2010 Cajun/Creole Week

Week 1
July 11-16, 2010
Tuition $435

Cajun Week Coordinator Lynne Terr has lined up a wonderful staff of the most

respected Cajun and Creole musicians who will keep the dance pavilion throbbing. Informal jam sessions, a mid-week party with Cajun cuisine, concerts, sessions in the Icehouse and on the “porch,” and music in the dancers’ ears will create a sea of smiling faces for the whole week.

Lisa Trahan Reed, Edward Poullard, Paul Daigle, Wilson Savoy, Corey Ledet, and Walter Mouton are teaching accordion this year. Jason Frey, Joel Savoy, Michelle Kaminsky, and others will teach fiddle. Yvette Landry will teach bass. Randy Vidrine will teach Cajun Vocals/Guitar. Jackie Miller will be teaching Cajun cooking again this year. Optional evening mini-courses will to taught Monday-Thursday: accordion repair, accordion from scratch, Creole cooking, guitar from scratch, and harmony singing from scratch. Listen and dance to Charlie Terr, Jesse Legé, Drew Simon, and others. The staff band for Cajun/Creole Week will be The Corey Ledet Zydeco Band.

Each day starts with a choice of jam sessions or a visit with various artists; a cup of good strong Cajun coffee is always available. All classes meet for about two hours in the morning and again in the afternoon. Each afternoon the entire group gathers for special presentations on Cajun and Creole music or culture.

Most classes (except Novice/From Scratch Classes) are intended for those who can already play their instrument to some extent and are ready to start learning Cajun/Creole style, technique, and repertoire.

With mini-courses, concerts, dances, and a mid-week party featuring Cajun gumbo, it’s a gala week of nonstop music and dancing.  This year Cajun/Creole Week will run concurrently with the new Early Country Music Week and Guitar Week.

 

To register, specify “Cajun/Creole Week” and your major class/instrument and level.

Classes and Staff
 
Cajun Week Coordinator - Lynne Terr

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Cajun Accordion

Lisa Trahan Reed

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Beginning

Edward Poullard

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Beginning/Intermediate

Paul Daigle

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Intermediate/Advanced

Wilson Savoy

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Advanced

Walter Mouton, Jr.

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Advanced
Zydeco Accordion

Corey Ledet

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All levels

Cajun Bass

Yvette Landry

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Cajun Cooking

Jackie Miller

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Cajun Culture

Kristi Guillory

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Cajun Dance

Kelli Jones

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Cajun Fiddle

Michelle Kaminsky

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From Scratch
(novice to beginning)

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Jason Frey

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Intermediate

Joel Savoy

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Beginning

David Greely

Advanced
Cajun Vocals/Guitar

Randy Vidrine

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One-on-One Sessions

Tracy Schwarz

(afternoons only - available to any Cajun Week student)

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Mini-courses (Optional)

6:30pm to 7:45pm Monday through Thursday, unless otherwise noted.
Mini-courses cost an additional $55, and some classes may require a small materials fee.

 

Accordion Doctor

Larry Miller

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Repair
Accordion from Scratch

Drew Simon

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Novice/Beginning
Cajun Fiddle Repertoire

Al Berard

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Creole Cooking

Charlmaigne Thibodeaux-Chavez

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Acoustic Guitar From Scratch

Thomas Bryan Eaton

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Novice/Beginning

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Harmony Singing From Scratch Karen Collins &   Click here to go to a short bio.
Ric Sweeney  
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Novice/Beginning

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Augusta Heritage Center of Davis and Elkins College
100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV 26241
Phone: 304.637.1209

Email: augusta@augustaheritage.com

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