Handmade Music School Workshops offer unique learning experiences in music or dance with master teachers at the Floyd Country Store. The workshops are timely, engaging, and dynamic sessions targeted to serve participants with varied interests and goals. Register today for a shorter 1-2 hour workshop, an all-day learning experience, or a multi-day camp!
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November 2019
The Handmade Music School presents a flat picking guitar workshop on the style and repertoire of Doc Watson on Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 3:30 - 5:00pm, with guitar prodigy and two-time Galax blue ribbon-winner Presley Barker.
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The Handmade Music School is excited to present two great workshops with fingerpicking and slide guitar virtuoso Scott Ainslie on Saturday, November 30th, 2019. Both workshops will take place at Hotel Floyd. Prices are $30 per workshop, or $50 for both workshops. Workshop attendees will also receive $5 off a ticket to Scott's evening concert at Hotel Floyd.
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The Handmade Music School presents limberjack decorating and dancing with Linda Ray on Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 1:00-3:00pm. Do you have family in town Thanksgiving weekend? Bring them to the Handmade Music School for this special, all ages, event! Young children are welcome with an adult, or age 10 and over without an accompanying adult. The cost is $45 and includes limberjack.
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The Handmade Music School presents an intermediate/advanced Round Peak workshop on Saturday, December 21, 2019 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm. The workshop includes your choice of fiddle with Kirk Sutphin, banjo with Kevin Fore, or guitar with Chester McMillian. Cost is $30 for one workshop.
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The Handmade Music School presents a flatfoot dance workshop on Saturday, December 21, 2019 from 5:30-6:30pm with local dancer/fiddler Gina Dilg. Gina will break down some basic steps that you can practice at the 7:30pm dance with the Round Peak Boys! All ages welcome. Cost is $15.
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The Handmade Music School presents a beginners ukulele workshop with Ash Devine on Saturday, December 28, 2019 from 3:00-5:00pm. Cost is $30 for workshop only or $65 including a new ukulele. This is a family-friendly, kid-friendly workshop priced with a ukulele. It is a perfect gift and activity for the Holiday vacation week! Those interested can purchase the Ukulele and wrap it up for a loved one, and receive a gift certificate for the Workshop, or receive a gift certificate for both the instrument and the workshop to be picked up on December 28th.
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The Handmade Music School, along with The Floyd Country Store, is excited to announce the Third Annual Floyd County Old Time Music Get-Together at the beautiful EcoVillage in Floyd County, Virginia! This amazing four day camp will take place in early spring on March 19-22, 2020. Instructors include Caleb Klauder, Sammy Lind, Nadine Landry, Reeb Willms, Tatiana Hargreaves, Jake Blount, Adam Hurt, and Phil Jamison. Early bird cost for the camp is $350 through December 31, 2019. Cost increases to $400 on January 1, 2020.
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