Workshops

Mars Hill, N.C. — Mars Hill University introduces their inaugural Roots Music Week here June 24-28, 2018.

Come to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains for a week of instruction, sharing, and fun with music for students with an interest in learning more about and ...

Alta, Wyo. — The 13th Annual Targhee Music Camp will take place August 6-9, 2018 at the Grand Targhee Ski Resort in the Teton Mountains of Western, Wyoming.

The 4 day music camp offers classes in guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, bass, singing, resonator guitar and songwriting to ...

Palo Alto, Calif. — This July, California Coast Music Camp (CCMC) celebrates 25 years with two week-long acoustic camps: July 8-14 and July 15-21, 2018.

The camp is located on a wooded ridge at 4,000 feet, in the historic Sierra Nevada Gold Country in Placer County, northeast of Sacramento.

CCMC offers ...

Cromwell, Conn. — Music Camps North, Inc. has announced it will award scholarships to Guitar & Mandolin Camp North on April 13 to 15, 2018, and Banjo Camp North on May 18 to 20, 2018.

The scholarships will be for the full or part of the amount ...

Marshall, Mich. — Registration has opened for The Marshall Mandolin Summit, a four-day mandolin experience held in Marshall, Michigan on August 9-12, 2018.

The weekend will feature personalized instruction from world-renowned mandolin players including Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg, Don Stiernberg, Darol Anger, and Don Julin, as well as once in a lifetime performances from the artists.

Evening performances and workshops provide ...

San Diego, Calif. — The 2018 San Diego Classical Mandolin Camp, led by classical mandolinist, composer and educator Chris Acquavella, will take place July 30 - August 5 at the Town and Country Resort Hotel.

The 7th Annual San Diego Classical Mandolin Camp will explore the depth and breadth of the classical mandolin, from baroque to modern times, through five days of classes, orchestra rehearsals, ...

Cromwell, Conn. — Registration is open for the 2018 Guitar & Mandolin Camp North held April 13-15 in Charlton, Mass.

Located on 500 lovely wooded acres on the shore of Prindle Pond in Charlton, Prindle Pond Conference Center offers clean, comfortable accommodations and ample space for classes, jams, concerts, and vendors. The ...

Bristol, R.I. — Marilynn Mair's 26th American Mandolin & Guitar Summer School (AMGuSS) has announced June 25-30, 2018 as the dates for their annual session, held on the waterfront campus of Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Daily coaching over five full days, ...

Concord, N.H. — The 16th Annual March Mandolin Festival will be held March 2-4 at the Concord Community Music School in Concord.

This year, the festival features Marla Fibish, Will Patton, Matt Shipman, and David Surette, with special guests Bruce Victor and Susie Burke. This two-day event offers group lessons and workshops on a variety of topics, jam sessions, and an evening concert. ...

Metamora, Ind. — The 5th Annual Metamora Mandolin Gathering will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the MPA Opry Barn, 19189 Pennington Rd, in Indiana's Canal Town, Metamora.

Attendees can save on registration fees by taking advantage of the Gathering's Early Bird Special of $95.00 for the full day by using ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Carlo Aonzo's 18th annual U.S. Mandolin Workshop will be held here June 7-10.

The workshop consists of four days of mandolin orchestra rehearsal with 6 actual hours of instruction each day. The last day includes a recital.

Enjoy the camaraderie ...

Lake Junaluska, N.C. — Registration for the 2018 Monroe Mandolin Camp opens January 1. The camp will be held Sept. 19-23, 2018 at the historic Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center in Lake Junaluska, just outside of Asheville.

Now in its fifth year, this exclusive one-of-a-kind experience offers instruction in mandolin, fiddle, banjo, ...

Mandolin and Guitar Chamber Music Workshop with Keith Harris, an activity of The Mandolin Academy in Venice.

St. Augustine, Fla. — Registration for a very special chamber music workshop for plucked string ensemble with Keith Harris, February 1-5, 2018 is now open.

The workshop ...

Sheffield, England — Simon Mayor's Mandolin Retreat will be held here at Kenwood Hall Hotel, November 3-5, 2017.

Attendees can bask in 48 hours of mandolin immersion hosted by Simon in this very comfortable 4-star hotel in beautiful grounds close to Sheffield city center. ...

Goodlettsville, Tenn. — Matt Flinner, Nate Lee, and David Benedict make the up all-star instructional staff leading next year's Nashville Mandolin Camp, February 9-11, 2018.

Registration for the camp opens October 1. Only 15 spots available and prospective students are encouraged to register promptly as in years past the camp has sold out in 24 hours. ...

Fairfax, Calif. — Peghead Nation, the home of roots music instruction, gear, and news for players of guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, fiddle, bass, and ukulele has announced their First Annual Mandolin Camp featuring John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist and Joe ...

Early Bird prices in effect until August 1!

Petaluma, Calif. — Nick Dumas, Jesse Appelman and Keith Yoder make up an all-star mandolin team for the Walker Creek Music Camp held Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 on the grounds of the Walker Creek Ranch.

The Ranch is located in the rolling hills of West Marin County between Petaluma ...

Milwaukee — Registration for a very special Chamber Music Workshop with Keith Harris to be held October 20-23 is now open.

A highlight of last year's Classical Mandolin Society of America Convention in Philadelphia was the performance at the Open Mike of an ensemble conducted by Harris.

The ensemble had just spent a ...

West Michigan Entrepreneur/Musician uses Music to Raise Awareness for Two Local Non-Profits.

Grand Rapids, Mich. — West Michigan entrepreneur and musician, Jason Wheeler, announced that registration has now begun for the Great Lakes Music Camp (GLMC), a three-day acoustic music ...

Bellows Falls, Vt. — The Festival of Mandolin Chamber Music is proud to present, from Russia, two masters of traditional Russian music: Aleksei Aleksandrov and Ekaterina Skliar.

They will be teaching workshops and coaching ensembles ...

Nashville, Tenn. — Monroe Mandolin Camp is excited to announce the winner of its 2017 inaugural "Monroe WO-Man Camp Scholarship," Ms. Abbey Thomas, originally from the bottom of Cornwall, England, a university student in Plymouth, United Kingdom.

"I can't wait to meet everybody and have the chance to play with all the amazing musicians you have there and I look forward to becoming a part of this community," Ms. Thomas said. ...

Grand Rapids, Mich. — The 1st annual Great Lakes Mandolin Camp will be held here October 5-7, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Instructors are camp founder Brian Oberlin teaching swing, bluegrass and classical; and Don Stiernberg teaching swing and jazz. ...

Lübeck, Germany — Classical mandolinist Avi Avital appears in residency July 24-30, 2017 to lead a workshop for mandolinists at the Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival.

The idea behind Avital's residency is the creation of a large mandolin orchestra that will perform in one of the ...

San Diego, Calif. — The 2017 San Diego Classical Mandolin Camp, led by classical mandolinist, composer and educator Chris Acquavella, will take place July 24-30, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Mission Valley.

The 6th Annual San Diego Classical Mandolin Camp will explore the depth and breadth of the classical mandolin, from baroque to modern times, through five days of ...