Tuesday, May 14 (adult) CAG 2019 8:00 am Team Arrives Setup/Signs/ Materials 9:00 am Registration Table 12:00 1:00 3:00 3:00 6:00 No Smoking No Alcohol (Friday- Sunday) Opens at the Patio Room Locations Room Locations Room Locations Room Locations St. Peter s- Upper Dorm Dorm Room St. Luke s Room St. John s Room Building Upper Dorm Bld. Lower Dorm Lower Dorm Bld. Lunch Line - Open Time Settle In / Meet & Greet Early Bird Academy Heritage Center Across the Street New Beginners Charles Whitmer In the quad area Begin/Inter. Bld. St. Paul s Area Lower dorm build. Intermediate Picnic Area West of the dining rm. Inter./+ Session #1 Solid Accompaniment & Melody Playing Pinch Pinch (We fill in the blank!) Expand Your Repertoire of Tunes & Songs Amazing Airs: Advanced Dynamics 6:00 7:30 Dinner Line 7:30 9:00 Ranch Area Jam & Relax (Open Time)
Wednesday, May 15 (adult) 7:30 am Breakfast Line 8:30 am 11:30 am 11:30 am 12:30 Early Bird Academy Session #2 Lunch Line 12:30 3:30 Early Bird Academy St. Peter s- Upper Dorm Building Heritage Center Across the Street New Beginners Sing Your Song and Play Along New Beginners Dorm Room Upper Dorm Bld. In the quad area Begin/Inter. Charles Whitmer Effective Filler Strokes: Melodies Begin/Inter. St. Luke s Room Lower Dorm Bld. St. Paul s Area Lower dorm build. Intermediate The Melody s Clues for Pinch/Pluck/ Brush Intermediate Charles Whitmer St. John s Room Lower Dorm Bld. Picnic Area West of the dining rm. Inter./+ Refining Melody Playing, Dynamics & Arranging Inter./+ 3:30 5:30 Session #3 Open and Free Time Covering Everything to Get Started Melodies are Made of This Exploring Contrasting Instrumental Styles Orchestral Solo Autoharping 5:30 7:00 Dinner Time 7:00 9:00 Jam Along with New Sons of the Desert
Thursday, May 16 (adult) 8:00 am Breakfast Line 9:00 am 12:00 Early Bird Academy Session #4 12:00 Lunch Line - 1:00 5:30 Open Time Settle In / Meet & Greet 5:30 Dinner Line 6:45 7:00 Karen Torell- Hoffman St. Peter s- Upper Dorm Building Heritage Center Across the Street New Beginners Strumming to Songs by Ear, Plus! Dorm Room Upper Dorm Bld. In the quad area Begin/Inter. Basics Plus, Rhythms, Melody Playing St. Luke s Room Lower Dorm Bld. St. Paul s Area Lower dorm build. Intermediate 3/4 Time Around the World St. John s Room Lower Dorm Bld. Picnic Area West of the dining rm. Inter./+ Charles Whitmer O Carolan & Beyond 7:20 7:50 7:55 8:25 8:30-9:15 9:20-9:50 Steve Ono & Patrick Contreras Red Dog Ash Marc Gunn 9:55 10:25
Friday, May 17 (adult) 7:30 am Breakfast Line 9:00 am Registration Table 8:30 am 12:30 Opens at the Patio Room Locations Room Locations Room Locations Room Locations Settle In/Meet & Greet St. John s Room Bus Trip! Staff & Participants visit Kerman-Floyd Elementary! 12:00 Lunch Line - 1:00 1:30 1:30 2:00 Danny Knicely John Massey St. Peter s- Upper Dorm Building Heritage Center Across the Street Dorm Room Upper Dorm Bld. In the quad area St. Luke s Room Lower Dorm Bld. St. Paul s Area Lower dorm build. Lower Dorm Bld. Picnic Area West of the dining rm. 2:00 Break 2:15 3:15 Set #1 Charles Whitmer a. Playing Effective Accompaniment c. Beginner d. Keys: C, G e. You ll learn strong & basic accompaniment patterns. 3:15 Break 3:30 4:30 Marc Gunn a. Rhythm & Folk Thumb Lead b. AH-chromatic c. Intermediate e. Learn great tips for rhythm & folk thumb lead from one of the best rhythm players anywhere! Ray Choi Danny Knicely a. Reading the Chords e. This class will be a big help to instrumentalists by following the guitar player s chords in a jam. Rob Scholnick a. Irish Pub Songs d. Keys: C, D, G e. Have some fun with songs popular in Irish pubs. Carol Stober Eileen Kozloff a. Chair Yoga for Musicians b. No inst. needed d. No keys e. Eileen is a certified yoga instructor and would love to show you how to feel great! Set #2 a. Autoharping in 1948. c. Beginner + d. Keys: G, D e. Oscar Schmidt s super easy method for playing melody, from 1948. a. Hummingbird Tremolo & Trill Techniques e. Learn Ray s famous techniques the easy way! a. Songs with Fly in the title b. AH-chromatic d. Keys: C, G, D e. An eclectic sing-along, with melody breaks, from old-time to folk, jazz, & rock a. Song arrangement made easy w/melodies. c. Intermediate d. Keys: D, G e. Use written arrangements for musical enjoyment.
