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MIDWEST Banjo Camp Pre-Camp Schedule 2010

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All Classes are Instructional (Hands-on) Unless Otherwise Noted

 

Bluegrass

All Styles

Old-time

Thurs. 3:00p

Meeting: Work-Study People, Volunteers, Site Coordinator

Thurs. 3:30p

Advance Registration Begins: Mott Academic Bldg. Main Lobby Entrance (2nd Flr.)

Thurs: 4:00p

 

Early Bird Bluegrass Jam

 

Early Bird Old-Time Jam -

 

5:30-5:45p

Pre-Camp Faculty Meeting: Dining Hall Meeting Rm.

5:45-6:45p

Thursday Dinner: Dining Hall (for Pre-Camp Participants; Others May Purchase Meal Tickets)

7:00-7:30p

Greeting and Pre-Camp Orientation: Auditorium

Thurs.

7:45-8:45p



Demo: Swing & Jazz Summit


Cavanaugh,

McKinney



Demo:

All "Earl" All the Time


Henry,

Keith,

Talbot


Bluegrass Jam with:


U. Kruger,

Landsberg,

Luberecki




Bluegrass Slow Jam with:


Sumner





Bluegrass Mentoring

(Q & A Session)


Wernick




Demo:

Composers' Round Table


J. Kruger

Mabus

Miles

&

Evans (travel itinerary permitting)


 

Demo:

Old-time

Finger-picking


Benford,

Brown,

Leftwich,

McMurray

Old-Time Jam with:


Jabbour






Old-Time Slow Jam with:


Hurt





Thurs.

9:00-10:00p


Demo: Arranging for Band Perfor-mance


Kruger Bros. Band

Demo: Secrets of Single- String


Luberecki,

McKinney


Bluegrass Jam with:


Sumner





Bluegrass Slow Jam with:


Cavanaugh




Bluegrass Mentoring

(Q & A Session)


Evans



Demo:

Fiddle Tunes on Banjo


Hurt,

Keith ,

Perlman,

Talbot


Old-time

Mentoring

(Q & A Session)


Mabus



Old Virginia Songs & Tunes


Brown, McMurray


Old-Time Jam with:


Leftwich





Old-Time Slow Jam with:


Miles



Thurs. 10:00p - ?

Bluegrass Pickers Jam on Your Own: Use Any

 Classrooms, Lounge, Vestibule

or Other Common Area

Contra-& Square Dance

(10:15-11:30p)


Band: Jabbour, Mabus & others

Caller: Bob Stein


All Welcome – Dances Taught on Spot

Old-Time Pickers Jam on Your Own: Use Any Classroom, Lounge, Vestibule

  or Other Common Area

 

Bluegrass

All Styles

Old-time

Fri. 8-9:00a

Friday Breakfast: Dining Hall (for Pre-Camp Participants; Others May Purchase Meal Tickets)

Fri. 9:15-10:30a


Demo: Tunes You

Don't Expect to Hear on Banjo


Cavanaugh,

Luberecki,

McKinney


Demo: Tips on Backup & Other Band Skills


Evans,

U.Kruger,

Landsberg,

Talbot,

Wernick


Bluegrass

Mentoring

(Q & A Session)


Sumner






Bluegrass

Mentoring

(Q & A Session)


Keith






 

Demo:

Singing with the Banjo


Benford,

Henry,

Leftwich,

Miles



9:45-11:45a


Introducing the 5-String Banjo: A Crash Course for Complete Beginners


(All Styles

Demonstrated &

Explained)


Mabus




 

Old-time Mentoring

(Q & A Session)


Hurt






Demo:

A New Take on the Fiddle-Banjo Duet


Jabbour, Perlman






 

Fri. 10:45-12:00


Panel:

Bluegrass Banjo Teaching Methods


Evans,

Henry,

Wernick


Demo:

Bill Monroe Repertoire


Keith,

U.Kruger,

Landsberg,

McKinney,

Talbot


Open Bluegrass Jam


Cavanaugh,

Sumner





Bluegrass Mentoring

(Q & A Session)


J Kruger





Bluegrass Mentoring

(Q & A Session)


Luberecki





 

Fiddle

Q & A


Jabbour







Demo: Round Peak

Roundup


Benford,

Hurt,

Leftwich




Demo:

Blues on Old-time Banjo


Brown,

McMurray,

Miles



 

12:15-1:15p

Friday Lunch: Dining Hall (for Pre-Camp Participants; Others May Purchase Meal Tickets)

Fri. 1:15p

Pre-Camp Ends, Proceed to Regular Schedule