Hammond Room |
Hickel Room |
Egan Room |
Sheffield Ballroom |
Cultural Center (JACC) |
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10:30 |
Intro to Clawhammer Banjo Annie Bartholomew Your first Clawhammer Banjo lesson. Learn the right-hand technique and bum-ditty strumming pattern for basic Old Time banjo style. Absolute beginners & banjo curious welcome! |
Piedmont Fingerpicking/Slide Guitar Tom Letson This workshop will go over basic fingerpicking and slide guitar techniques played in the Piedmont Blues tradition. Learn the style of music played by artists such as Elizabeth Cotten, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson, etc... |
Bluegrass Fiddle George Jackson George Jackson will cover some of the fundamentals and essential techniques to help you build your stylistically bluegrass fiddle sound. |
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Noon |
Advanced Beginning Banjo Annie Bartholomew So you know how to bum-ditty, now what? Learn a basic Clawhammer tune and discuss banjo topics including drop-thumbing, alternate tunings, and how to approach new songs & make them your own. Come play or just listen. |
Harmony Singing Reeb Wilms If harmony singing is a bit of a mystery for you we can paint a clear picture and give you some concrete tools. We will break down the discipline of singing two and three part harmonies. |
Irish Fiddle Caitlin Warbelow Irish Fiddle from Fairbanks/NYC fiddler Caitlin Warbelow. |
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1:30 |
Bluegrass Jamming 101 Erin Heist Jamming curious? Welcome! We'll discuss the mysteries of bluegrass jam etiquette, basic song structure, the Nashville numbering system, and dip our toes into the water and play some songs together! https://juneaubluegrass.wordpress.com |
Harmonica Grant Dermody Grant specializes in helping his students open up their tone; getting that big, wide-open harmonica sound, playing with their own voice, and freeing up their improvisation skills. |
Bowing Focused Old Time Fiddle Carter Bancroft Will teach some general approaches to bowing followed by a tune. Geared towards all skill levels but some knowledge of the fiddle would be helpful. |
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3:00 |
Eastern Kentucky Style Banjo Tom Letson This workshop will be an introduction to the Eastern Kentucky style of banjo playing. This style consists of overhand up-picking, and two finger index & thumb lead. |
Old Time Jam Tom Paul and Jack Fontanella Come join us for an open old time jam. Expect tunes in A,D,G |
Bluegrass and Oldtime Guitar Gus Tritsch Gus will cover the essentials of backing tunes including how to add bass runs and flair to your playing. Special attention will be given to exploring how the guitar fits into the rhythm section of a string band. |
Hammond Room |
Hickel Room |
Egan Room |
Sheffield Ballroom |
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10:30 |
Sing with Sprout! Lisa Get the summer camp experience singing songs with Camp Counselor Sprout! She will lead you in a goofy interactive sing-along and anyone can join in on the fun! You don't have to be a singer and especially don't have to be a good one! Spr |
Clawhammer Banjo Jake Blount Jake Blount will cover the banjo style of Odell Thompson of Maben, NC. Thompson grew up in a musical tradition where the banjo was the ensemble leader, and the fiddle followed. He developed a bold, exciting rhythmic style as a result. |
Guitar Tube Amps Reber Stein Introduction, operation, and minor maintenance for tube amps—including general safety, electrical concepts, and best practices for electric guitar players. |
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Noon |
Appalachian backup guitar styles John Hatton Rhythms, runs, and strums to backup Appalachian styles |
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Ross Halsted Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. Guitars Ukulele, Upright Bass, Fiddles are welcome |
Bluegrass Banjo George Jackson George Jackson will cover details of intermediate and advanced three finger techniques for bluegrass including moving between the Scruggs style, melodic and single string picking techniques. |
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1:30 |
Harmony Singing John Palmes Learn how to make up harmony vocals. Even “non-singers” can find a useful part... we support each other. Some basic music theory is used to help |
Writing memorable lyrics Robin Hopper A method for writing the kind of lyrics that will connect with your audience. This is a participatory exercise - but don’t be intimidated! ( No experience necessary.) |
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3:00 |