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) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Behind New Bathroom | Uilleann Pipe Tunes for All Preston Howard Wilde | Irish DADGAD Guitar, Beginning Richard Mandel | Irish Uilleann Bagpipes Preston Howard Wilde | Music Theory Boot Camp 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 | In Harmony’s Way Song Circle Sharon Carl | West Swedish & Norwegian Fiddle Tunes Tim Rued | 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 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 | ||
| Dance Hall Stairs East | Scottish Fiddle Ryan McKasson | Irish Mandolin, Begin/Intermed Marla Fibish | Rare Irish Flute Tunes for Any Instrument John Skelton | Celtic Cello Summer McCall | Tin Whistle & Irish Flute, Beginning Autumn Rhodes | ||
| Dance Pavilion | Irish Battering For Sets Maldon Meehan | Playing Swedish Music for Dance Peter Michaelsen | Scandinavian & Nordic Dance, Beginning Barry Moore & Ginny Lee | Irish Sean-Nós Dance Maldon Meehan | Lark Camp Kids’ Play Susan Spurlock | Irish Set Dances Michael Riemer | Scandinavian & Nordic Dance, Intermediate Barry Moore & Ginny Lee |
| Dining Hall North | Swedish Fiddle Styles & Tunes Tim Rued | Songwriting Danny Carnahan | European Tunes for Octave Mandolin & Mandolin Danny Carnahan | Celtic Slow Session Colin Cotter | Nyckelharpa Tunes for All Instruments Amy Hakanson | ||
| 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 | Folk Song 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 | Scandinavian Tunes for All Instruments Amy Hakanson | |
| Outside Registration | Irish DADGAD Guitar, Intermed/Adv Richard Mandel | Swedish Fiddling With Melodies & Harmonies For All Instruments 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 | Uke 101 Scott Gifford | Uke 102 Scott Gifford | |||||
| Behind the Coffee House | Old Time Slow Jam Barry Shultz | Free Improv & Spontaneous Composition for All Instruments & Styles Corwin Zekley | Jug Band & Country Blues Jam & Vocals Frannie Leopold | Manouche and American Jazz Guitar David Brown | Old Time String Band Songs WB Reid | Italian Ballo Liscio Music David Brown | |
| Dance Hall | French & Breton Dance Adrienne Simpson | Choro Music of Brazil Pam Laughlin | Cajun Dance & Music Jam Tami Allen | Latin Music Ensemble Jimmy Durchslag | Old Style Son Cubano Band Michael & Leslie Hubbert | ||
| Fire Circle | Mandolin, Beginning Booi Volk | Old Time Jam Bonnie Zahnow | Maybelle Carter Style Guitar Carlo Calabi | Norteño Tunes Karina Wilson | |||
| French Camp | French Button Accordion Vickie Yancy | Quebecois Session Kevin Carr | Hurdy Gurdy Scott Gayman | 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 Fiddle Tami Allen | Cajun French Songs Claudette Boudreaux |
| JP Land | Old Time Fiddle, Beginning Jim Mueller | Swing Guitar, Intermed/Adv Kevin McConnell | Guitar, Intermediate WB Reid | ||||
| Misc Locations | |||||||
| Outdoor Dance Floor | Latin Dance Beg/Intermed Yael Schy | Contemporary Music of Mexico: Boleras, Cumbias, Rancheras & Huapangos Ady Montoya & Zach Groll | Galician Dance Adrienne Simpson | Swing Dance (Lindy Hop), Intermediate Malaika Finkelstein | Swing Dance (East Coast Swing & Charleston), Beginning Malaika Finkelstein | Contra Dance Music Lab Karina Wilson | Basic Contra Dance Erik Hoffman |
| The Barrio | Caribbean Tunes from Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and More Michael & Leslie Hubbert | Old Time & Country Harmony Singing Frannie Leopold | Conjunto: TexMex & Cumbia I Miguel Govea & Susan Peña | Conjunto: TexMex & Cumbia II Miguel Govea & Susan Peña | Mariachi Sones & Regional Music Ady Montoya & Zach Groll | ||
| The Pavilion | Jazz & Swing Band Jimmy Durchslag | Land-based Labor Songs Peter Kasin | Swing Guitar, Beginning Kevin McConnell | Swing & Jazz Vocals Connie Doolan | Basic Upright Bass Aaron Hendel | Sea Chanties Peter Kasin | |
| 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 | Old Time Fiddle Tunes Jim Mueller | Back-Up Old Time Guitar Amber Mueller | Intro to Jazz Improvisation Corwin Zekley | Mandolin, Intermediate Booi Volk | |||
| 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 | |||
| Ring of Fire | Derbakki (Doumbek) Faisal Zedan | Riqq (Tambourine) Faisal Zedan | Zimbabwean Marimba, Basic Russ Landers & Sarah Noll | Zimbabwean Marimba, Fast/Intricate Russ Landers & Sarah Noll | |||