Pac JAM

Building Community

One Tune at a Time

Pacolet Junior Appalachian Musicians (PacJAM) provides an opportunity for area youth and adults to experience community through the joy of participating in traditional music.

PacJAM offers sessions each fall and winter/spring semester, as well as an intensive day camp one week each summer for youth. Students of all skill levels ages 7-late teens and adults are invited to join us for instruction in traditional music.

Youth

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Join Bob, Gaye, Phil, Will and more for the holidays!

Upper Intermediate & Advanced youth will rehearse 2 hours of common and lesser-known holiday music in level-appropriate groups. Beginning & newer intermediate students will split their time between holiday jamming/singing and Holiday Folk Art with Emily Brock.

Our Holiday JAM was so much fun last year! Enjoy these 3 weeks at $50 for the first child/ $40 for additional children. Inquire with Julie at pacjam@tryonarts.org or 864-420-6407 for scholarships.

Spring PacJAM

January 22 – April 30

PacJAM teaches the importance and joy of music and community through weekly group instrument instruction, coached multi-instrument JAMs, singing, and weekly insights into the people, places, and events that contribute to Appalachian music and culture. Youth ages 7 through high school may choose instruction for beginner, intermediate or advanced guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass, banjo. PacJAM meets on Wednesday from 4-6 pm. PacJAM Performers, our by audition only group, attends Wednesday PacJAM and extra Thursday sessions from 4:30-6 pm.

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Adult PacJAM

Adult PacJAM Spring Registration coming soon!

PacJAM adults learn how to build their skills on a specific instrument, take part in traditional music jams and learn improvisation. It’s a great way to learn a new instrument, make friends in a like-minded venture, and have a lot of fun!

Classes meet on Wednesdays from 2:45-3:45, and 6:15-7:15. We offer beginning & intermediate instrument instruction in guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and clawhammer banjo. For adults who “have the hang” of at least a handful of chords or those who love to just sing, we offer Old Time and Bluegrass jams. These jams are suitable for intermediate to advanced adults who want to grow their jam skills in a fun & relaxed, coached environment. You really feel the warmth of the PacJAM community in our weekly JAMs.