American River Music Camp (ARMC) honors traditions and celebrates innovations in Folk Music and Folk Lore. Folk music is social music. Whether you aspire to perform, just want to comfortably jam with friends, or share a song with a loved one, our mission is to help you do it.

Goals of American River Music Camp

We Believe:

• Anybody can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat and make music confidently with other people.
• We can help you to increase your musical skills and confidence whether you are just getting started or are an advanced player.
• There are many road maps to learning music such as listening, looking, imitating and/or translating music ideas written down. They all have value and serve in the quest.
• The goal is not a formula for music but more an agenda to celebrate what you already have inside you.
• No one path is better — only different. We will provide these road maps - and others we’ll encourage you to discover. This will keep you on your journey.
• A community of diverse people can come together to celebrate music, song, lore and dance. We do so by fostering a community within the camp to be taken out into the larger community as a whole and shared.