Fri Noon

Registration Begins: continues till 3:00 pm

12:30-1:30p

Early Bird Bluegrass Jam: Location TBA

Early Bird Old-Time Jam: Location TBA

12:30p

Faculty Meeting: Kirk Cafeteria

1:45-2:45p

Orientation: Auditorium

Fri
3:00-4:15p

Playing in all 12 Keys

Barnes

Sonny Osborne's Slow-Song Repertoire

Evans

Using Alternative Tunings in Bluegrass

O'Bryant

Intro to Melodic Bluegrass

Keith

Fitting in at a Jam: Hearing & Following Chord Changes

Wernick

Intro to Creating
Bluegrass Solos

Munde

The Three Basic Rolls

Sumner

Pre-Bluegrass
3-Finger Style

Rosenbaum

Midwest Fiddle Tunes

Hurt

Intro to Round Peak Clawhammer

Leftwich

Intro to Melodic Clawhammer

Bursen

Review of Clawhammer Basics
Carlin

Getting Started at Clawhammer

Boosinger

Old-time Fiddle #1

Marshall

Staff
Rehearsals
Through Afternoon

Knupfer, Ball,
Gaugier, Marxer

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Banjo Setup & Maintenance Class
(4:30-5:45)

Reinsmith

Fri
4:30-5:45p

Don Reno Tech­niques & Tunes

McKinney

Intro to
Be-Bop Banjo

Barnes

Picking it Solid: Achieving Clarity, Punch, & Timing:

Wernick

Appropriate &
Musical Backup for Vocals

Beazley

Roll-Logic:
How the Rolls Work

Munde

Dixie
Break-down:
Using Passing Chords

Evans

Working on Basic Chords

Sumner

The Finger-picking style of Dock Boggs

Benford

The Round-Peak Clawhammer Style of Fred Cockerham

Leftwich

Intro to Song Accompaniment

Fink

The Styles of Black Banjoists Nate & Odell Thompson

Carlin

Fundamentals of Drop and Double-Thumbing

Perlman

First Chords, Working on the Right Hand

Boosinger

Old-time Fiddle #2

Marshall

6:15-7:15p

Friday Dinner: Kirk Cafeteria

7:45-9:25p

Faculty Concert, Part 1: Auditorium

Fri
9:40-11:10p

Open Jam with: Barnes,
McKinney & Ball

Intermediate Jam with:
Sumner
& Keith

Intermediate Jam with: Munde & Evans

Intermediate Jam with: O'Bryant

Learn How to Jam: Wernick

Slow Jam with:
Beazley

Banjo Song Circle: Rosenbaum & Bursen

Open Jam with: Leftwich & Benford

Intermediate Jam with:
Fink & Hurt

Learn How to Jam:
Carlin,
Marshall, & Marxer

Slow Jam with:
Boosinger

Fri
11:10p-?

Bluegrass Pickers: Jam on Your Own in the Following Spaces
Any Bluegrass Classroom, Lounge, Vestibule, or Other Common Area

Old-Time Pickers: Jam on Your Own in the Following Spaces:
Any Old-Time Classroom, Lounge, Vestibule, or Other Common Area

8-9:00a

Saturday Breakfast: Kirk Cafeteria

Sat
9:15-10:30a

Essentials of Single String: Closed Scale Positions, Mode Exercises

McKinney

From Scales & Modes to Leads & Breaks

Keith

Taking the Banjo into Country, Rock, & Other Pop Idioms

Barnes

Melodic Style Fiddle Tunes

Munde

The Mechanics of Good Tone

O'Bryant

Killer
Timing: the User Friendly Metronome

Beazley

Putting Left & Right Hand Skills Together

Sumner

The 2 finger Thumb lead Style of Caroll County, VA

Leftwich

Strategies for Playing Up the Neck in Clawhammer Style

Perlman

Banjo
Songs of Clarence "Tom" Ashley

Benford

Traditional Tunings & Tuning Families: A Survey

Rosenbaum

Mastering the Mechanics of Good Tone

Hurt

More Right-Hand Work, First Fiddle Tunes

Boosinger

Old-time Fiddle
Class #3

Marshall

Old-Time Backup Guitar
Class

Marxer

Sat
10:45-12:00 noon

Using Theory to Play Better: Intervals, Chords, Substitutions, Color Tones, Etc.

McKinney

Bill Monroe Tunes, Melodic Style

O'Bryant

The Essential Earl: Licks & Techniques

Evans

Orchestrating a Bluegrass Song from Intro through Breaks, Backup, & Endings

Wernick

Top 10 Bluegrass Licks

Beazley

Fundamentals of Bluegrass Backup

Munde

A Few Simple Tunes

Sumner

Index Lead Finger-picking

Rosenbaum

It's Easy When You Know How: A Complete Guide to Triplets & Ornaments

Bursen

W. North Carolina Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer

Carlin

Song Accompaniment: Intros & Breaks

Fink

That Old-Time Rhythm

Benford

Using Hammers, Pulls, & Slides

Boosinger

Old-time Fiddle
Class

Marshall

Open Bluegrass Jam

Ball,
Gaugier, Knupfer

12:15-1:15p

Saturday Lunch: Kirk Cafeteria

1:15-1:45p

Official Group Photo (Bring Your Banjo!): Location TBA

2:00-3:15p

Melodic Frontiers: Using Pentatonics & 4-String
Arpeggios

Keith

Where'd Everybody Go‌: BluegrassWithout the Band

Barnes

Old-time Fiddle Tunes, Bluegrass Style

O'Bryant

Analysis of Classic Bluegrass Solos

Munde

Drill on Rolling Through Chord Changes

Wernick

Playing with Taste: Balancing Silence & Clutter

Sumner

Tips & Shortcuts for Beginners
(& Lower Intermediates)

