Bluegrass,

Rm. 134

Bluegrass,

Rm. 138

Bluegrass,

Special Dining Rm.

Bluegrass

Intermediate,

East Lounge

Bluegrass Novice,

Rm. 135

Old-time,

Rm. 14

Old-time,

West Lounge

Old-time,

Rm. 140

Old-time

Intermediate,

Rm. 17

Old-Time Novice,

Rm. 141

Special

Events,

As Noted

Fri noon

Registration: East Wing Front Hall

Fri. 12:30-2:15p

Early Bird Blugrass Jam

Early Bird Old Time Jam

Fri 1:15p

Faculty Meeting: Special Dining Rm.

Fri 2:30-3:45p

Intro. to Melodic Banjo

(Robins)

The Essential Earl: Licks & Techniques

(Evans)

From Bluegrass to Western swing: A New Slant on Bluegrass Chord Progressions

(Keith)

Roll-Logic:

How the Rolls Work (Munde)

The Three Basic Rolls

(Henry)

Fiddle Tunes from Missouri’s Little Dixie Region

for Claw-hammer

(Barton-Para)

Solo Banjo Tunes from the Blue Ridge

(Baugus)

Demo-Instructional: Black Banjo Styles

(Carlin)

Review of Clawhammer Basics

 (Miles)

Getting Started at Clawhammer (Naiman & Coole)

Banjo Set-up & Repair Clinic

(Konkoly),

Rm. 133

Fri 4:00-5:15p

Intro to Single String Style

(Nickerson)

Creating Solos in a Bluegrass Style

(Munde)

Using Old-time Tunings in Bluegrass Banjo

(Ellis)

Drive & How to Get It

(Beazley)

Learning to Hear Chord Changes

(Henry)

Chord-based

Fingerstyle

Banjo

(Gellert)

The Art of Arranging for Clawhammer: Make a Tune Your Own

(Carlin)

Intro to Round Peak Clawhammer

(Leftwich)

Fundamentals of Drop- and Double-Thumbing

(Perlman)

First Chords, Working on the Right Hand

(Naiman & Coole)

Old-time Fiddle Class

(Jabbour),

Rm. 8

6:00-7:00p

Friday Dinner: Dining Hall

7:15-8:45p

Orientation / Meet the Faculty

Fri.9-10:30p

Jam with:

Keith

Jam with:

Evans & Munde

Jam with:

Ellis & Robins

Jam Workshop:

Nickerson,

Knupfer, McKeever

 Slow Jam: Beazley

Vocals Jam:

Miles, Barton-Para

Jam with:

Carlin & Gellert

Jam with:

Leftwich & Baugus

Jam Workshop:

Coole, Jabbour &

Para

Slow Jam:

Naiman

Strummers’ Jam: Henry,

Rm. 8

Fri

10:45p-?

Jams!

Bluegrass Pickers: Jam on Your Own in the Following Spaces:

Rm. 8, 134, 135, 138, East Lounge, Special Dining Rm, plus Elevator Vestibules and Study Lounges to be named later.

Old Time Pickers: Jam on Your Own in the Following Spaces:

Rms. 14, 17, 140, 141,West Lounge, plus Elevator Vestibules and Study Lounges to be named later

 8:00-9:00a

Saturday Breakfast: Dining Hall

Sat 9:15-10:30a

Waltzes, Lullabies and Slow Tunes

(Ellis)

From Scales and Modes to Leads and Breaks

(Keith)

Down-the-Neck Backup Using Target Tones

(Evans)

Developing an Effective Practice Routine

(Robins)

Help, I’ve Never Vamped Before!

(Henry)

Ragtime Clawhammer

(Perlman)

Fred Cockerham’s Clawhammer Style (Leftwich)

Conversations Between the Left & Right Hand in Clawhammer (Gellert)

Song Arranging for Clawhammer

(Barton-Para)

More Right-Hand Work, First Fiddle Tunes

(Naiman & Coole)

Bluegrass Jam Workshop

(Beazley, Knupfer, McKeever),

Rm. 8

Sat. 10:45-12:00 noon

From the Horse’s Mouth: Using Keith-Tuners for Soloing

(Keith)

Tools & Techniques: Using 3rds & 6ths in Bluegrass

(Munde)

Up-the-Neck Back-Up

(Evans)

Improvising Simplified

(Nickerson)

First Banjo Tune(s) (Henry)

The 2-finger style of Carroll County Virginia

(Leftwich)

If Bach Had a Banjo: Claw-hammer Settings of Baroque Music

(Miles)

Clawhammer

Styles of Western North Carolina

(Carlin)

Hearing the Chord Changes in Fiddle Tunes

(Gellert)

Elaborating Your Tunes Using Hammers, Pulls, & Slides

(Naiman & Coole)

Old Time Jam Workshop (Para,

(Barton-Para, Jabbour)

Rm. 8–

Set-up Clinic

(Konkoly),

Rm. 133

12:15-1:15p

Saturday Lunch: Dining Hall

Sat 1:30-2:45p

Intro to Don Reno’s Banjo Style

(Ellis)

Playing in Keys Other than G Without the Capo

(Munde)