Friday, May 17 (adult) 4:30 5:20 Informal Jam and Relax Time 5:20 Dinner Line Adults 6:30 7:20 World Famous CAG Barn Dance Evo Bluestein and the FFS Players ALL INVITED! Evo Bluestein is renowned throughout California for his educational and multi-cultural square dances. Evo will be joined by the FFS Players 7:25 7:55 8:00 8:35 The Gilly Girls Carol Stober 8:40 9:15 9:20-10:05 Lindsay Haisley The Bryan Bowers Band
Saturday, May 18 (adult) 8:00 am Breakfast Line Adults 9:00 am 10:00 am Evo Bluestein Carey Dubbert Lindsay Haisley Set #3 a. Purple (Demented) chords for Diatonic AHs b. AH-Diatonic c. Advanced d. Keys: G e. How to set up & play tunes with non-traditional chords. 10:00 am Break 10:05 am 11:05 am Set #4 Gilly Girls for Students Participants welcomed: please allow the kids to sit in the front seats. Thank you. 11:05 am Break 11:10 am 12:10 Danny Knicely a. Get a Grip b. AHs + any inst. c. Beginner + d. Keys: C,G,D,A e. First rhythms for beginner+ in American folk music. Rhythm is the foundation of most music. Geoff Goodhue a. Billy Joel The Longest Time. b. Vocals/All Inst. c. Inter./Adv. e. Have some fun in the 50s barbershop acapella style exploring Billy Joel s 1983 hit. John Massey a. Simplify Learning Fiddle Tunes d. Keys: D, G e. Explore the ease of playing fiddle tunes. Pete Daigle a. Physics of the Autoharp b. AH-all types e. All genres f. What actually happens when you play the AH? Rob Scholnick a. Melodies b. AH-Chromatic c. Inter./Adv. e. Covers advanced melody picking and the use of special chords to get a full scaled sound. Charles Whitmer a. O Carolan Tunes c. Advanced d. Keys: G, Em e. Experience the challenge of playing Turlough O Carolan tunes on autoharp. John Massey a. Understanding Rhythms e. A participant can expect to gain useful new skills and ideas about rhythm. Set #5 12:10 1:10 a. Flat Pickin the Old-Time Tunes. e. Work on the picking hand shuffle and boomditty that drives the tunes rhythmically. Lunch Line Adults a. Strategies to accompany other instruments/vocal e. Gain new skills in accompanying your own singing, playing w/others, jams, on stage. a. Survey of Latin Music. b. AH, Uke, guitar c. All Levels d. Keys: C,D,G, A e. Learn a mix of Mexican, Venezuelan, and Brazilian songs and tunes. a. Still more classical themes b. Chromatic AH c. Inter/Advanced d. Keys: chromatic e. Melody picking of beautiful classic themes.
Saturday, May 18 (adult) 1:10 2:10 Set #6 Bryan Bowers & Geoff Goodhue a. Intro to AH c. Beg./Inter. d. Keys: G,C,D,A e. Tuning, creating tone, rhythms, and the history of our main instrument. 2:10 Break 2:15 3:15 Eileen Kozloff a. Honing Your Performance Skills b. Instruments OK d. Keys OK e. Become more comfortable with the stage and your audience. Room C Marc Gunn a. Three Fun Irish Songs. b. AH-chromatic c. Intermediate e. Learn to play some of the most popular Irish folk songs ever. Evo Bluestein a. Oldtime fiddle tune accompaniment c. Beg./Inter. d. Keys: G,C,D,A e. Learn to read a simple chord system for many fiddle tunes. Eileen Kozloff 3:15 Break Human Time 4:00 4:55 OPEN STAGE Set #7 For beginning autoharpists Hosted by: Steve Ono New with harp? No worries. Try your new found skills on the main stage. Everyone is supported. New beginners only! Start with one song only until everyone has had a chance. Autoharp must be part of the performance. Sign-up with Steve. Room B a. The Hammer- On for Autoharp c. Beginner + d. Keys: G, D e. Maybelle Carter championed this technique on the autoharp, to be taught using her signature tune, Wildwood Flower. Carol Stober a. Appalachian Mountain AH b. All Instruments c. Beg./Intermed. d. Keys of G, D, C e. Learn or refresh your song memory of forgotten tunes from the rural Appalachian Mountains. Rob Scholnick a. Some Lessor Known Old Timey Fiddle Tunes b. AH, guitar d. Keys: D, G, A e. Play along and learn some unique fiddle tunes. Danny Knicely a. A Little Fiddin, a Little Flat- Footin b. All Instruments c. All Levels e. Rosin up your bow and lace up your dancin shoes. We ll learn some tunes and basic steps to achieve a better understanding of how the music and dance evolved together.
