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Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Old-Time Banjo with Bruce Molsky
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
B
An opportunity to learn the banjo with Bruce Molsky! Improve your use of specific techniques and learn how they were used by the old masters.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Old-Time Fiddle with Dakota Karper
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
Take your fiddle playing a step up with Dakota Karper.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Old-Time Jam & Dance
Available:
Week 2
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Take the skills you have worked on all day and put them into practice in this welcoming atmosphere.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Old-Time Tunes for Mandolin with Wayne Fugate
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
A/B
What sets old-time tunes apart from bluegrass, 'claw-grass' and other genres of folks music? Find out and come away with a nice collection of tunes.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Southern Appalachian FlatFooting and Clogging w Marsha Searle & Mark Schatz
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Come and learn how to keep time with your feet in a class that captures the feel of an old-time music and dance party.
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
The Art and Craft of Playing Bass with Ralph Gordon
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn both the art of playing bass (such as musicality) and the craft (technique, theory and more).
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Traditional Songs and Dance Music from Maryland with Peter Brice
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Discover the range of traditional songs and dance music from Maryland spanning genres.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
West Virginia Fiddle Tunes with Dakota Karper
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Explore Hampshire and Mineral County fiddle music, its history, and the musicians who shaped it and learn some fantastic tunes.
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Week 1
6/23/25
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6/27/25
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Week 2
7/7/25
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7/11/25
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Week 3
7/14/25
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7/18/25
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