An Intro to Dock Boggs’ Fingerstyle Banjo for Bluegrass Pickers

(Evans)

Beginnings, Endings & Turnarounds

(Nickerson)

Achieving Good Tone & Timing from the Start

(Beazley)

Intro to Stroke-Style, or “Minstrel” Banjo

(Carlin)

Strategies for Playing Up the Neck in Clawhammer

(Perlman)

Intermediate-Advanced Techniques from Round-Peak & Beyond (Baugus)

Ozark Fiddle Tunes

(Barton-Para)

More Fiddle Tunes

(Naiman & Coole)

Bluegrass Guitar Backup

(McKeever),

Cafeteria

–

Old-time Fiddle Class (Jabbour),

Rm. 8

Sat 3:00-4:15p

Working on Speed & Agility

(Nickerson)

Fiddle-Tunes, Bill Monroe Style (Robins)

Chord Soloing & Voice Leading

(Keith)

Bluegrass Teamwork: Playing with a Band

(Beazley)

From Vamping to Lead (Henry)

Intro to Fretless Banjo

(Leftwich)

Improvisation & Syncopation in Clawhammer

(Miles)

Charlie Poole’s 3-Finger Banjo Style

(Gellert)

Traditional Appalachian Fiddle-Tune Backup

(Baugus, Jabbour)

Playing with Others

(Naiman & Coole)

Bluegrass Fiddle Trouble Shooting (Knupfer),

Rm. 8

–

Old-Time Guitar Back-up (Para), Cafeteria

Sat. 4:30-5:45p

Jams!

Jam with:

Munde & Knupfer

Jam with:

Evans & Beazley

Jam with:

Keith & Robins

Intermediate Jam: Ellis

 Slow Jam:

Nickerson

Jam with: Carlin & Baugus

Jam with:

Perlman & Jabbour

Jam with:

Leftwich & Gellert

Intermediate Jam: Miles & Barton Para

Slow Jam: Coole & Naiman

Strummers’ Jam: Henry,

Rm. 8

6:00-7:00p

Saturday Dinner: Dining Hall

7:15-10:15p

Faculty Concert

10:15-10:45p

Snack Time!: Location TBA

Sat.

10:45p-?

Jams!

Bluegrass Pickers: Jam on Your Own in the Following Spaces:

Rms. 8, 134, 135, 138, East Lounge, Special Dining Rm, plus Elevator Vestibules and Study Lounges to be named later.

Old Time Pickers: Jam on Your Own in the Following Spaces:

Rms. 14, 17, 140, 141,West Lounge, plus Elevator Vestibules and Study Lounges to be named later

Sun. 8-9a

Sunday Breakfast: Dining Hall

Sun 9:15-10:30a

Using John Hartford Set-up (heavy strings tuned low)

(Ellis)

Fiddle Tune Arrangements

(Munde)

Demo-In-structional:

The Evolution of Bluegrass Banjo

(Robins)

Scruggs- Style Blues

(Nickerson)

Intro to Understanding Chord Progressions (Evans)

Principles of Open-Back Banjo Set-Up

(Baugus)

Demo-Instructional: New Approaches to the Fiddle-Banjo Duet (Perlman & Jabbour)

Tommy Jarrell’s Clawhammer Style

(Leftwich)

Grandpa Jones’ Songs & Tunes

(Barton-Para)

Reviewing the Basic Skills

(Naiman & Coole)

Instant Clawhammer for Bluegrass Pickers

(Miles),

Rm. 8

Sun 10:45-12 noon

Create Tasteful Scruggs-Style Solos

(Beazley)

Tony Ellis’ Original Banjo Tunes

(Ellis)

From Pythagoras to Bluegrass: The Mathematics of Music (Keith)

An Intro to Passing Chords

(Evans)

More Tunes, Suggestions for the Future

(Henry)

The Old Jimmy Sutton: A Study in Syncopation

(Gellert)

A Banjoist’s Approach to John Hartford’s Music

(Carlin)

Waltzes & Jigs in Clawhammer Style

(Perlman)

Alternative Tunings for Old-time Banjo.

(Baugus)

Looking Ahead

(Naiman & Coole)

The Magic Banjo: An Excerpt from the Stage Presentation

(Miles),

Rm. 8

–

Old-Time Fiddle Class

(Jabbour)

12:10-12:30p

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

12:45-1:45

Sunday Lunch: Dining Hall

Sun 2:00 -3:10

Demos Etc.,

Locations as Noted

Demo & Panel Discussion:

Women of the Banjo

(Henry, Beazley, Barton-Para),

East Lounge

Panel Discussion , Q&A:

Bluegrass Banjo-Teaching Methods

(Munde, Nickerson),

Special Dining Room

Demo:

Tunes Composed for Banjo

(Ellis, Miles, Naiman, Coole),

West Lounge

Demo:

Unusual Tunes or Variants

(Baugus, Carlin, Gellert, Jabbour),

Rm. 17

Demo:

Bluegrass & Old Time Banjo Working Together

(Keith & Perlman),

Rm. 14

Presentation: The Origin & Development of Bluegrass

Music

(Robins),

Rm. 8

3:15 PM

 Camp Ends