Saturday, May 18 (adult) 4:55 Break 5:00 6:00 Set #8 6:00 7:00 7:10 7:40 OPEN STAGE For intermediate & advanced autoharpists Hosted by: Steve Ono Everyone is supported. Start with 1 song until everyone has had a chance. AH must be part of the performance. Sign-up with Steve. Dinner Line Adults Carey Dubbert a. Joining a Jam with confidence c. Beg./Inter. d. Keys: G, D e. Tips on how to join most any jam w/o already knowing the tunes. a. BababaBlue Moon! c. Inter./Adv. d. Key: C e. Classic doowop chord progression, vocal solos, harmony breaks, & more. Ray Choi a. How to play clear melody picking & strumming e. Holding the AH, basic music theory & skills! Geoff Goodhue a. Instrumental Harmony workshop c. Intermediate + e. Learn consonant instrument harmony lines to accompany fiddle tunes in both major & minor keys. 7:45 8:15 Evo Bluestein Lucille Reilly 8:15 Desserts! 8:30 9:00 Charles Whitmer 9:05 9:35 Marc Gunn 9:40 10:15 Karen Mueller
Sunday, May 19 (adult) 8:00 am Breakfast Line 9:00 am 10:00 am Set #9 Bryan Bowers, Geoff Goodhue, & Danny Knicely a. Folk Harmony Singing e. The Band teaches three-part harmony singing 10:00 am Break 10:05 am 11:00 am Marc Gunn Lindsay Haisley a. Playing by Ear b. All Instruments c. All Levels d. Keys: G,D,C,A e. This is a fastpaced workshop with a lot of playing and not a lot of talk. Carey Dubbert Evo Bluestein a. The Kilby Sound b. AH-chromatic c. Inter./Adv. d. Keys: G,D,C,A e. Drag notes & Oldtime Melody picking in the Kilby Snow style. a. Songs of Bob Dylan d. Keys: G, D, C e. Celebrate Minnesota s favorite son in song & simple melodies. Carol Stober Charles Whitmer a. Playing Effective Melodies c. Beginner d. Keys: G e. This class will help to develop strong basic playing of melodies. Set #10 a. Three Songs that Hobbits Love. b. Ah-Chromatic c. Intermediate e. Learn to play three original Hobbit songs inspired by Lord of the Rings. 11:00 am Break 11:05 am 11:55 am Eileen Kozloff a. A few beautiful Swedish waltzes b. AH-all types d. Keys: G, D, A e. Learn a few lovely and easy Swedish waltzes. Lindsay Haisley a. Plenty of Pachelbel d. Keys: C e. Beautiful chord progressions & tunes from many eras. Geoff Goodhue a. Latin American AH d. Keys: C,D,G e. Learn, sing & play a Jamaican folk tune and Mexican dance songs. Ray Choi a. The Blooming V7 c. Beginner + d. Keys: G, D e. Balancing V7 s usage as a color chord. You ll need three fingerpicks and one thumb pick, please. Set #11 a. Music of Doo- Wop e. Patience & Prudence and the Everly Bros. were the first Doo-Wop group I loved. 11:55 am Break 12:15 Lunch Line Adults a. Non-Folk Tunes on the AH b. AH-chromatic c. Inter./Adv. e. Work through several tunes from rock, jazz, and popular repertoires. a. Theory, ear training, and transposition e. Learn scales and modes commonly used with AH and other instruments. a. Learn the Stop & Go method on AH b. AH-all types e. Learning the muting technique with 1, 2, or 3 buttons.
Sunday, May 20 (adult) 1:20 1:50 Ray Choi 2:00 2:45 2:45 3:15 CAG Kids Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E & Friends 3:20 3:50 Carey Dubbert 3:55 4:45 Bryan Bowers & Friends 4:45 Room A Golden Ticket Drawing 5:00 Clean-Up Committee Party 1. Must be present to win. 2. Each paid registration may enter. 3. Name tags will be taken for drawing at 4:30. Lots of Prizes! 4. Winner will receive: - one registration good for entire CAG 20 5. No cash value. Non-transferrable.