June 13 – 18, 2023
Camp registration is now open!
Download and fill-in the 2023 Summer Wheat Music Camp Registration Form
About Summer Wheat Music Camp:
Five full days of fun, music and dance instruction, concerts, food and summer goodness at the Festival site.
The Wheatland Music Camp is dedicated to providing an immersive musical and educational experience for those looking to enhance their current skills and/or build a solid foundation in a new area. Old Time, Cajun, Bluegrass, Blues, Songwriting and Dance are a few areas of concentration for next year’s camp. In addition to daytime classes with accomplished instructors in the traditional music scene, evening activities consist of jam sessions, dances, and performances by campers, instructors and special guests. This will be some serious quality time at Wheatland, don’t miss out!
What goes on at Summer Wheat Music Camp?
- Daily instrument, dance and songwriting classes
- Jam Sessions
- Evening Dances
- Camper, Instructor & Special Guest Performances
Who is Summer Wheat Music Camp for?
All levels of players are welcome! Whether you are a beginner or veteran, you will be sure to leave camp with a markedly enhanced ability in your area of interest (and a boat-load of new friends!).
While the Summer Wheat Music Camp is designed for adults, young folks able to sustain an adult level of participation are welcome (parent or guardian required).
Genres
Old Time, Cajun, Blues, Bluegrass, Americana, Dance & Songwriting
Instruments
Fiddle, Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar, Bass, Dobro, Steel/Slide Guitar, Accordion, Harmonica, Ukulele & more
Activities
Daily Classes, Jam Sessions, Dances, Performances by Campers, Instructors and Special Guests
On-Site Camping
- On-site camping, food and shower services are included in the registration fee.
- Low-amp electrical service (15-20 amp) available to weeklong campers for an additional fee on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact the office for more information. - Generators permitted in Generator-friendly camping areas on-site.
- Camp will take place on the Wheatland festival grounds just west of Remus, MI (5161 Pierce Rd, Remus, MI 49340).
Keep In Touch!
If you have any questions, please contact the WMO Office at 989-967-8879 or wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org.
Keep in touch with music camp attendees and instructors by joining the “Wheatland Music Camp” Group on Facebook.
You can also be added to Wheatland’s monthly eNews and QuarterNotes mailing lists by calling 989-967-8879 or emailing wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org.
Instructors & Class Information (from 2022)
Carol Palms
Upright Bass | Harmony Singing | Shape Note Singing
Mark Palms
Clawhammer Banjo | Beginning & Old Time Guitar Technique | Old Time Guitar Songs
Rick Willey
Irish Fiddle Techniques | Irish Fiddle Tunes
Dan Seabolt
Beginning Fiddle | Old Time Fiddle | Beginning to Intermediate
David Greely
Cajun & Creole Fiddle Tunes | Cajun A Cappella Ballads
Billy King
Seasoned performer, songwriter, and recording artist.
Don Julin
Beginning Mandolin | Advanced Mandolin
David Bowen
Intermediate Guitar | Irish Guitar Style
Matt Watroba
Community Sing | Performance
Annette Barton
Lap Dulcimer
Bruce Gartner
Beginning & Old Time Guitar Technique | Old Time Guitar Songs
Drew Howard
Blues Guitar | Bottleneck Slide | Dobro
Roger Little
Beginning Accordion | Blues Keyboards | Cajun Band Class
Frank Youngman
Music Theory | Beginner Ukulele | One-On-One Bass
Nick Raffaele
Beginning Guitar | Understanding Chords & Progressions
FIDDLE
Beginning Fiddle | Cajun & Creole Fiddle Tunes | Irish Fiddle | Old Time Fiddle | Beginning to Intermediate Fiddle
Guitar
Beginning Guitar| Blues Guitar | Intermediate Guitar | Irish Guitar Styles | Old Time Guitar
Mandolin
Beginning Mandolin | Advanced Mandolin | Intermedicate Mandolin
Ukulele
Beginner Ukulele | Intermediate Ukulele
Harmonica
Advanced Harmonica | Intermediate Harmonica
Accordian
Beginning Accordian
Cajun
Cajun A Capella Ballads | Cajun Band Class
Banjo
Clawhammer Banjo
Upright Bass
One on One Bass

Singing
Community Singing | Harmony Singing | Shape Note Singing

Lap Dulcimer

Dobro

Blues Keyboards

Performance

Percussion 101

Music Theory

Old Time Band

Bottleneck Slide

Plants Dance

Understanding Chords & Progressions

Wellness

One on One Sessions
