Janie’s Jumpstart Old Time Weekend with
Janie Rothfield, Rachel Eddy, Ivy Sheppard with David Sheppard and Allan Carr
Our 10th Anniversary!
Oxford PA November 1-3, 2024
At the home of Pete Peterson and Kellie Allen
Janie Rothfield, Rachel Eddy and Ivy Sheppard will be teaching the Intermediate/Advanced Old Time Fiddle, Clawhammer and Fingerstyle Banjo. Allan Carr & David Sheppard will teach classes for Old Time Back Up Guitar.
Sign up for your instrumental class (fiddle, banjo or guitar) for the weekend, and if you are a multi instrumentalists, you will also be able to take “wildcard” classes for fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass!
Spend the weekend learning from and playing with these world class and award winning old time musicians and magnificent teachers who will “JUMPSTART” your playing! Janie’s Jumpstart features small classes (8 students max per class), delicious food, great teachers, staff house concert and tons of jamming with the teachers all in a comfortable house setting! Space is limited and will fill up. Don’t wait to register!
Upon registering, Janie will be in touch to assess your playing to make sure you are in the right class for your ability.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE BELOW
Our motto is “we are not here to teach you all the tunes, but how to play them better”!
FULL WEEKEND registration includes 6 meals/snacks, 9+ hours of instrumental classes with your teacher, Ensemble Classes, Instructor house concert and hours of jamming with the instructors all weekend long.
EARLY EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION by June 1, 2024: FULL WEEKEND $395
REGULAR REGISTRATION (from June 2-September 22): FULL WEEKEND $450
LAST MINUTE REGISTRATION (from September 23-October 31): $475
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Paypal and Credit Card
***If you would like to pay by check or Venmo, email Janie directly for further information: info@janierothfield.com
Instructors Janie Rothfield, Rachel Eddy, Ivy Sheppard with Allan Carr and David Sheppard!
WHERE: OXFORD PA-At the home of Pete Peterson and Kellie Allen
WHEN: November 1-3, 2024
Friday 5pm-Sunday 3pm
3 Tiered Pricing and Registration Deadlines
Early Early Bird (Register and pay in full before 6/1/2024) : $395
Regular (Register and pay in full before 9/22/2024): $450
Last Minute (Register and pay before 10/31/2024) $475
Pay via Paypal or Credit Card
Personal Check or Venmo contact Janie directly-info@janierothfield.com
Registration includes all classes, jams, staff concert, coffee/tea/snacks and 6 yummy meals all weekend long!
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED
JANIE’S JUMPSTART CANCELLATION POLICY
REGISTRATION FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEDICAL OR FAMILY EMERGENCIES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
Clawhammer Banjo with Janie, Rachel and Ivy
This class is for players who have experience playing in a variety of tunings and keys and can play at a medium-faster tempo. The instructors will be focusing on the intricacies of rhythm, groove, speed and creativity on old time tunes and songs from a variety of sources. In addition to perfecting our techniques such as slides, hammer on’s, pull off’s, drop thumb) we will work on ghosting, use of harmony, and interesting chordal patterns and how to apply them to a variety of interesting tunes and keys to ramp up your playing . We will also work on musicality and how to create a musical conversation with a fiddler, and in a jam or band setting! Each of these fabulous instructors will share their playing technique and repertoire for you to add to your arsenal of old time music.
Int/Adv Old Time Fiddle with Janie, Rachel and Ivy
This class is for Intermediate/Advanced fiddlers who already have a repertoire of old time tunes in a variety of keys (D,G,A,C) and who are looking to get to the next level of their playing! Janie and Rachel will teach a variety of tunes from their varied repertoire with a focus on rhythm, bowing, musicality, learning a tune on the fly, improvisation, back up techniques and more! Particular attention will be made to developing powerful listening skills to hear and play the nuances from source recordings and playing with another fiddler or banjo player. Developing a musical conversation that is interesting and fun! You will learn the techniques, style and fun repertoire from these three fine fiddlers.
Int/Adv Back Up Guitar with Allan and David
This class is for intermediate-advanced students who know their basic first position chords, using a flatpick and who are ready to dive deeper into more intricate rhythms, alternative chords, bass run fun and most importantly, MUSICALITY!!
Your instructors will be focusing on the techniques of picking, rhythmic strumming and the use of dynamics to show you how to support and drive the tunes! The class will explore and discuss the mysteries of the "boom and the chuck" and how to sync up with the fiddler or band to get that old time sound from old time sources such as Roy Harvey and Riley Pucket!
Additionally they will focus on the technique and use of simple and creative (or even inovative) bass runs to connect to the chord changes in a tune. You will also learn about how to pick up tunes on the fly, and express yourself musically while having fun in the process! Mainly working with example tunes to work on in the keys of A, D, G and C, both recorded and with a fiddler.The guitar class will enable you to layer on and add the techniques to your playing at the level you are at-and have fun driving the tune and playing Old Time Back up Guitar!
Allan and David both are driving and creative back up guitar players-they will show you how they do what they do and how to apply these techniques to a variety of tunes!