The 32nd Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week (BROTMW) will be held on the campus of Mars Hill University June 9-14, 2024. Make plans to join us!
Mars Hill University’s BROTMW strives to create an inclusive space that offers something for everyone, no matter where they are in their musical journey!
The schedule offers an intensive morning class each day for fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, singing, mountain dulcimer, and an all-instrument rhythm and repertoire ensemble. Afternoon mini classes are available a la carte, and range from flatfooting to shape note singing, and many things in between! Each evening offers a concert set featuring our wonderful instructors and staff, and a square dance on Friday to wrap up the week.
Perhaps most importantly, there are many opportunities to jam throughout the day and night, for both beginner and advanced players. Making music together is what it’s all about, and you will find a mix of open jams, fast and slow, led by instructors and students alike.
2024 Schedule
Sunday, June 9
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Check in
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Dinner (Pittman Dining Hall) 6:00 pm: Staff Orientation (Mandatory – Broyhill Chapel)
7:00 pm: Student Orientation (Broyhill Chapel)
MONDAY – FRIDAY Mornings
7:00 – 8:30 am: Breakfast, Pittman Dining Hall
9:00 – 11:30 am: Morning Class: Day Hall, Moore Hall, Nash Hall and Blackwell Hall
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch, Pittman Dining Hall
MONDAY – FRIDAY Afternoons
Mini Classes (require pre-registration and additional tuition)
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm various locations
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Vintage Music Store open (Day 201)
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm: Rag Jam (Spainhour – in Moore)
4:00 pm – Free potluck mini classes & Yoga on the Quad (do not require pre-registration)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Dinner, Pittman Dining Hall
MONDAY – THURSDAY Evenings
6:30 – 7:45 pm: Youth, Gentle, and Moderate Jams (various locations)
8:00 pm – 9:15: Instructor Concert (Broyhill Chapel) 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm: Late Night Jams (various locations)
Friday, June 14 – Evening
6:30 pm: Open Mic (Broyhill Chapel)
8:00 pm: Square Dance 9:30 pm: Jams!
Saturday, June 15 – 10:00 am Check-out, NO BREAKFAST
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