Janie’s Jumpstart Weekend Old Time Camp In Miami Florida
at the home of Russell Mofsky
February 21-23, 2025 (5pm Friday-3pm Sunday)
Weekend long Old Time Camp for Intermediate-Advanced level musicians
Classes and Jamming with Janie Rothfield (Fiddle/Banjo/Guitar), Gina Dilg (Fiddle/Flatfoot Dancing/Singing), Matthew Sabatella (Clawhammer and Fingerstyle Banjo/Guitar), Allan Carr (Guitar)
Plus additional classes for singing, flatfood dancing and tune writing too!
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE FULL WEEKEND, SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY, SATURDAY ONLY AND SUNDAY ONLY
Registration includes all classes, jams, staff concert, coffee/tea/snacks and fun all weekend long!
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED / CLICK HERE TO VIEW SCHEDULE
Upon registering, Janie will be in touch with you to arrange an assessment of your playing to make sure you are in the right class for your ability.
Email Janie at info@janierothfield.com for more info
SPACE IS LIMITED-SIGN UP NOW FOR FIDDLE, CLAWHAMMER BANJO OR GUITAR
Spend the weekend learning from and playing with 4 world class old time musicians and great teachers and “JUMPSTART” your playing! Janie’s Jumpstart features small classes, great teachers, staff house concert and tons of jamming with the teachers all in a comfortable house setting!
There will also be shorter “wildcard” classes for folks to take in addition to their instrumental class-Bass, Singing, Song Writing, and more!
Our motto is “we are not here to teach you all the tunes, but how to play them better”!
JANIE’S JUMPSTART CANCELLATION POLICY
REGISTRATION FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEDICAL OR FAMILY EMERGENCIES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
Old Time Fiddle with Janie Rothfield
Janie will focus on the all important rhythm and melodic techniques to help you add musicality, expression, rhythm, drive and fun to your playing. Throughout the class you will learn not only fabulous tunes in a variety of tempo’s, rhythms, and melody but also how to make those tunes your “own”, how to pick up a tune on the fly, chords and how to play back up or accompaniment for a song. These classes will help you find and develop your own musical old time voice.
Janie will teach tunes from a variety of traditional sources and regions, listening to the old recordings and get a feel for where the music came from. She will also teach you a few of her own original tunes!
MATTHEW SABATELLA-Clawhammer and Finger Style Banjo, Old Time Singing and more!
Matthew will share techniques, ideas, and inspiration to breathe new life into your playing. Concepts include rhythm patterns, bass runs, playing up the neck, connecting chords, finding the melody, counter melody, and harmony. Matthew's approach developed through more than 20 years of playing and studying the techniques of the masters. He teaches privately and has been on staff at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week and Sunshine State Acoustic Music Camp. He has won multiple blue ribbons in Florida state banjo competitions.
With vocals, guitar, and banjo, Matthew Sabatella connects people with music that is woven into the fabric of the United States. He performs regularly, both as a solo artist and as the leader of the Rambling String Band. For nearly two decades, he has followed the threads of traditional folk song, revealing a tapestry of music created by American colonists, pioneers, sailors, lumberjacks, immigrants, ’49ers, farmers, mountaineers, slaves, soldiers, cowboys, railroaders, factory workers, and activists. In his solo performances, Sabatella tells his own story of discovery while digging deep into his repertoire of folk, bluegrass, old-time country, fiddle tunes, Appalachian music, ragtime, blues, spirituals, railroad and cowboy songs, work songs, sea shanties, Old World ballads, and more.
Back-up Guitar with Allan
This class is for intermediate level guitarists who know their basic chords (G,D,A,C,Am, Em) and are ready to dive deeper into boom -chuck rhythm, more complex bass runs, and some alternative chords, too.
Allan will review the basics of pick technique, rhythmic strumming and dynamics to support the lead instruments, using simple, first position chords and the “boom & chuck”. Then on to bass runs, how and when to do them to connect to the chord changes and whats happening with the rhythm and melody of the tune.
No music theory is required, just the ability to count from 1 to 8, and knowing the alphabet from A up to G!
You will also learn techniques and strategies to pick up tunes on the fly, and express yourself musically while having fun in the process! Allan has developed an approach that looks at the simple process of taking some of the chord shapes you already know ( the "cowboy Chords") in first position and moving them up the neck. This gives a quick and easy pathway to developing alternative chord/bass patterns to accompany tunes.
OLD TIME FIDDLE, SINGING, FLATFOOTING withGINA DILG from Radford VA
Gina will be teaching fiddle and flatfoot dancing and old time singing during the Janie’s Jumpstart Weekend. She has a wonderful lyrical and also energetic fiddling style and is a kind and knowledgable teacher!
Gina Dilg grew up playing old time fiddle and plays in a number of configurations across Southwest Virginia, including Empty Bottle Stringband, The Mustard Cutters, and Lovely Mountaineers. Her fiddling employs a drive and groove characteristic to the area, inspired by the dancers that call for energetic tunes for flatfoot and square dances. Gina also is dedicated to Appalachian percussive dance styles such as flatfoot, buckdance and clogging, and teaches through workshops and lessons.
Gina Dilg is a award winning fiddler, singer, guitarist and flatfoot dancer from Radford VA-We are delighted to welcome her to her first Janie’s Jumpstart Weekend in Miami! Gina will share her fiddling tips, techniques and fun repertoire from a wide variety of old time sources. https://www.fiddlesmcgee.com/
