Music, Song, & Dance Workshops
Scroll down for this year’s schedule – click on a title to see its description and instructor information.
(NEW SCHEDULE FORMAT!) Lark Camp’s hour-long workshops are organized into seven periods. They start at 9:30 am in each camp, and there is a “passing-time” of fifteen minutes between periods 1 and 2, and between 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Between periods 2 and 3, there is a 45-minute “lunch & passing-time”. Consult the shuttle schedule to understand what workshops you’ll be able to travel to in the three camps.
PLEASE NOTE: Our list of instructors and workshops is always subject to change.
Choosing Workshops
Our workshops vary by genre, instrument, skill level – and location. Students may attend as many or few workshops as they wish – simply show up in the correct location at the correct time. If you are new to Lark Camp, you are welcome to drop into several workshops the first day to better understand what suits you. The workshop descriptions will tell which are repertoire/tune workshops; dropping in and out of these over the course of the week is fine. Other workshops are continuous, building on previous days’ work. (NOTE: If you are only attending the first or second half of camp, you will be taking partial workshops.)
All of our voice and dance workshops are geared for people with no prior experience. For instrumental workshops, if you have basic proficiency with your instrument, you’ll be fine attending workshops geared for intermediate or advanced levels, but feel free to investigate any workshop to discover what level is best for you – and there are plenty of beginning workshops. In a few cases, there are opportunities for individual lesson time. Check the descriptions or just ask instructors what they offer!
Workshops for Kids
Most kids’ workshops are offered in Camp One, and include instrument-making, art projects, and a wonderful Kids’ Play that is rehearsed, costumed, and performed on the last night of camp. There are workshops in other camps that are kid friendly; for example, the Zimbabwean marimba workshops are popular with all ages. If your older child or teen is reasonably proficient on an instrument, they are welcome to attend any workshop. The Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association also offers environmental education programs for children. Please remember that as a parent or guardian, you are expected to supervise any child or minor you are responsible for.
Workshop Schedule
Click on a workshop title to view description and instructor information. (You can also go to Workshop Search.)
| No workshops (11:45 - 12:30) | |||||||
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| Camp 1 | Period 1 9:30-10:30 | Period 2 10:45-11:45 | Period 3 12:30-1:30 | Period 4 1:45-2:45 | Period 5 3:00-4:00 | Period 6 4:15-5:15 | Period 7 5:30-6:30 |
| Behind Kitchen | Uilleann Pipe Tunes for All Preston Howard Wilde | Greek Rebetika for Voice & Instruments Greg Jenkins | Breton Tunes Jim Oakden | Irish Flute John Skelton | Irish Uilleann Bagpipes Preston Howard Wilde | ||
| Behind New Bathroom | |||||||
| Canopy Above & Behind Kitchen | Make a Your Own Instruments: Ukulele, Bamboo Flute or Didgeridoo Wayne Hill | Build Your Own Instrument: Ukulele, Bamboo Flute or Didgeridoo Wayne Hill | Fiddle for Fledglings Darcy Noonan | Kids’ Fiddle Tunes Darcy Noonan | Props & Costumes for Kids’ Play Kathy Mowdy | ||
| Dance Hall | English Country Dance Jason Adajian | English Longsword Dance, Beginning Jason Adajian | Balkan Dance Sue Williard | Balkan Dance, Advanced Sue Williard | Scandinavian & Nordic Dance, Intermediate Barry Moore & Ginny Lee | ||
| Dance Hall Back Room | West Swedish & Norwegian Fiddle Tunes Tim Rued | Tin Whistle & Irish Flute, Beginning Autumn Rhodes | Tin Whistle & Irish Flute, Intermed/Adv Autumn Rhodes | Medieval & Renaissance Singing Shira Kammen | |||
| Dance Hall Behind Back Room North | Balkan & Klezmer Ensemble Ty Rust | Balkan & Klezmer Ensemble Ty Rust | Greek Songs Lily Storm | Balkan Rhythms & Beginning Tupan Sean Tergis | Balkan Songs Lily Storm | ||
| Dance Hall Front Porch South | Irish Tune Swap Daniel Schoenfeld | Irish Tune Swap Daniel Schoenfeld | Irish Fiddle Basics Wanda Law | Fiddle, Beginning Wanda Law | Celtic Guitar Accompaniment – Standard Tuning Colin Cotter | Celtic Slow Session Colin Cotter | |
| Dance Hall Stairs East | Irish Mandolin, Begin/Intermed Marla Fibish | Rare Irish Flute Tunes for Any Instrument John Skelton | Celtic Cello Summer McCall | Beginning Rhythmic Grooves & Accompaniment – Fiddle & Cello Summer McCall | |||
| Dance Pavilion | Irish Battering For Sets Maldon Meehan | Irish Sean-Nós Dance Maldon Meehan | Scandinavian & Nordic Dance, Beginning Barry Moore & Ginny Lee | Lark Camp Kids’ Play Susan Spurlock | Lark Camp Kids’ Play Susan Spurlock | Irish Set Dances Michael Riemer | |
