2010 Swing Week

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Week 4
August 1-6, 2010
Tuition: $435
Housing & Meals 

CLICK HERE to view a slide show of Swing Week 2009 with music recorded during a jam session with both swing and bluegrass students.
Liz Masterson and Wendi Bourne in concert Buddy Spicher teaching fiddle at Augusta

Swing Week 2010 promises to be better than ever! Swing Week coordinator, Wendi Bourne has hired an amazing array of talented swing musicians (and a dancer!!), who will make your week at Augusta a memorable musical experience. Our instructors will share their knowledge of both Western Swing (a la Bob Wills) and “Urban” swing (a la The Mills Brothers & Ella Fitzgerald) in two 90-minute morning class sessions with the instructors of your choice. Evening activities include Swing Dances, a Student Talent Show, Concerts, Student Band Showcase, and of course Jam Sessions. Since our Instructors stay right on campus all week, students are afforded a unique opportunity to interact with the Swing Week staff. You may well find yourself sharing a meal in the dining hall, participating in a jam session, or having a beer in the Ice House (campus pub) with one of your instructors. You’ll be talking about music, playing music, listening to music, dancing to music during nearly every waking hour. You will be absolutely amazed to see how immersing one’s self in swing music for an entire week will benefit your playing and listening abilities. Kathy and Marv Reitz Dick Gimble holding guitar

Students need not be proficient in the genre of swing in order to benefit from Swing Week classes. You should, however, have a basic working knowledge of your instrument. If you have questions about which classes are appropriate for your skill level, feel free to e-mail Wendi Bourne at swing@augustaheritage.com. Swing Week offers instruction in: Swing Fiddle, Swing Guitar, Swing Bass, Swing Horns, Swing Vocals, Swing Ukulele, Swing Dance, and Lap Steel Guitar.

New to our staff this year, we are thrilled to have Buddy Spicher [top left], a recent inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame on our staff, teaching Swing Fiddle! Also new to the Swing Week staff is Dick Gimble [middle left] (son and musical partner of the legendary Johnny Gimble) teaching Swing GuitarGuest master artist Rusty Mason playing sax  in concert. We will offer a new class in Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar, taught by Gerald Ross [bottom left]. We are blessed to once again welcome Rusty Mason [bottom right] as our Guest Master Artist. See complete Swing Week Staff information below.

Gerald RossYoung people who are able to maintain an adult level of participation are welcome. There will be opportunities to form bands, dance, and socialize with other teenagers at Augusta that week. Swing Week will run concurrently with Bluegrass Week providing lots of opportunities for some lively dancing and jamming at 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 & STAFF

Swing Week Coordinator, Wendi Bourne  Click here to go to a short bio.

Master Artist

Rusty Mason

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Instrument-Specific Morning Classes
(see also "General Morning Classes" below)
Swing Fiddle

Buddy Spicher

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Read Buddy Spicher article.

Swing Fiddle Basics

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Advanced Swing Fiddle

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Roger Bellow

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Swing Fiddle Repertoire

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Swing Fiddle for Folkies

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Swing Bass

Ralph Gordon

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Intro to Swing Bass

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Advanced Swing Bass

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Swing Dance

Mike "the Girl" Leggett
with Dan Rosenthal

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Swing Dancing for Musicians

Swing Guitar

Marv Reitz

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Basic Swing Rhythm Guitar

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Dick Gimble

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Intermediate Swing Guitar

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Tom Mitchell

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Intermediate/Advanced Swing Guitar

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C-6th Tuning for
Lap Steel Guitar

Gerald Ross

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Swing Horns

 

John Jensen

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Intro to Swing Horns  
Advanced Swing Horns
Peter Ecklund

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with Tom Mitchell Click here to go to a short bio.

 

Swing Band

Peter will be teaching a morning SWING ENSEMBLE class with Tom Mitchell. (See "General Morning Classes" below.)
"Pizza Box" Percussion

Steve Larrance

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Percussion for
non-percussionists

Ukulele Strum Shop

Ralph Shaw

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For experienced beginners and up

Intermediate/Advanced Swing Uke

Gerald Ross

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Swing Vocals

Wendi Bourne

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Swing Repertoire & Working with a Band

General Morning Classes
(of interest to multiple instruments)
Swing Band

Peter Ecklund

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and Tom Mitchell

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Open to all instruments. Students will work on a piece arranged specifically for the instruments in the class and will discuss some ensemble dynamics. All skill levels can be easily accommodated.
Swing Dancing for Musicians

Mike "the Girl" Leggett
with Dan Rosenthal

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It is so helpful for swing musicians to know at least the basics of swing dance in order to know how to play better for dancers. Come and join this fun class! Open to everyone, regardless of how many left feet they possess.
Performing In Public

Ralph Shaw

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All levels

"Pizza Box" Percussion

Steve Larrance

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We'll supply the pizza box and will have drum brushes for sale (about $10). Place pizza box on lap and learn the basics of playing the snare drum. These are great fun at jam sessions, too!
The Number System and Other Cool Stuff for Musicians to Know

Dick Gimble

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Open to all instruments and vocalists. Have you ever heard someone in a jam session say "one-six-two-five in the key of G"? You too can come to understand this and other musical mysteries!

Other Classes offered this week
Augusta for Kids

Brittany Hicks

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 Swing Week Staff Musicians
Staff Musician

Kathy Reitz

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Staff Musician

Marv Reitz

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Staff Musician

Seth Rosen

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Staff Musician

Steve Larrance

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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.

Intro to Clogging

Matthew Kupstas

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Cowboy Songs & Yodeling

Liz Masterson

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Guitar from Scratch

Gerry Milnes

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Novice
Hammered Dulcimer from Scratch

R. P. Hale

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Novice

Intro to Swing Dancing

Mike "the Girl" Leggett
with Dan Rosenthal

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Swing Ensemble

Peter Ecklund

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Open to all instruments and to all Augusta students

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Fiddle from Scratch

Tom Cunningham

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Novice

Swing Fiddle

Buddy Spicher

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Intermediate/Advanced

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Swing Mandolin

Seth Rosen

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