List of Programs

Ultimate Course Offerings for The Henderson!

Traditional Crafts

• Basketry
• Broom Making
• Carving
• Clay
• Leather
• Metalwork
• Soap Making
• Stone, Sculpture
• Mosaic
• Pottery

  Unique

• Blacksmithing
• Fly Tying/Fishing
• Genealogy
• Glass Blowing
• Stained Glass
• Leatherwork
• Kaleidoscopes
• Nature Studies
• Beekeeping

  Visual Arts

• Color Theory
• Drawing
• Book Arts
• Figurative Sculpture
• Letterpress
• Painting: Acrylic
• Painting: Oil
• Painting: Watercolor
• Painting: Plein Air
• Papermaking
• Paper Art
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Mixed Media
• Surface Design

  Wood Shop

• Furniture Making
• Woodcarving
• Woodturning (Lathe): Practical Bowls
• Woodturning (Lathe): Bowls as Art
• Woodturning (Lathe): Other Woodturning
• Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Woodworking

  Creative Expression

• Origins Project with Smyth County Schools
• Creative Writing
• Poetry
• Storytelling
• Ballad Writing/Singing

    Culinary Arts (off site in certified kitchen facility)

• Appalachian Cooking: Main Courses, Side Dishes, Desserts
• Baking
• Canning/Preserving “putting up”
• Jam and Jelly Making
• Gardening
• Herbs (hunting, digging, growing, using)
• Herbs: Medicinal/Cooking
• Appalachian “Chopped”

  Fiber Art

• Wool Gathering/Dyeing
• Felt Making
• Knitting
• Needle Arts
• Quilting
• Rugs
• Sewing
• Spinning
• Weaving

  Jewelry

• Enameling
• Beads
• Crystals and Gems

Lutherie

• Making a guitar
• Making a Mandolin
• Making an Open Back Banjo
• Making a Traditional Mountain Dulcimer
• Making a Fiddle

  Music (Playing)

Autoharp

• Introduction to the Instrument
• Basic Autoharp Playing

Banjo

• Introduction to the Instrument
• Tuning
• Clawhammer
• Bluegrass Picking
• Renowned Bluegrass Picker’s Styles
• Renowned Old time Picker’s Styles

Upright Bass

• Introduction to the Instrument
• Basic Bass Picking
• Tuning
• Bluegrass Playing Styles
• Old Time Playing Styles

Dobro

• Introduction to the Instrument
• Basic Dobro Chording and Picking

Dulcimer

• Introduction to Instrument
• Dulcimer Playing
• Celtic Dulcimer Playing

Fiddle

• Introduction to the Instrument
• Basic fiddle Playing, Bowing, Tuning
• Bluegrass fiddle
• Old Time Fiddle

Guitar

• Introduction to Instrument
• Tuning
• Basic Guitar Chording and Picking
• Advanced Guitar Picking
• Finger Picking
• Bluegrass Picking
• Old time Picking
• Picking Bluegrass Rhythm
• Picking Bluegrass Lead

Harmonica 

• Introduction to Instrument
• Basic Harmonica Playing
• Folk Harmonica Playing

 Mandolin

• Introduction to the Instrument
• Tuning
• Basic Mandolin Chording and Picking
• Bluegrass Picking
• Old Time Picking

  Seminar Series

• Song of the Mountain
• **Leverage Visiting Artists for Unique Seminar Series Events**

Performance

• Dance: Buck Dance
• Dance: Clogging
• Dance: Contra
• Dance: Flatfoot
• Dance: Square
• Folksong
• Group Picking & Singing: Bluegrass
• Group Picking & Singing: Old Time Music
• How to Work Multiple Microphone Setups
• How to Work Single Microphone Setups
• Music Career and Business Management
• Stage Presence and Presentation
• Studio Recording Techniques
• Studio Equipment and Microphones
• Shape Note Singing
• Singing: Bluegrass
• Singing: Bluegrass Harmonizing
• Old Time Songs/Gospel
• Theater
• Using a Computer as Recording and Production Tool
• Winning Techniques for Festivals and Competitions
• Comedy
• Storytelling