Walnut Valley Festival invites you to take part in our Feisty Music Camp for Kids! The two-day event will give children the chance to take part in hands-on, music-related crafts, workshops and concerts.
Walnut Valley Festival thanks Great Plains Dulcimer Alliance and Winfield Arts and Humanities Council for letting us borrow instruments again this year and for their support of Feisty Music Camp for Kids.
Feisty Music Camp for Kids is committed to providing accessibility for people with visible or invisible disabilities. We can’t meet every need, but we can do our best! If your child needs special accommodations, or if we can take measures to make sure they are welcomed, please reach out to us at hq@wvfest.com. Please provide specifics on the challenge and the steps we can take to accommodate your loved one. Some of the measures we presently take to ensure that kids are taken care of include:
♪ having parents/grown-ups stay with their kids
♪ having a relaxed come-and-go schedule
♪ providing kids with their own water cups and ice water on
site
Who
The camp welcomes kids from pre-school through 6th Grade and is free with festival admission.
What
Each session will have a theme or focus to give kids a chance to choose which activity they want to do.
Where
Stage 6, in West Campground
When
Friday Sept 19th 1-4:30pm
Saturday Sept 20th 1- 4:30pm
How
- PLAN ON ARRIVING 10 MINUTES BEFORE SESSION’S START. You will be asked to sign a release for each child participating. This gets the child into that session and any subsequent sessions desired. Children can return later (with a parent or guardian) for a different session if desired. Space is limited; first come, first served.
- Parents or guardians are required to remain onsite to observe the excitement first-hand.
Directors
Music Camp Organizers Erin Mae and Aaron Fowler will be organizing and operating the camp, and have a wealth of experience to draw on.
Erin Mae has brought American music education into public schools, home school co-ops, libraries, churches, foster care programs and summer camps. An accomplished musician, she won the national Mountain Dulcimer Championship at Winfield in 2004. She went on to study classical piano at Sterling College, KS, before pursuing a degree in commercial music, with an emphasis in bluegrass and acoustic jazz, through South Plains College in Texas. After graduation, she began touring full- time as part of the duo Scenic Roots. Erin is now a full-time free-lance mountain dulcimer and kids folk music educator.
Aaron Fowler is a touring musician, storyteller and teaching artist. He has been making music since he was 16 years old! His greatest joy is getting folks to sing together. Whether a group of 4-year olds in a preschool classroom or a group of elders in a Hospice center, the world is changed when we make music together. Aaron is member of the Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts, National training team (Vienna VA), a teaching artist with Arts Partners (Wichita, KS) a Young Audiences Affiliate and a national touring singersongwriter. Aaron is a member of Local 1000 and serves as the US Vice President of the American Federated Musicians Local 1000 Touring Musicians union.
Friday, from 1:00pm to 4:30pm
12:45 – Meet at Information Booth for Parade with Carp Camp to Stage VI
1:00-1:30- Acoustic Kids with Andy May
1:30 to 2:00 – Interactive Kids Concert with Roz Brown
2:00 to 2:30 – Rhythm workshop – make an instrument, play an instrument, and dance!
2:30 to 3:00 – Songwriting & Silly Songs with Common Chords
3:00 to 3:30 – Dulcimer/Ukulele playing – instruments provided or bring your own!
3:30-4:00 – Interactive Kids Concert with Liam Purcell
4:00-4:30 – Kids Jam – bring your own instrument or play provided percussion instruments!
Saturday, from 1:00pm to 4:30pm
12:45 – Meet at Information Booth for Parade with Carp Camp to Stage VI
1:00 to 1:30 – Interactive Kids Concert with 3Trails West
1:30 to 2:00 – Folk Dancing with The Lost Keys- called by Dana Hamilton
2:00 to 2:30 – Songwriting & Silly Songs with Steve Eulberg
2:30 to 3:00 – Rhythm workshop with Abby the Spoon Lady
3:00 to 3:30 – Instrument Petting Zoo – come try a bunch of different instruments to see which is your favorite!
3:30 to 4:00 – Kids Concert with Jig Jam
4:00 to 4:30- Open Mic/Kids Showcase (bring a song to share!)
** Schedule is subject to change.
Please check the daily Voice or stop by Stage VI for the most up-to-date schedule ***