Music, Song, & Dance Workshops
Scroll down for this year’s schedule – click on a title to see a 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 | Bodhrán Techniques Christa Burch | Greek Rebetika for Voice & Instruments Greg Jenkins | Breton Tunes Jim Oakden | Irish Flute John Skelton | Pennywhistle & Irish Flute, Intermed/Adv Autumn Rhodes | Bulgarian Ensemble Craig Kurumada | |
| Behind New Bathroom | Uilleann Pipe Tunes for All Preston Howard Wilde | Irish DADGAD Guitar, Beginning Richard Mandel | Irish Uilleann Bagpipes Preston Howard Wilde | Irish Fiddle Intermediate Erin Shrader | Music Theory Boot Camp Eliza Cantwell | Music Theory Boot Camp II Eliza Cantwell | |
| Canopy Above & Behind Kitchen | Make a Bamboo Flute or Didgeridoo Wayne Hill | Build Your Own Ukulele Wayne Hill | Fiddle for Fledglings Darcy Noonan | Singing in a Session with Confidence Shay Black | Kids Fiddle Tunes Darcy Noonan | Props & Costumes for Kids’ Play Kathy Mowdy | |
| Dance Hall | English Longsword Dance, Beginning Jason Adajian | English Country Dance Jason Adajian | Greek Dance Michael Garibaldi | Balkan Dance Sue Williard | Balkan Dance, Advanced Sue Williard | Irish Mandolin, Advanced Marla Fibish | |
| Dance Hall Back Room | Appalachian Songs Rachel Goodman | In Harmony’s Way Song Circle Sharon Carl | West Swedish & Norwegian Fiddle Tunes Tim Rued | Irish Sean Nós Songs Erin Shrader | Medieval & Renaissance Singing Shira Kammen | ||
| Dance Hall Behind Back Room North | Klezmer Ensemble Ty Rust | Balkan Ensemble Ty Rust | Eastern European Songs Bon Singer | Eastern European Singing Lab Bon Singer | Popular Renaissance Dance Tunes Mindy Rosenfeld | Exploring Transverse Flute Mindy Rosenfeld | |
| Dance Hall Front Porch South | Irish Tune Swap Daniel Schoenfeld | Irish Tune Swap Daniel Schoenfeld | Irish Fiddle Basics Wanda Law | Fiddle, Beginning Wanda Law | Balkan Tunes Craig Kurumada | Celtic Guitar Accompaniment – Standard Tuning Colin Cotter | |
| Dance Hall Stairs East | Scottish Fiddle for the Soul Ryan McKasson | Irish Mandolin, Begin/Intermed Marla Fibish | Rare Irish Flute Tunes for Any Instrument John Skelton | Celtic Cello Summer McCall | Celtic Tunes for Flatpick Guitar & Bouzouki Stuart Mason | Pennywhistle & Irish Flute, Beginning Autumn Rhodes | |
| Dance Pavilion | Battering Steps for Irish Set Dancing Maldon Meehan | Playing Swedish Music for Dance Peter Michaelsen | Scandinavian Dance Toby Blomé & Fred Bialy | Irish Sean-Nós Dance Maldon Meehan | Lark Camp Kids’ Play Susan Spurlock | Irish Set Dances Michael Riemer | Scandinavian Dance Toby Blomé & Fred Bialy |
| Dining Hall North | Swedish Fiddle Styles & Tunes Tim Rued | Songwriting Danny Carnahan | European Tunes for Octave Mandolin & Mandolin Danny Carnahan | Celtic Harp, Intermediate Aryeh Frankfurter | Celtic Harp, Beginning Shawna Selline | Get Your Voice Out of the Closet Celia Ramsay | Celtic Slow Session Colin Cotter |
| Dining Hall South | English Country Dance Music/Ensemble Rebecca King | Scottish Fiddle Technique Ryan McKasson | Accordion Boot Camp Dan Cantrell | Sephardic Music for Voice & Instruments Shira Kammen | Expanding Your Folk Repertoire Shay Black | Irish Fiddle, Advanced Dale Russ | |
| Fire Circle | Balkan Ensemble Dan Cantrell | Bodhrán, Beginning Christa Burch | Balkan Tunes for All Instruments Greg Jenkins | Irish Fiddle, Intermediate Dale Russ | Greek Percussion Michael Garibaldi | Swedish Orchestra Aryeh Frankfurter | |
| Outside Registration | Acoustic Lap Steel & Dobro Guitar I Pete Grant | Acoustic Lap Steel & Dobro Guitar II Pete Grant | Irish DADGAD Guitar, Intermed/Adv Richard Mandel | Swedish & Norwegian Tunes & Harmonies Peter Michaelsen | Rhythmic Grooves & Accompaniment – Fiddle & Cello Summer McCall | Irish Music for Anglo Concertina Jack Gilder | |
| 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 | Inspired Intermediate Ukulele Janet Lenore | Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Mark Nelson | Swing & Hapa Haole Ukulele Janet Lenore | Uke 101 Scott Gifford | Uke 102 Scott Gifford | Ukulele Chords – Neighborhood Concept Washtub Jerry | |