| Dining Hall North | Swedish Fiddle Styles & Tunes Tim Rued | Songwriting Danny Carnahan | European Tunes for Octave Mandolin & Mandolin Danny Carnahan | Singing in a Session with Confidence Shay Black | Folk Song Repertoire Shay Black | Irish Mandolin, Intermediate & Advanced Marla Fibish | |
| Dining Hall South | English Country Dance Music/Ensemble Rebecca King | English Country Dance Music Audrey (Knuth) Jaber | Accordion Boot Camp Dan Cantrell | Sephardic Music for Voice & Instruments Shira Kammen | Irish Fiddle, Intermediate Dale Russ | Irish Fiddle, Advanced Dale Russ | |
| Fire Circle | Balkan Tunes for All Instruments Greg Jenkins | Balkan Ensemble Dan Cantrell | |||||
| Outside Registration | Irish DADGAD Guitar, Beginning Richard Mandel | Irish DADGAD Guitar, Intermed/Adv Richard Mandel | Swedish Fiddling With Melodies & Harmonies For All Instruments Peter Michaelsen | Playing Swedish Music for Dance Peter Michaelsen | |||
| No workshops (11:45 - 12:30) | |||||||
| Camp 2 | Period 1 9:30-10:30 | Period 2 10:45-11:45 | Period 3 12:30-1:30 | Period 4 1:45-2:45 | Period 5 3:00-4:00 | Period 6 4:15-5:15 | Period 7 5:30-6:30 |
| Aloha Land | Uke 101 Scott Gifford | Uke 102 Scott Gifford | |||||
| Behind the Coffee House | Old Time Slow Jam Barry Shultz | Improv & Spontaneous Composition for All Instruments & Styles Corwin Zekley | Jug Band & Country Blues Jam & Vocals Frannie Leopold | Cajun Fiddle Tami Allen | Old Time String Band Songs WB Reid | ||
| Dance Hall | Choro Music of Brazil Pam Laughlin | French & Breton Dance Adrienne Simpson | Swing Improv Pam Laughlin | Cajun Dance & Music Jam Tami Allen | Latin Music Ensemble Jimmy Durchslag | Spanish & English Language Songs for Children Leslie Hubbert | |
| Fire Circle | Mandolin, Beginning Booi Volk | Old Time Jam Bonnie Zahnow | Maybelle Carter Style Guitar Carlo Calabi | World Band for All Instruments Gregg Moore | World Band for All Instruments Gregg Moore | Gaita (Bagpipe) & Percussion from Galicia Cano | Gaita (Bagpipe) & Percussion from Galicia Cano |
| French Camp | French Button Accordion Vickie Yancy | Quebecois Session Kevin Carr | Hurdy Gurdy Scott Gayman | Think On Your Feet: Improv Theater Games Yael Schy | French Music for All Instruments Scott Gayman | French Session Vickie Yancy | |
| Gate House Porch | Quebecois Fiddle Kevin Carr | Clawhammer Banjo, Intermediate Larry Unger | Guitar for Beginners Bonnie Zahnow | Clawhammer Banjo, Beginning Larry Unger | Cajun & Creole Accordion Claudette Boudreaux | Cajun French Songs Claudette Boudreaux | |
| JP Land | Swing Guitar, Intermed/Adv Kevin McConnell | Guitar, Intermediate WB Reid | |||||
| Misc Locations | |||||||
| Outdoor Dance Floor | Traditional Percussive Dances of Mexico Nydia Gonzalez & Lolis Garcia | Latin Dance Beg/Intermed Yael Schy | Galician Dance Adrienne Simpson | Swing Dance (Lindy Hop), Intermediate Malaika Finkelstein | Swing Dance (East Coast Swing & Charleston), Beginning Malaika Finkelstein | Contra Dance, Basic Erik Hoffman | Contra Dance Music Lab Erik Hoffman |
| The Barrio | Spanish & English Language Children’s Songs for Teachers Leslie Hubbert | Old Time & Country Harmony Singing Frannie Leopold & Carlo Calabi | Sones & Regional Music of Mexico Nydia Gonzalez & Lolis Garcia | Conjunto: TexMex & Cumbia I Miguel Govea & Susan Peña | Conjunto: TexMex & Cumbia II Miguel Govea & Susan Peña | Mandolin, Intermediate Booi Volk | |
| The Pavilion | Jazz & Swing Band Jimmy Durchslag | Swing Guitar, Beginning Kevin McConnell | Intro to Jazz Improvisation Corwin Zekley | Swing & Jazz Vocals Connie Doolan | Upright Bass, Basic Aaron Hendel | ||
| Workshop Area 1 | Hammer Dulcimer, Beginning Jim Wells | Hammer Dulcimer, Intermed/Adv Jim Wells | Back-Up Old Time Guitar Amber Mueller | Old Time Fiddle, Intermed/Adv Barry Shultz | Old Time Fiddle, Beginning Jim Mueller | Old Time Fiddle Tunes Jim Mueller | |
| Workshop Area 3 | |||||||
| No workshops (11:45 - 12:30) | |||||||
| Camp 3 | Period 1 9:30-10:30 | Period 2 10:45-11:45 | Period 3 12:30-1:30 | Period 4 1:45-2:45 | Period 5 3:00-4:00 | Period 6 4:15-5:15 | Period 7 5:30-6:30 |
| Coffee House | Indian Folk Tunes & Ragas Wade Evans | Indian Ensemble Wade Evans | Persian Dance Natalie Nayun | Belly Dance & Improvising to Live Music Natalie Nayun | Turkish Romany Dance Elizabeth Strong | Belly Dance Basics Elizabeth Strong | Zimbabwean Dance, Song & Percussion Julia Chigamba |
| Kafana | Turkish Ensemble Sinan Erdemsel | Turkish Ensemble Sinan Erdemsel | Arabic Strings Wael Kakish | Middle Eastern Improvisation For All Instruments Briana Di Mara | Middle Eastern Violin Briana Di Mara | Arabic Ensemble Wael Kakish | Indian Rhythm Theory for All Instruments & Styles Aharon Wheels Bolsta |
| Ring of Fire | Darbuka, Frame Drum and Riqq Mark Bell | Middle Eastern Percussion Mark Bell | Zimbabwean Marimba, Basic Russ Landers & Sarah Noll | Zimbabwean Marimba, Fast/Intricate Russ Landers & Sarah Noll | |||