PACOLET JUNIOR APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS
PacJAM provides an opportunity for area youth to experience community through the joy of participating in traditional music.
Local students and their teachers are taking their part in a multi-state regional effort to preserve the music of the Appalachian cultural heritage, filling the air with guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, and ukulele music each week. In addition to instrument instruction, students learn local music history and theory, ear training, dance, folklore, and rhythm development.
Now in its 8th year, PacJAM offers sessions each fall and winter/spring semester, as well as an intensive day camp one week each summer. Students of all skill levels ages 6-late teens, as well as adults, are invited to join us for instruction in traditional music.
Instructors in Spring 2021 include Gaye Johnson, Amy & Bob Buckingham & Woody Cowan.
For questions or additional assistance, please email Julie Moore, Program Director or call 828-859-8322.
PacJAM Summer Session 2021
June 28 - July 2, 8:30 am-12 pm at TFAC
A week of fun, PacJAMMed with learning opportunities.
Tuition is only $150, snacks included
Guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo for 8-16; washboards, rhythm, & movement for ages 6-7, 8-11
Our 2021 PacJAM summer session will be our best ever. In one week, your children will greatly expand their musical knowledge with our exciting lineup of teachers and classes.
All students will experience:
- Group lessons tailored to their level, from beginner to advanced
- Daily small-group instruction in JAMMing
- Music Theory made fun
- Folk Crafts
- Tall-Tale writing for songs or stories
Final concert & picnic on Friday the 2nd.
Fall 2021 schedule coming soon
LEARN MORE ABOUT PACJAM
Building Community One Tune at a Time
PacJAM programs are supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. www.NCArts.org.
