Great Guitar Camp - January 17-19, 2025
WELCOME!
We are thrilled to bring back the Great Guitar Camp and hope you’re just as excited as we are. Watch this space for more details as they become available!
COST & REGISTRATION
Great Guitar Camp is $275. This covers all instruction/classes during the weekend and the instructor concert Saturday night. Scholarships that cover all or part of the cost of attending Great Guitar Camp are available; please contact Leah Kaufman for more details.
If you’re interested in supporting the Picknbow community and our continued outreach to those who may not be able to afford the camps, please contact Leah and join us in contributing to the scholarship fund!
Because of the venue size and to keep classes manageable, registration for Great Guitar Camp is limited. Please register online and get your full payment in as soon as possible to hold your spot. Please submit your registration and payment two weeks before camp begins, by Jan 3, 2025.
LOCATION
Great Guitar Camp is held at the Old Murphey School, on the Shared Visions campus, in Durham, NC. Click here for a map.
EXAMPLE SCHEDULE
Friday
1:00-5:15 Auditorium open for jamming; drop-in classes to get you started for the weekend
5:15-7:00: Snack/Dinner break; arrive for the Meet and Greet
7:00 to 9:30: Meet and Greet, introductions, instructors describe their workshops, we'll reiew the schedule. Then lots of jamming and music making!
Saturday
9:00 to 10:00 am: Arrival, coffee, etc.
10:00 to 11:20: Workshop 1
11:30 to 12:50: Workshop 2
1:00 to 2:30: Lunch, jamming/practice time, naps, one-on-one sessions
2:30 to 3:50: Workshop 3
4:00 to 5:00: Workshop 4
5:00 to 5:30: Group photo, prep for group meal 5:00 to 5:30: Group photo, prep for group meal
5:30 to 6:30: Pot luck meal
6:30 to 7:00: Clean up and prep for performance
7:00 to 10:00: Instructors performance - invite your friends and family!
Sunday
9:00 to 10:00: Gospel & Folk Song Circle | Songwriter’s Circle
10:20-11:20: Workshop 1
11:30 to 12:30: Workshop 2
12:30 to 2:30: Lunch; practice for campers' performances
2:30 to 5:00: Campers' performances - invite friends and family!
5:00: Closing words, closing songs, and clean up
WHAT TO BRING
Snacks and beverages, lunch on Saturday and Sunday (or plan to go out nearby)
Potluck dish + serving utensil for Saturday evening
Music accessories such as capos, tuners, guitar slides, spare strings, music stand, instrument stand, etc.
Notebook for taking notes in classes, pens/pencils.
Bring your phone or another recording device (audio and/or video) and a charger, since capturing some of the classes can be helpful in your follow-up practices.
Lyrics with chords and songbooks for any music you might want to share or have others play and sing with you.
Your lunch on Saturday and Sunday; a water bottle or container with your name on it
For the Saturday evening potluck, instructor concert, and Sunday’s camper performances, invite your friends and family! The potluck and instructor concert are one of the best parts of the weekend! <3
Beer, wine, and snacksfor your enjoyment or to share at any time during the weekend.
And of course, bring your love of music, your enthusiasm, and your love of learning!
WHAT WE PROVIDE ON-SITE
Sound system for classes, the instructor and student concerts
Coffee, coffeemaker, cups, plates, plasticware, napkins. Feel free to bring some of these to donate for use during the weekend — we can always use more paper towels :-)
Refrigerators, microwave, oven
Copy machine
COVID PRECAUTIONS FOR CAMP
Please test for COVID on Friday morning before camp starts. If you test positive, please stay home. We will have COVID tests available at camp if you need to check your status.
When indoors at the Murphey School, you’re welcome to wear a mask to protect your health as well as that of others at camp. If you are wearing a cloth mask, please consider doubling up or wearing a surgical mask as an additional layer
Please do not attend camp if you have any type of respiratory illness and may be contagious. If you’re uncertain about whether you should attend please contact us and we’ll connect you with Matt Velkey; he’ll help figure out what’s best for you and the other attendees. If you need to cancel because of illness, you’ll get a full refund of your registration fee.