Flatpicking in Old Time and Traditional Week will have two Class Groups. All Beginners in one group, Intermediates and Advanced in the second group. Students will rotate between the two instructors.

All styles of Bluegrass Flatpicking will be taught during Week Two with full rotation between five flatpicking instructors. A sixth instructor may be added.

We will explore elements of the Piedmont and Delta Blues styles, along with the common blues forms and variations that get used in blues jams: genre-appropriate riffs, chords, rhythms, and lead playing. While acoustic blues is usually played fingerstyle, this class will be open to flat-pickers looking to expand their horizons, too.

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This class will be geared toward the Intermediate and Advanced guitarist.
Class size limited to 15

One instructor will be teaching the Traditional Rhythm Guitar Class. If a second instructor is added, students will rotate between instructors for a fuller, deeper and richer rhythm experience. This class will be for the guitarist that is very comfortable changing chords and wants to add bass runs, bass walks, a more solid back up, learning how song structures work, backing up the band and backing up a singer and more. This class will begin with one instructor and as the class size grows, a second will be introduced.

This class will have two world renown instructors allowing two groups of students.
Both instructors are known for their easy going, yet comprehensive teaching styles.
One Beginner class and one class of Intermediate and Advanced students.
All students will rotate to each instructor.

This class will be geared towards Beginner and Intermediate students.

This is for the new or experienced fiddler wanting to dive into the world of Irish Fiddle.

All Levels
Class size limited to 12.

Two Old Time Fiddle Instructors will start this class. There will be one group for beginner level and one group for Intermediate and Advanced students.

If the class size grows, a third instructor will be added giving us three separate class levels.

Joe Collins will be teaching a combined class of Beginner and Intermediate Mountain Dulcimer students.
This will be a small class with lots of personal time and attention.

Two incredible instructors will share the load of one beginner group and one intermediate-advanced group.

Using Carter Family-style harmonies as a jumping off place, we will work with three part (and more!) singing in this beautiful style. Finding harmony lines that sometimes weave around the melody, sometimes cross or createunisons, students will develop a better ability to hear and find parts, as well as learn what gives these harmonies their particular old-time country sound, and power. We will introduce some basic music theory, but all songs are taught by ear, and lyrics are provided. No singing experience necessary, just the desire to sing! Class size limited to 15 students

This class is designed for someone who just recently got started on the instrument or hasn't even taken it out of the case for the first time.
A gifted instructor will teach all instruments the same songs and chords in a fun, non-competitive, easy pace so that you can get comfortable on your instrument, practice through the year and register next year in the full rotation class.

Leading the Tune of the Day, The Jam Elements Class, the Medium Jam, The Post Concert Open Mic and the infamous Band Scramble. Note: Keith is asking for volunteer help leading the Isaac's Jam on a few nights. Talk to Keith at Kamp if you are interested.

Leslie Ann Johnson and Michael L. Levi, LMT will be back. They are Licensed Massage Therapists on hand to take care of those aches and pains. We gotta take care of those arms, hands and shoulders AND our spouses. Everyone gets pampered at SKAK

We will have a Old Time Contra Dance Wednesday June 17, 2025
Donna Calhoun will again be our Kontra Kaller (Contra Caller)

The band is made up of the finest musicians in the world - our Kamp Instructors.

This is open to the public for $15.00 each and free to Kampers and Kompanions.

7PM Open Mic
7:30 Dance Instruction
7:45-8:00pm Dance Begins
10:00 Dance Ends

Maryville College Alumni Gym
Maryville College

We have a special Slow Jam and Beginner's Jam Koordinator on hand to help you wake up in the mornings.
David Firestine will Host these classes.
Scheduled Old Time Jams are:
8:30-9:30am - Slow Jam - Roughly 100 BPM
1-1:45pm Mid-Day Jam. Open to all levels
4:15-5:15 -Medium Jam. Open to All Levels
9:30-10:30 - Beginner's Jam

One of the country's best luthiers will be on hand to tweak, glue, bend, stretch, mend, refret and more to your instrument.

Donnie Barbra, our Kamp Doctor, will do pick-ups and returns and work from his Maryville shop this year - 2021.

Mike teaches this special class is for all levels of players interested in Mountain Dulcimer. It is a one hour class each morning Monday through Thursday 8:30-9:30am. There is an added charge of $35 for the class. A limited number of rental dulcimers are available for $35.00 for the week with cost going towards purchase.

The Kamp Ensemble - Totally Random Students put together early in the week in order to perform a song at the end of the week.

Three rehearsal times.

A great reason to do this is to meet people you would not have met early in the week so your new friendships and jamming can get started.

Many folks don't meet friends until they loosen up at the end of the week. This gets it all started early and it's fun too!
Instructor Led.