Evans

Kentucky Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer

Benford

Fiddle
Tune Variations from Bare Bones to Full Monty

Bursen

The "Chuck," & Other Rhythmic Space Fillers

Hurt

Traditional Songs from the Mid-South

Boosinger

Two simple Tunes in Standard C Tuning (GCGBD)

Carlin

One Easy Tune, Three Easy Chords

Fink

Intro to Bluegrass Fiddle

Knupfer

Open Old-time Jam

Marshall & Marxer

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Banjo Setup & Maintenance Class

Reinsmith

3:30-4:45p

Hot Rize Banjo:
Tunes from the Band Repertoire

Wernick

Intro to Chord Melody Playing

McKinney

Using "Keith Tuners" for Melody & Special Effects

Keith

Deriving Melody from Chord Positions Via Rolls

O'Bryant

Maximize Your Right Hand Potential: Get Best Angle of Attack, Wrist Arch, Etc.

Evans

Have Fun Playing with Others


Beazley

Pete Steele's Finger-picking Style

Rosenbaum

Celtic Reels, Clawhammer Style

Perlman

Ghost Fingers: Getting the Most Expression from the Fewest Notes

Bursen

The Round Peak Clawhammer Style of Kyle Creed

Hurt

Can That Tuner: Learn to Tune & Change Tunings by Ear

Benford

Achieving Proper Left & Right Hand Positions

Carlin

Old-time Fiddle
Class

Leftwich

Bluegrass Backup Guitar
Class

Gaugier

4:45-5:45p

FreePeriod: Or, Jam on Your Own
Any Class Room or Public Area

6-7:00p

Saturday Dinner: Kirk Cafeteria

7:15-9:05p

Faculty Concert: Auditorium

9:15-10:45p

Open Jam with:
Sumner, Wernick, & Ball

Intermediate Jam with:
Munde & McKinney

Intermediate Jam with:
Evans & Barnes

Intermediate Jam with:
Keith & Gaugier

Vocals Jam with: Beazley

Slow Jam with:
Sumner

Open Jam with:
Leftwich & Carlin

Open Jam with:
Benford, Hurt, & Marshall

Intermediate Jam with: Rosenbaum & Marxer

Vocals Jam with:
Fink & Bursen

Slow Jam:
Boosinger

10:45-11:15

Snack Time!: Location TBA

11:15p-?
Jams!

Bluegrass Pickers: Jam on Your Own in the Following Spaces
Any Bluegrass Classroom, Lounge, Vestibule, or Other Common Area:

Old-Time Pickers: Jam on Your Own in the Following Spaces:
Any Old-Time Classroom, Lounge, Vestibule, or Other Common Area

8-9:00a

Sunday Breakfast: Kirk Cafeteria

Sun
9:15-10:30a

Devil's Dream & Other Fiddle Tune Arrangements

Keith

Intro to Jazz Improvisation

McKinney

Playing in a Band: Analyzing the Banjo's Role

O'Bryant

Essential Scruggs Up the Neck Backup Licks

Evans

How to Effectively Place Melody Notes in Rolls


Wernick

Overcome Those Jitters: Strategies for Dealing with Stage Fright

Beazley

Playing with Good Tone & Rhythm

Barnes

Ed Haley Tunes for Clawhammer

Benford

Jigs, Clawhammer Style

Perlman

Crooked Tunes for Clawhammer

Hurt

Darlin' Nelly Grey: Variations on an Old Standard

Fink

How to Simplify A Tune So You Can Play It

Carlin

Simple Tunes Everyone Should Know

Leftwich

Bluegrass Fiddle Trouble Shooting

Knupfer

Bass Class

Ball

Sun
10:45-12 noon

Bluegrass to Western Swing: A New Slant on Bluegrass Chord Progressions

Keith

Using 3rds & 6ths in Bluegrass

Munde

Single string Scales Workshop

Barnes

Developing Speed

McKinney

Productive Practice Tools & Tips

Beazley

Review, Suggestions for the Future

Sumner

Clawhammer Tricks: Sneaky Techniques for Both Hands

Bursen

Decorative Uses of Hammers & Pull-Offs in Round Peak Style

Leftwich

Southern Style Singing with the Banjo

Rosenbaum

Exploring Sandy River Belle
Tuning

Hurt

Playing in 3/4 Time

Fink

Review, Suggestions for the Future

Boosinger

Old-time Fiddle Class

Marshall

12:15-1:15

Sunday Lunch: Kirk Cafeteria

Sun
1:30-2:45

Demos!!

Demo:
Singing With the Banjo:
(Host: Wernick)

Beazley,
Boosinger,
Bursen,
Wernick

Demo:
Banjo Twilight Zone
(Host: Barnes)

Barnes,
Keith,
McKinney

Demo:
All Scruggs All the Time
(Host: Evans)

Evans,
Munde,
Sumner

Demo:
Fiddle Tunes on Banjo
(Host: Perlman)

Benford,
O'Bryant,
Perlman

Demo:
Old-time Fingerpicking
(Host: Carlin)

Carlin,
Leftwich,
Rosenbaum

3:00p

CampEnds