an experience of music and community
an experience of music and community
1996 Woods Schedule
The 1996 Woods schedule featured classes and workshops by Nathan Curry, Becky Hill, Tom Lewis, Magpie (Terry & Greg), Cathy Miller, Ken Perlman, Pierre Schryer, Eve Goldberg, Sue Goldberg, Grit Laskin and Judith Laskin. This sample schedule is intended to give you a feel for a typical Woods experience; it does not necessarily reflect the organization of camps in the future.
Day 1
6:30 PM Arrive and register. Introduction to classes and workshops. Social gathering to meet staff and students.
Day 2
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Class #1. Choose a class from the following list.10:15 AM Community Time: You And Your Instrument
- Songwriting - Cathy
- The British Tradition - Tom
- Music and Social Change - Magpie
- Beginning/Intermediate fingerstyle guitar - Ken
- Advanced Fiddle - Pierre
- Beginner Fiddle - Nathan
11:45 AM Lunch
1:00 PM Class #2. Choose a class from the following list.2:15 PM Workshop. Choose from the following list.
- Voice - Cathy
- Songs of the Sea - Tom
- Dulcimer - Terry
- Advanced Guitar - Greg
- Banjo - Ken
- Mandolin - Grit
- Beginner guitar - Eve
3:15 PM Free Time. Jams, singing, song swaps, give & get, homework, swim, canoe, nap etc.
- Dance - Becky
- Dance Band - Pierre
- Perspectives on Songwriting - Magpie, Grit, Tom
- Caring for your Voice - Cathy
5:30 PM Dinner
6:30 PM Performance Circle: mini-concerts by 2 or 3 campers.
7:30 PM Concert: Ken Perlman (Becky opens)
8:45 PM Dance (until 10:30 or later)
10:45 PM Song Circle (until midnight or later)
Day 3
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Class #1. Continue with Friday's class #1.
10:15 AM Community Time: Working My Life Away
11:45 AM Lunch
1:00 PM Class #2. Continue with Friday's class #2.
2:15 PM Workshop. Choose from the following list.3:15 PM Free Time. Jams, singing, song swaps, give & get, homework, swim, canoe, nap etc.
- Dance - Becky
- Dance Band - Pierre
- Unaccompanied Singing - Eve, Sue, Tom
- Harmonica - Terry
- Fiddle Tunes for Guitar - Ken
- G is for... - Greg, Grit
5:30 PM Dinner
6:30 PM Performance Circle: mini-concerts by 2 or 3 campers.
7:30 PM Concert: Cathy Miller (Pierre & Nathan open)
8:45 PM Dance (until 9:45 or later)
10:00 PM Campfire (followed by Song CIrcle)
Day 4
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Class #1. Continue with Friday's class #1.
10:15 AM Community Time: Barry Manilow Watch Out!
11:45 AM Lunch
1:00 PM Class #2. Continue with Friday's class #2.
2:15 PM Workshop. Choose from the following list.3:15 PM Free Time. Jams, singing, song swaps, give & get, homework, swim, canoe, nap etc.
- Storytelling - Becky
- Dance Band - Pierre
- PEI Repertoire - Ken
- Performance - Cathy, Magpie
5:30 PM Dinner
6:30 PM Performance Circle: mini-concerts by 2 or 3 campers.
7:30 PM Concert: Tom Lewis (Pierre & Nathan open)
8:45 PM Dance (until 10:30 or later)
10:45 PM Song Circle (until midnight or later)
Day 5
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Class #1. Continue with Friday's class #1.
10:15 AM Community Time: Laughing My Life Away
11:45 AM Lunch
1:00 PM Class #2. Continue with Friday's class #2.
2:15 PM Workshop. Choose from the following list.
- Storytelling - Becky
- Dance Band - Pierre
- PEI Repertoire - Ken
- From The Music Hall - Tom
- Jazz & Blues Improvisation - Cathy
5:30 PM Dinner
6:30 PM Performance Circle: mini-concerts by 2 or 3 campers.
7:30 PM Concert: Magpie (Becky opens)
8:45 PM Party (followed by dancing, Song Circle)
Day 6
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Campers' Concert. Campers show their progress!
11:45 AM Lunch
1:00 PM Closing, followed by cleanup and departure.
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