Alaska Traditional Music Camp offers instruction for beginning to advanced students for a variety of traditional instruments and musical styles. Classes are labeled I, II or III to indicate their level of difficulty. For example, if you’ve been playing classical violin music for a while, but are interested in the bluegrass or oldtime music, try the level II fiddle classes. Students are encouraged to record the tunes taught in each class for personal practice later. Emphasis is learning tunes by ear. Though four periods of instruction are offered daily, many students find one or two classes provide plenty of new information to work on, while leaving time practice.


Photo courtesy of Heather Resz/2005

• Old Time Fiddle I, II, & III
• Irish Fiddle I, II, and III
• Bluegrass Fiddle I, II & III
• Basic Fiddle Technique
• Swing Fiddle

• Clawhammer Banjo I, II, III
• Bluegrass Banjo
• Irish Mandolin/Tenor Banjo I & II
• Mandolin I
• Mandolin Technique II/III
• Oldtime Mandolin
• Bluegrass Mandolin

• Guitar I
• Fingerpicking Guitar
• Swing Guitar
• Oldtime Guitar Backup
• Honky Tonk Guitar and Singing
  

• Irish Whistle I, II & III
• Irish Flute
  

• North Carolina Ballads
• Irish Song
• Harmony Singing
• Carter Family Singing
• Honky Tonk Singing and Guitar

• Bodhran
• Bass