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Coleman Smith

Coleman Smith

Violin Instructor

David Lawrence

David Lawrence

Guitar + Songwriting Instructor

Bill Hussey

Bill Hussey

Kids Clinic: Strings & Song

Charlie Mertens

Charlie Mertens

Bass Instructor

Welcome to Camp Coletrain, a music workshop produced by Coletrain Music Academy! Our workshops offer instruction for first-time beginners to the advanced performing musician looking to gain more knowledge on their applied instrument. Our teachers are both renowned educators and avid performers. Our results-driven curriculum and real-world approach were created using proven methods that have helped countless students reach their musical goals.

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Buena Vista, Colorado Music Studio > lessons, online learning, workshops, concerts, bookings & artist accommodations. 🎶 Founded by @colemansmithmusic

Camp Coletrain 2024 Early Bird Registration is Off

Camp Coletrain 2024 Early Bird Registration is Officially Open!
Gift the give of music this year and SAVE with our early bird rates! If you haven’t been to a Camp Coletrain let 2024 be your year to discover a truly immersive experience that offers the perfect amount of music, wellness, community, and adventure.
🎶 7th Annual Camp Coletrain - June 24th-28th
Buena Vista, CO
Learn more and register via the link in our bio or by visiting campcoletrain.com.
Video credit: @erikfellenstein
Music by: @thebluegrassjourneymen
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Join us TODAY at @thelariatbv from 4-6pm for a Col

Join us TODAY at @thelariatbv from 4-6pm for a Coletrain Sunday Jam Session followed by Sunday night football! 🎶 🏈 🎉
CMA jams are beginner-friendly, but also offer a great experience for intermediate to advanced players. If you’re a new musician, jams can help you learn how to step outside your comfort zone and play well with others. If you’re an advanced player jams are a great place to try out new material and make new friends. CMA jams welcome musicians of all ages and skill sets!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING JAM SESSIONS:👇
Sunday, Nov. 12th | 4-6pm | The Lariat – 206 E Main St.
Sunday, Dec. 17th | 4-6pm | The Lariat – 206 E Main St.
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Hip Hop in Buena Vista?! You bet! Why not celebrat

Hip Hop in Buena Vista?! You bet! Why not celebrate an important and culturally significant part of our country’s musical history especially in our music-loving town! Here’s what local business owner, community leader, and Surf Hotel concert manager had to say about this exciting event, taking place in the Ivy Ballroom this Saturday, November 4th. 🎶
“Experiencing Hip Hop in a live setting is a rare opportunity in our small town. I’m incredibly excited these world renowned artists will be traveling to Buena Vista, some of them for the first time, to share their gifts and talents with our community. Hip Hop is poetry. The music from this genre instills thoughtfulness and wonder, and it’s always a fun dance party,” said Eddie Sandoval, Concert Manager for the Surf Hotel.
Guests can look forward to an impressive lineup including true record collector, music lover and historian, “BreakBeat” Lou known as Ultimate Breaks and Beats, who was influential in the growth of Hip Hop throughout the 80s and 90s releasing 25 compilation albums from 1986 to 1991. The Reminders are a rare and remarkable musical trio seamlessly blending soulful sounds and roots music with insightful messages and thoughtful lyrics. The group consists of Brussels-born emcee Big Samir and Queens-born emcee/ vocalist Aja Black, a collective creative force that’s hard to beat. Big Samir weaves intricate rhythmic patterns with a bilingual French/English flow, displaying his street smart credibility in both his lyrics and cool demeanor. DJ Matt Cassidy prides himself in the art of discovering new music that allows him to stand out from the act before or after him. He has been heavily circulating the Denver music scene as an independent act for over 24 years. He is an 8x performing artist at the world renown venue Red Rocks Amphitheater. Staying true to his urban roots, his sets pay homage to the artists who have inspired him throughout his career.
Ticket holders who present their local ID’s at the box office will enjoy one complimentary signature cocktail featuring Topo Chico, a presenting partner of the event.
Get tickets via the link in our bio or by visiting tickets.surfhotel.com.

