Register now for fall programming!
After School Program
Registration is now open for the 2022-23 Young Appalachian Musician (YAM) after school program. In this program 3rd-8th graders are taught to play acoustic instruments by ear. They are taught by local musicians to play guitar, fiddle, banjo, and/or mandolin. We’ll have an approximately 45-minute lesson (depending upon the number of students in each class) per week for 20 weeks during the school year, starting in October. These classes will be held at your school right after school on Mon-Thursdays (days/hours to be arranged soon.) A Homework Center will be offered free of charge on the day s/he takes classes. The cost of the weekly lesson is based on the lunch status of the child. Instrument rentals are a flat rate of $10 a month. See lesson rates below:
Lunch Status |
Weekly Cost |
Free |
$5 |
Reduced |
$7 |
Paid |
$12 |
If your child was enrolled in lessons on an instrument last year in the YAM program, s/he will also be able to be a part of the YAM Band…if s/he is in lessons on the same instrument this year. The YAM Band is a string band made up of all different instruments and it will be free to these eligible YAMs (if they’re also enrolled in/paying for other YAM lessons). They are automatically able to be in the YAM Band if they’ve had at least 1 year of lessons, 2 years at camp, or 20 weeks or more in the Evening Music Program or the equivalent.
Please let us know your interest in enrolling your child in the YAM program for this year. You can download and complete the registration packet by hand or you can register online. Please register no later than Thursday, September 15. We’ll also be having a Parent Meeting at which you can find out more about the YAMs, meet the instructor (possibly), and pay any fees. That day will be announced soon, and we hope you and your child can attend. We’re really looking forward to starting in October and hope to hear from you soon.
Evening Music Program
The Evening Music Programs are such a vital part of Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music! They provide the camaraderie, a sense of belonging to a unique group of individuals, a bridge between the generations, and the introduction or perpetuation of the love of old-time bluegrass music.
If you or your child would love to learn to play a stringed instrument (fiddle, banjo, mandolin, or guitar) by ear, but just cannot fit the lessons into your afternoon schedule, why not sign up for an evening class that begins just a bit later in the evening?!
Currently, we have two sites in operation at strategic locations in Easley and Six Mile. The next sessions begin the week of September 12, 2022. Evening classes meet in Easley at the First Baptist Church, 300 E 1st Ave on Tuesdays. Classes in Six Mile are held on Mondays at the Red, White, and Brew Coffee Shop, 102 S Main St.
The fee for a 6 week session is $60 plus a $25 rental fee if a rental instrument is needed.
Please see below for contact information at each site:
Easley Evening Program
Easley First Baptist
Karen Holder, Program Director
E-Mail: Karenholder1967@yahoo.com
Six Mile Evening Program
Red, White, and Brew Coffee Shop
102 S Main St
Pauline Blackston, Contact
E-Mail: blackspm1@outlook.com
If you or your child would love to learn to play a stringed instrument (fiddle, banjo, mandolin, or guitar) by ear, but just cannot fit the lessons into your afternoon schedule, why not sign up for an evening class that begins just a bit later in the evening?!
Currently, we have two sites in operation at strategic locations in Easley and Six Mile. The next sessions begin the week of September 12, 2022. Evening classes meet in Easley at the First Baptist Church, 300 E 1st Ave on Tuesdays. Classes in Six Mile are held on Mondays at the Red, White, and Brew Coffee Shop, 102 S Main St.
The fee for a 6 week session is $60 plus a $25 rental fee if a rental instrument is needed.
Please see below for contact information at each site:
Easley Evening Program
Easley First Baptist
Karen Holder, Program Director
E-Mail: Karenholder1967@yahoo.com
Six Mile Evening Program
Red, White, and Brew Coffee Shop
102 S Main St
Pauline Blackston, Contact
E-Mail: blackspm1@outlook.com
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Life in the small, rural Southern Appalachian community of Pickens, SC is centered primarily on family, church, the great outdoors and our heritage. What better way to celebrate and share our musical heritage than to pass on our community’s love and interest in preserving old-time mountain music?
Supported by Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music Inc. (POSAM), Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) introduces children and adults to the music of their heritage through small group instruction in instruments common to the Appalachian region.
Many of our students could not afford the level of instruction they receive or to try out an instrument without a program like YAM. We offer affordable instruction, including lower rates for free and reduced-lunch students, as well as an instrument rental program that makes it possible for all children to play an instrument. None of this would be possible without the support of the community.
Supported by Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music Inc. (POSAM), Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) introduces children and adults to the music of their heritage through small group instruction in instruments common to the Appalachian region.
Many of our students could not afford the level of instruction they receive or to try out an instrument without a program like YAM. We offer affordable instruction, including lower rates for free and reduced-lunch students, as well as an instrument rental program that makes it possible for all children to play an instrument. None of this would be possible without the support of the community.
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