folk camp is offering something unique to music camps - a non-musical course.
Chad will be providing instruction on landscape painting and drawing. Weather permitting, you'll go
into the field and draw or paint "en plein air" - in the open air. If you already have some art experience and
enjoy making visual art, this class will be lots of fun.
To see some of Chad's art, follow THIS LINK
SLOAN WAINWRIGHT - Vocal Workshop and The Creative Process