We hope the community will join us in celebrating

We hope the community will join us in celebrating the incredible life of Bonnie Lea Culpepper (tomorrow) Sunday, October 22nd at Riverside Park in Salida from 1-3pm. There will be tears, there will be laughter, and there will be music. While there is seating at the park, guests are encouraged to bring camping chairs or blankets to sit on.
This will be a space to connect and remember Bonnie while enjoying some of the music she loved to play. This celebration will not be a potluck, however for those who would like to join, there will be a reception immediately following at the Highside Bar & Grill where we will gather, eat, drink, and continue to celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Bonnie Lea Culpepper.
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Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is San Miguel County’s

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is San Miguel County’s first poet laureate (2007-2011); she is also the Western Slope Poet Laureate (2015-2017) and was a finalist for Colorado Poet Laureate in 2019. And she's headed to Buena Vista for a very special reading and workshop!
Location: Congregational UCC
217 Crossman Ave | Buena Vista, CO
~POETRY READING~
Date: Friday, October 13th
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Suggested donation: $20
~WRITERS WORKSHOP~
Date: Saturday, October 14th
Time: 9am to 12pm
Fee: $25

Last month we were honored to once again to partne

Last month we were honored to once again to partner with Bonfire Entertainment to provide our Coletrain Strings & Song Kids Music Workshop at Renewal Festival with @billystrings. We enlisted Coletrain Music Academy teachers and senior students to help us teach the 70+ kids who registered! We also called upon some of our musical heroes like Patrick Fitzsimons from @thebluegrassjourneymen, Grace & Gordon from @romaransom, Casey Houlihan from @troutsteakrevival, Miles & Teo Quale from @cryinguncle, LeAnna Miller from The Whiskey Sweets, and Bonnie Lea Culpepper who all not only said yes to supporting music education, but also delighted festival-goers with a family jam and performance. For the kids who didn't register for the workshop, there was a drop-in kids music camp and creative station where hundreds of little ones got to paint Greetings From Renewal postcards, and get up close and personal with both string and percussion instruments! A huge shout out to all of our volunteers who helped make this special activation possible.
Of course none of this magic would have been possible without @be.bonfirentertainment and our sponsors, @elderlyinstruments who donated and discounted a fleet of guitars, ukuleles and mandolins and The Bluegrass Journeymen who purchased additional instruments including violins all to ensure we could serve as many kids as possible.
We are so grateful for our musical community who continue to say yes, show up, and champion the power of music education.
Special thanks to Elliot Siff for capturing all these priceless moments for us. 🎥
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And that’s a wrap!! Thank you to all of our volu

And that’s a wrap!! Thank you to all of our volunteer helpers, to all the local businesses who contributed and to all the music lovers who showed up to support our annual fall fundraiser featuring @jeremygarrett and the CMA All-Stars! The money we raised will go towards installing air-conditioning in our studio and classroom!
Because of you our teachers and our students will be able to make music more comfortably next summer.
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Don't miss Coletrain Music Academy's Annual Fall F

Don't miss Coletrain Music Academy's Annual Fall Fundraiser at The Lariat this Sunday, October 1st! Not only will this benefit concert feature Jeremy Garrett (of The Infamous Stringdusters), the evening will also include supporting artists Coleman Smith and Charlie Mertens (of Rapidgrass), singer/songwriter Bonnie Lea Culpepper, and Aubrea Alford and LeAnna Miller (of The Whiskey Sweets). Guests will also enjoy an open jam and silent auction with packages that include passes to Winter Wondergrass, Rapidgrass Festival and more! Proceeds will benefit Coletrain Music Academy's studio improvements and programming. Get tickets via the link in our bio or by visiting tickets.coletrainmusicacademy.com.

It’s such an honor to partner with @billystrings

It’s such an honor to partner with @billystrings Renewal Festival for the second year in a row and we cannot wait to make music with you in the mountains! Come find @coletrainmusic during festival hours in the Kid Zone area Friday & Saturday. We’ll have a drop-in jam tent with instruments and books, and a Greetings From Renewal Postcard art station! And we still have a few more spots open in our Strings & Song Music Workshop sponsored by @elderlyinstruments @thebluegrassjourneymen and @be.bonfirentertainment for kids 12 & under! Register via the link in our bio or visit coletrainmusicacademy.com/renewalfestival 🎶
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