| Behind the Coffee House | Old Time Slow Jam Barry Shultz | Brazilian Forró Ensemble Diana Strong | Free Improv & Spontaneous Composition for All Instruments & Styles Corwin Zekley | Jug Band & Country Blues Jam & Vocals Frannie Leopold | Jazz Manouche Guitar Javi Jiménez | Old Time String Band Songs WB Reid | Jazz Manouche Ensemble Javi Jiménez |
| Dance Hall | Squares, Waltzes, & Couple Dances Erik Hoffman | French & Breton Dance Adrienne Simpson | Choro Music of Brazil Booi Volk | Cajun Dance & Music Jam Tami Allen | Intro to Afro-Cuban Percussion Emilio Davalos | Latin Music Ensemble Jimmy Durchslag | Old Style Son Cubano Band Michael Hubbert |
| Fire Circle | Fun with Mandolin Booi Volk | Old Time Jam Bonnie Zahnow | Maybelle Carter Style Guitar Carlo Calabi | Tango Ensemble Karina Wilson | Swing-Jazz-Django Jam Olivier Zyngier | ||
| French Camp | French Button Accordion Vickie Yancy | Quebecois Session Kevin Carr | Hurdy Gurdy Scott Gayman | French Café Songs Olivier Zyngier | French Dance Music Scott Gayman | French Tunes Session Vickie Yancy | |
| Gate House Porch | Quebecois Fiddle Kevin Carr | Old-Time Banjo, Intermed/Adv Heath Curdts | Guitar for Beginners Bonnie Zahnow | Old-Time Clawhammer Banjo, Beginning Heath Curdts | Cajun & Creole Accordion Claudette Boudreaux | Cajun Fiddle Tami Allen | Cajun French Songs Claudette Boudreaux |
| JP Land | Fingerstyle Country Blues & Rags Mark Nelson | Piano Chording Washtub Jerry | Old-Time Fiddle, Beginning Jim Mueller | Swing Guitar, Intermed/Adv Kevin McConnell | Guitar, Intermediate WB Reid | ||
| Misc Locations | Making Musical Instruments Out of Gourds by Shuttle Stop | Gaita Band by the Creek Kevin Carr | |||||
| Outdoor Dance Floor | Latin Dance Beg/Intermed Yael Schy | Bailes Regionales de Mexico Nydia Gonzalez & Martha Montoya | Galician Dance Adrienne Simpson | Swing Dance (Lindy Hop), Intermediate Malaika Finkelstein | Swing Dance (East Coast Swing & Charleston), Beginning Malaika Finkelstein | Contra Dance Erik Hoffman | Contra Dance Music Karina Wilson |
| The Barrio | Puerto Rican Tunes Michael Hubbert | Old Time & Country Harmony Singing Frannie Leopold | Conjunto: TexMex & Cumbia I Miguel Govea & Susan Peña | Conjunto: TexMex & Cumbia II Miguel Govea & Susan Peña | Sones Mariacheros – Mariachi Repertoire Nydia Gonzalez & Martha Montoya | ||
| The Pavilion | Jazz & Swing Band Jimmy Durchslag | Songs of the Civil War James Hendricks | Swing Guitar, Beginning Kevin McConnell | Bass, Intermed/Adv Jay Drapes | Swing & Jazz Vocals Connie Doolan | Bass, Beginning Jay Drapes | Songs of the Sea James Hendricks |
| Workshop Area 1 | Hammer Dulcimer, Beginning Jim Wells | Hammer Dulcimer, Intermed/Adv Jim Wells | Think On Your Feet: Improv Theater Games Yael Schy | Old Time Fiddle, Intermed/Adv Barry Shultz | |||
| Workshop Area 3 | Accordion, Begin/Intermed Diana Strong | Old Time Fiddle Tunes Jim Mueller | Accordion, Begin/Intermed Lorna Brown | Back-Up Old Time Guitar Amber Mueller | Jazz, Swing, Django Jazz Improv & Repertoire Corwin Zekley | ||
| 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 | Afghan Dance Natalie Nayun | Belly Dance & Improvising to Live Music Natalie Nayun | Arabic Strings Wael Kakish | Arabic Ensemble Wael Kakish | Indian Rhythm Theory for All Instruments & Styles Aharon Wheels Bolsta |
| Kafana | Turkish Ensemble Sinan Erdemsel | Turkish Ensemble Sinan Erdemsel | Middle Eastern Improvisation For All Instruments Briana Di Mara | Middle Eastern Violin Briana Di Mara | Intro to Middle Eastern Music David Brown | Middle Eastern Music – Non-Quarter Tone Instruments David Brown | |
| Ring of Fire | Middle Eastern Drumming, Beginning Mark Bell | Middle Eastern Drumming, Intermed/Adv Mark Bell | Zimbabwean Marimba, Basic Russ Landers | Zimbabwean Marimba, Fast/Intricate Russ Landers | |||