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Swing Week Week 4 July 26-31, 2009 Tuition: $420 On-Campus Housing and Meals 2009 PDF Flyer (bw) - Print some to share with interested friends and groups. Swing Week at Augusta video on YouTube. Coordinator Wendi Bourne (pictured below left) has some BIG CHANGES in store for Swing Week students in 2009!  Swing Week will offer nearly twice as many classes to choose from than in previous years and will run concurrently with Bluegrass Week. DANCING will remain an integral part of Swing Week, since a main focus of this week is to educate musicians and dancers alike as to the music and dance styles’ interdependence.   DANCERS will be offered classes in the morning and in the afternoon.  Each evening, there will be swing dancing to live music – a different band each night – in our beautiful outdoor pavilion.  Practice sessions, late night DJ sessions, and dancing at jam sessions are just a few of the dance opportunities available to dance students!  Michael Gamble & Jaya Dorf (photo, top right) will return as instructors for their third year, and we are pleased to welcome Evita Arce & Nathan Bugh (photo, middle right), experienced teachers from New York City, who will round out our dance staff in 2009.  All students will be given the opportunity to work with BOTH sets of dance teachers. MUSIC STUDENTS will be offered TWO morning class sessions this year (instead of one long one), so that they may experience a wider variety of classroom experiences. Students may wish to take, say, a guitar class during the first session and a vocal class during the second session. Watch this page for a list of classes to be offered. This is an exciting change that should make class sizes smaller, allow more levels of each instrument so that students at a similar level of playing ability can be grouped together, and will also allow students a chance to work with more of our wonderful staff, if they so desire.  Music Classes will include instruction in the genre of swing music on Fiddle (Alexander Mitchell (photo bottom left)), Guitar (Tom Mitchell and Steve Abshire), Mandolin (Roger Bellow and Seth Rosen), Vocals (Sue Matthews and Liz Masterson (mini)), Bass (Ralph Gordon), Percussion (Steve Larrance), Piano (Robert Redd),  Horns (John Jensen), Ukulele (Gerald Ross), and Lap Steel Guitar (Gerald Ross). Click HERE to see the Swing Week daily schedule to get an idea of what your day will be like… this will be updated as we decide what all the classes will be.  Click HERE for a sample Morning Class Schedule. Swing Week will be also enhanced by visits with guest master artist, Rusty Mason (photo, middle right). Andrew Guterman (drums) (photo bottom right), Kathy Reitz (bass), and Marv Reitz (reeds) will be on hand as dance and "auxiliary" musicians. There will be concerts on Tuesday and Thursday, evening jams, and a dance every night.      To register, specify “Swing Week,” your instructor and class. Do you have questions about Swing Week? Feel free to call 304.637.1209 or email augusta@augustaheritage.com, or email Swing Week Coordinator, Wendi Bourne at swing@augustaheritage.com. Classes and Staff Swing Week Coordinator, Wendi Bourne  Swing Week Daily Schedule Sample Morning Class Schedule   Guest Master Artist Rusty Mason Meanderings with Rusty Staff Musicians Marv Reitz                           Reeds Kathy Reitz                          Bass Andrew Guterman Drums What level should I take? Swing Bass Ralph Gordon   Swing Dance Michael Gamble & Jaya Dorf   Swing from the Ground Up Evita Arce & Nathan Bugh Nathan Evita Intermediate/Advanced Swing Dance   Swing Fiddle   Alexander Mitchell Intro to Swinging on the Fiddle Intermediate Fiddle Swing Guitar    Tom Mitchell Sean Blackburn Memorial Cheap Guitar Tricks Steve Abshire Playing Nice with Others: The Swing Guitarist in the Rhythm Section Seth Rosen Swing Guitar for Folkies Gerald Ross This class will be held on Monday and Wednesday ONLY, and will take place from 6:30 - 7:45 Intro to Swing Lap Steel Guitar using the C6 tuning Swing Horns   John Jensen Step Up To the Bandstand: An Intro to Swing Horns Play Another Chorus: Jazz and Swing Horns for the Experienced Player Peter Ecklund Peter will be coaching a student band, and Wendi has left his morning schedule free so that he can be available into the wee hours for jamming with students! Be sure to check out Peter Ecklund's Swing Ensemble mini-course at the bottom of this page (for all instruments!!). Swing Mandolin Roger Bellow Western Swing Mandolin (beg. & int.) Seth Rosen Swing Mandolin Jazz (int. & adv.) Swing Percussion Steve Larrance Swing Drumming and Percussion Swing Percussion for the Non-percussionist Swing Piano Robert Redd Intro to Swing Piano Advanced Swing Piano Swing Ukulele Don "Noodle" Whitley Uke from Scratch Gorilla Uke - The Uke's Role in a Jam Session Gerald Ross Swing Ukulele: The Basics Swing Ukulele: Chord Substitutions/Soloing Swing Vocals Sue Matthews    Ready, Set, Go Get Behind the Mic Liz Masterson Swing Vocal Repertoire Mini-Courses (Optional) 6:30pm to 7:45pm Monday through Thursday, unless otherwise noted. Mini-courses cost an additional $45, and some classes may require a small materials fee. Cowboy Songs & Yodeling Liz Masterson Fiddle from Scratch Tom Cunningham   Flatfooting Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble   Hammered Dulcimer from Scratch R. P. Hale   Sound Systems for Acoustic Musicians Flawn Williams Introduction to Swing Dance Ishah Franks   Swing Ensemble Peter Ecklund Swing Improvisation (for all instruments)

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Phone: 304.637.1209
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