silver bay bluegrass camp
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Bring the family!Silver Bay YMCA Conference Center offers: Housing choices, some w. private bath, some as low as $60/night. Rate includes all meals and activities.35-55% off for kids, under 6 free! All-site Wifi.
Activities! Swimming, boating, tennis, crafts, gym, shop, hiking trails, volleyball, archery, family programs. Licensed day camp every morning.
Night fun! Campfires, movies, karioke, late sunsets.
Camp-“lite” (9am-12:30pm only, $250/week) includes: Daily instrument classes for banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, bass... AND... Coached small groups: Beginner slow jams, all the way to advanced band coaching
Add the Afternoon program (2-5pm daily, only $150 extra!): Daily classes on harmony singing, slow jamming, songwriting, practice “boot camp”, band lab, more!
Activities every night – Open mics, bluegrass movies, karaoke, talks, jamming!
Choose morning-only or all-day program: Only $250 / $400 for five days!
The Program
Explore the website to view site, rooms and rates, activities.To register or for more info, call 518-543-8833 xt. 350 any time, leave message for callback.
SilverBay.org More about this camp
on BGjam.com
“ Great place for a camp like this!!!”
“ The small jams were challenging and empowering, a big confidence boost for me.”
“ The mixed instrument, jam opportunity and performance experience were invaluable. The student population was great, helpful and fun, a major part of the success.”
“ Awesome location!!!”
Silver Bay Bluegrass Camp
All-Wernick Method teaching!by Pete Wernick and these certified,
experienced bluegrass player/teachers
Pete Wernick – “Dr. Banjo” of Hot Rize and Country Cooking, originator of jam camps, banjo camps and the Wernick Method
Ira Gitlin (bass) multi-instrumentalist, kids program leader, camp teacher
Joan Wernick – “The Colorado Songbird,” world-traveled performer/jam teacher
Bob Amos (guitar/songwriting) Front Range lead singer/bandleader, songwriter
Ellen Carlson (fiddle, singing) High Range Band, many music camps, directs Fiddleheads JamCamp
Bob Altschuler (banjo) Dyer Switch Band, heads beginner track, Banjo Camp North, banjo author
Alan Epstein (mandolin) Presents workshops for all levels of mandolin
Harry Gambrill (dobro/banjo) member of three bluegrass bands
Terry Baker (dobro) Camp advisor
on Lake George, NY Ý June 25-30
“ High quality instructors.”
Bluegrass CampRegister by phone only!518-543-8833 xt. 350
Leave message any time for callback
Family friendly!
“ Lots of hands-on, just
what I was looking for.”
On Lake George!